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STATE HOKTICULTUKAL SOCIETY. 
Judge Knapp offered the following, which was adopted: 
Resolved, That the executive committee appoint some suitable person to 
take charge of the experimental garden, and t") conduct the management of 
the same. 
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FRUIT. 
The committee on fruits on exhibition reported that there 
was a very fine show of fruit, and in good condition, viz : 
Mr. George P. Peffer of Pewaukee, Waukesha county, exhibited twenty- 
eight varieties of apples; thirteen varieties of seedlings, and one of pears, 
the Winter Nellis, of fine flavor, and in good condition. Several varieties of 
these seedlings are deserving of speciol notice, and particularly the one to 
which a premium was awarded at the state fair. 
Mr. E Pearl of Pewaukee, had two varieties of seedling apples ; and Mr. 
Isaac Smith of the same place, two varieties of seedling apples. 
Mr. Hinkst of Badax, Vernon county, one variety of seedling apple, und 
Mr. Eli Stilson of Oshkosh, Winnebago county, one variety of seedling 
apple. 
Mr. I. Gould] of Beaver Dam, Dodge county, exhibited fourteen varieties 
of apples and two of crabs. We especially call attencion to a variety, pro¬ 
cured by him from Minnesota, called the Rubicon; also, a large native crab, 
with much the appearance of the Soulard, which showed no signs of decay, 
and is perhaps good for cooking purposes. ^ 
Mr. J. S. Stickney of Wauwatosa, exhibited ajar of preserves made of the 
Soulard Crab, which showed that the variety is worthy of special notice as a 
preserve fruit. 
Mr. P. A. Jewell of Minnesota, exhibited a winter crab; also a collection 
of twelve varieties of seedling apples was shown by Mr. J. S. Shearman of 
northern‘Illinois, which he had procured in Minnesota, north of Winona, 
which appeared very fine and promising. The committee recommend exten¬ 
sive trial in northern localities by producing and proving new seedlings. 
Mr. D. W. Adams of Waukon, Iowa, exhibited a very fine collection of 
well-grown reliable sorts, consisting of seventeen well known and choice 
kinds, and three new seedlings. 
For the lack of table room Mr. A. G. Tuttle of Baraboo did not exhibit his 
collection of fruits. (Signed,) 
GEO. J. XELLOGG, 
CHAS. H. GREENMAN, 
Committee. 
RASPBERRIES AND BLACKBERRIES.^ 
The subject of raspberries was then taken up, and remarks 
ca^ed for; when 
Mr. Lawrence said that he was willing to allow that the 
