APPENDIX.

TENTH REPORT

OF THE

OHIO POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY;

EMBRACING THE

Proceedings of the Meeting of the Society at Columbus, February, 1863; and at Cincinnati, January, 1861; also several Meetings of the Committee ad interim, in 1861-2.

The meeting at Columbus, Feb. 11 and 12, was held in the hall over J. L. Gill & Son's implement store. A very large display of winter apples, and some pears, were on the tables, and a good attendance of members present. The President (Dr. E. Taylor) opened the meeting with a few timely remarks, and called on the Secretary (Mr. Bateham) for a report of the doings of the Society and its committee since the last regular meeting.

The Secretary stated that, according to the rules of the Society, its regular meet ings should be held biennially (alternating with the meetings of the American Pomo logical Society); and as the last regular meeting was in December, 1859, there should have been another about a year ago; but owing to the partial failure of fruit crops in Ohio in the fall of 1861, and the very disturbed state of the country, no meeting of the Society was held that season; and the present meeting is consequently out of the regular time. He would suggest that it might be well for the Society at this meeting to decide whether its regular meetings hereafter shall be held annually or biennially.

A special meeting of the Society was held at Cincinnati, on the call of the Presi dent and Secretary, and by invitation of the Horticultural Society of that city, in January, 1861. The meeting was well attended, had a good show of fruits for the season, and elicited considerable discussion. A report of the transactions of that meeting was published in several newspapers at the time, and will also be inserted in the report of transactions of the Society, if thought desirable.

A meeting of the committee ad interim was held at Kelley's Island, July 25th, 1860, on the invitation of Chas. Carpenter, Esq., especially to look at the condition and progrese of GRAPE CULTURE on that island and in its vicinity. A brief report of

the observations of the committee was published in the papers soon after that meeting, and is in the hands of the Secretary.

Another meeting of the committeee was held at Cleveland in June last (1862), on the invitation of our President, and the Horticultural Society of that city, which held an exhibition of summer fruits and flowers at the same time. This meeting was designed especially for the examination of cherries and strawberries, of which there was a large display at the time, though the season was not favorable for the highest excellence of these fruits. No report of the observations of the committee at this meeting has been published, but the Secretary has some notes, which will be inserted in the transactions of the Society.

The Treasurer's Report was then called for, and presented.

The death of A. W. Ernst, Esq., late President of the Society, was mentioned, as having occurred since the last regular meeting; and the Secretary stated that at the meeting in Cincinnati, January, 1861, a committee was appointed to prepare a Eulogy on the deceased, for publication in the report of transactions; said eulogy bad been prepared, and would be found in the forthcoming report.

The President here mentioned the death of DR. BRINKLE, of Philadelphia, one of the officers of the American Pomological Society, and well known as a most able and devoted friend of pomology. Also the more recent death of W. Reid, Esq., of Elizabethtown, N. J., another prominent friend of American pomology.

Dr. Warder stated that intelligence had just arrived of the death of NICHOLAS LONGWORTH, Esq., of Cincinnati, an old member and constant friend of this Society, and widely known as the early advocate and patron of grape culture and wine making in the Ohio Valley. Dr. W. made some appropriate remarks on the life and character of the deceased, and was requested to write ont the same for publication in this report.

On motion, the President appointed a committee on Business for this meeting, consisting of Messer. Warder, Miller and Edgerton. After some time occupied by the members in arranging fruits, paying fees, &c., the Business Committee reported in part, recommending that the Society proceed with business in the following order: 1st. Examine and discuss such fruits from the tables as are deemed now and valuable, or have not been sufficiently discussed at former meetings of the Society.

2d. Take up and examine the Catalogue of Fruits just published by the American Pomological Society, compiled from reports of State and District Committees, and revise the same, so far as designed for Ohio-adding to the list such varieties as are found desirable and succeed well in different sections of the State.

DISCUSSION ON APPLES.

KING, of Tompkins Co.-From Mr. Harrison, of Painesville. Mr. Scott, of Toledo, couldn't say much in its favor; usually fair and handsome; ripens early for a winter apple. Mr. Harrison considered it a good variety for the North. Several gentlemen from Central and Southern Ohio expressed doubts as to its value for their sections only a late fall apple there, and apt to drop prematurely.

DUTCH MIGNONNE.-By Mr. Harrison; a large and showy fruit; foreign; not much known in Ohio. Mr. H. said it sold well in market. Good for cooking; rather too acid for dessert. Specimens showed signs of dry rot.

SPAFFORD RUSSET.-From Toledo Horticultural Society, and from Geo. Powers, of Perrysburgh. Mr. Scott said this was a seedling, by Judge Spafford, of Fort Meigs; has known it for 25 years; counts it best of all russets; tree grows well and bears profusely. Mr. Elliott made a mistake in putting it down as poor or only second rate. Others spoke well of its reputation in the Maumee Valley; and the specimens exhibited were certainly of fair appearance and very good flavor. Season, January to March.

FORT MIAMI. From the same parties. Another russetty apple, originating in the same quarters, and described in Elliott's book. Mr. Scott and others spoke well of its quality for flavor, but thought the appearance of the fruit, being rather under size and greenish yellow russet, was something of an objection.

WESTFIELD SEEK-NO-FURTHER.-Specimens from Northern and from Southern Ohio; the former smooth, red and firm; the latter dull russetty, and generally soft or wilted. Mr. Harrison said it was known by the local name Full Stem in his neighborhood; was quite popular as a dessert fruit. Mr. Plessner and others said it was also approved at Toledo, and at the North generally. Mr. Bateham did not consider it of much value in Central Ohio; it ripens too early, and soon wilts or rots. Dr. Warder said it was of no value South; specimens always wilted, and of indiflerent flavor, as well as dull color.

NORTHERN SPY.-Specimens from nearly all parts of the State. Generally large and handsome; those from Center and South larger and more angular in form, and flesh of softer texture than from the North. Mr. Scott and Dr. Taylor thought well of it. Trees slow coming into bearing, but bear well afterwards; fruit valuable and keeps well. Others from the North bore similar testimony. Mr. Bateham had been prepossessed in its favor from its great excellence at Rochester, and had planted freely of it in orchards, but was somewhat disappointed, not only in its tardy bearing, but the inferior quality of the fruit; too large and uneven in size, irregular shape, disposition to drop prematurely and rot before mid-winter. Dr. Warder and others had seen good specimens in Southern Ohio, but not of such quality as had been sent there from Rochester. He did not think it would prove of much value except for the North.

PECK'S PLEASANT.-By. Dr. Taylor, of Cleveland, and several others of Northern Ohio. Dr. T. said it was one of the best and most popular market apples for his region-growing in favor as it becomes known. Not a late keeping variety, but quite good and handsome, and trees very productive. Mr. Marshall, of Massillon, thought highly of it, as did others who had tested it in Eastern Ohio. Mr. Bateham said it was only a late fall apple in Central Ohio, and not at all reliable further south; he thought it belonged north, with the Greening, Baldwin, Spitzenberg, &c. Mr. McMasters said it was introduced into Morrow county, by R. Whipple, as much as forty years ago.

BALTIMORE (of Elliott).-Presented by several persons. Dr. Taylor and others