ANNUAL MEETING—1888. 
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Oommunicatioiis were read from Samuel Edwards, President, and D. W. 
Scott, Corresponding Secretary Northern Illinois Horticultural Society, invi¬ 
ting the members to meet with them and participate in their meeting to be 
held in Freeport, on the 11th to 13th inst. 
The invitation was accepted, and Messrs. Plumb, Kellogg and Stickney 
were appointed the committee on the part of this society. 
The President and Secretaries of this Society were authorized to confer 
with the Executive Committee of the State Agricultural Society and make 
arrangements for a joint exhibition of the Societies in the fall of 1868. 
Mr. Kellogg announced that the fruits for examination and exhibition 
would be arranged on the tables in this room on Thursday morning. 
And then the Society adjourned to 9 A. M.. to-morrow. 
Wednesday Morning—9 A. M. 
The Society met pursuant to adjournment, the President. Dr. J. Bobbins, 
in the chair. 
The first business in order being the adoption of the Constitution and By¬ 
laws previously reported by the committee appointed for that purpose. And 
the questions being put, the Report was accepted, and the Constitution and 
By-laws were adopted,'as reported: [See this constitution at the end of this 
volume ] 
DISCUSSIONS —VARIETIES OF APPLES. 
The next order of business taken up was the question of “ Varieties of Ap¬ 
ples.” 
On motion the Society reaffirmed its decision of last year, recommending 
the following five varieties as the best adapted for general cultivation, viz; 
Red Astrachan, Duchess of Oldenburg, Fameuse [Snow], Tallman Sweet 
and Golden Russet. 
Mr. Kellogg moved to add to the foregoing list such varieties, as to which 
there shall be no more than two objections. 
Mr. Plumb moved that the Sops of Wine be added to the list. 
Mr. Stickney spoke very highly of the variety, as being hardy and profita¬ 
ble for leading family use and market purposes. This variety has been con¬ 
founded with the Williams’ Favorite. 
Mr. Adams also endorsed this variety as being perfectly hardy and strong 
grown—thinks it ought not to be placed lower upon tie list than second. 
Has raised the two, Sops of Wine and Williams’ Favorite, and finds them to 
be separate and distinct varieties. 
Mr. Tuttle’s experience is the same with that of Mr. Stickney and Adams ; 
thinks it cannot be excelled as an early apple if left upon the tree till per¬ 
fectly ripe. 
Mr. Greenman stated that this varieiy also succeeds well at Mill on, in 
Rock County. Mr. Plumb stated that this variety is known in Rock County 
as the Washington, under which name it has been largely disseminated. 
35 Ag. Trans. 
