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STATE HORTICULTUEAL SOCIETY. 
Mr. Dart was opposed to recomending any variety which had not been fully 
tested, and was well known. 
Mr Finlayson had trees four years planted, that bore good crops last year, 
It never rotted on the tree. 
Mr. Plumb had known it for years, would like a few trees, but the public 
would not choose it much, the fruit drops badly. 
Mr. Kellogg would not have one. 
Mr. Adams said that in a large orchard on prairie in his neighborhood, it 
was found desirable. 
The motion to place it on the list failed. 
The Fall Wine was proposed, and Mr. Greenman said it sold well in Kock 
county. 
Mr. Plumb said that formerly it did well, but of late it had failed entirely. 
The motion was lost. 
The Ben Davis was liked by Mr. Kellogg, and he could recommend it, and 
Mr. Plumb said that in his nursery it did well, and he prized it very highly, 
both as a nursery and orchard tree It was adopted. 
^YiQ Wesifidd Seek-no-furiher was spoken of, and Mr. Tuttle said that he had 
been growing it for fifteen years, and had never lost a tree. He considered 
it as hardy as the Golden Russet. 
The list for trial was made up of the Bailey’s Sweet, Rawle’s Janet, West- 
field Seek-no-further, Sweet June, (Carolina Red June,) and Northern Spy. 
The Soulard Crab. —Mr. Kellogg offered a specimen of this apple, and in¬ 
quired as to its quality. (As an apple it was universally condemned.) 
Mr. Stickney thought it wouldn’t do as a stock for apples, and enquired if any 
person had made any experiments upon the crab stocks. He had made a few 
experiments, but not sufficient to satisfy himself. He questions if the root 
won’t greatly influence the stock. 
Mr. Plumb thought undue weight had been given to this supposed influence. 
He thought it entirely immaterial as to the kind of stock used, as in his 
opinion the top had more influence on the stock, than the stock on the top. 
Mr. Stickney favored testing this point thoroughly, and to do so he would 
plant seeds of the Siberian crabs, for that purpose. 
Strawberries. —Mr. Lawrence moved to place the Agricidturist first on the 
list of strawberries. 
Mr. Kellogg was willing to give it the second place, but he must insist on the 
Wilson being placed first, as it grew well on all kinds of soil, and with good 
culture, it would bear more than any other variety. 
Mr. Lawrence said he had picked the second crop of berries from the Agri¬ 
culturist, and had no doubt but it might be so grown as to produce the 
second crop at all times. 
Burr’s New Pine, Austin and Brooklyn Scarlet were recommended for 
trial, and Wilson, Agriculturist, and Russell were placed on the list for gen¬ 
eral culture. 
