442 STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SEEDLINGS. 
There was a fine display in this class, and much interest in 
competition. J. C. Brayton presented four varieties, viz : 
No. 1.—Size, small to medium ; yellowish; red cheek; mild 
sub-acid; season, early winter. 
No. 2.—lellow; russetty, carmine dots; medium to large: 
mild, sub-acid; firm, fine flesh, rather spicy; rapid grower. 
No. 3.—Round, slightly flattened; ribbed greenish-yellow; 
striped and nearly covered with red; brisk sub-acid; winter. 
•No* 4.—Crab; about the size of Hislop; yellowish striped, 
and covered with red; mild acid, tender, juicy, nearly void of 
the peculiar astringent flavor of the Siberian ; October. 
No. 5.—By B in. B. Stephens, Bradford, Rock County.— 
Round, oblong; resembling Autumn Strawberry in form and 
color; flesh yellowish; rather coarse-grained; pleasant acid 
or sub-acid; very large core ; October. 
No. 6.—By Geo. Snyder, Clinton, Ro'ck County. Round; 
greenish-yellow; mild sub-acid ; pleasant flavor ; juicy (some¬ 
what the appearance of the Lowell;) Sept., Oct. 
No. 7. — TV hitcher — By Mr. A. G. Hanford, Waukesha. 
Round, conical; greenish-yellow; nearly covered with dull 
red, with patches of brighter red, also with prominent russet 
dots; stem very short; cavity shallow; calyx, small closed; 
basin very shallow; core large ; seeds long-pointed, numerous; 
strong upright grower; roots very freely; great annual 
bearer; Sept., Oct. 
No. 8. By Mr. Atwood, Lake Mills. Round, angular, one¬ 
sided; fine yellow; indistinct dots; stem long, projecting; 
calyx small, reflex segments; basin broad-ribbed; flesh, yel¬ 
lowish-white ; fine grained; rich, sub-acid ; nearly best. 
No. 9.—By J. C. Plumb. Seedling of Fall Stripe, An im¬ 
perfect specimen, passed for further examination. 
No. 10.—Fuller’s Seedling. — Committee unfavorably im¬ 
pressed with its quality. An imperfect specimen. 
