A very valuable result was obtained, by each member preparing, in the form of a ballot, a list of the twelve best pears, twelve best apples, and six best peaches, exclusively for marketing. Twenty-one votes were given, and the following list shows the number received for each, omitting all those that received but one vote. There were fewer ballots given for the peaches: - Pears,

Bartlett. ,.

19

Louise Bonne de Jersey, . . .

18

Duchess d'Angouleme ....

18

White Doyenne.....

17

Easter Beurre • . . • •

16

Lawrence . .

16

Seckel . . . . .

12

Vicar of Winkfield .

13

Flemish Beauty.....

11

Beurre de Anjeu . .

9

Beurre Diel . . . . .

6

Tyson.......

8

Sheldon . .

6

Buffum. ......

5

Belle Lucrative . . . . .

5

Theodore Van Mons . . .

4

Glout Morceau . . .

3

.. . . .Beurre Superfin

3

.Urbanisto . . . . .

8

Bloodgood . . . . . . . . .

3

..Brandywine .. . . . .

3

Brurre Giffard . . . . . .

3

Beurre Clairgeau . . . . . .

2

Beurre Boso . . . . . . .

2

..Onondaga . . . . . . .

2

Rostiezer . . . . . . .

2

Stevens' Genesee . . . . .

2

Osband's Summer . . . .

2

Ananas d'Etc . . . . .

2

Apples

R. I. Greening . . . . .

10

Baldwin . . . . . .

18

Roxbury Russet . . . . .

17

Red Astrachan . . . . .

14

King of Tompkins County . .

13

Talman Sweet . . . .

13

Northern Spy . . . .

12

Esopus Spitzenburg ....

12

Fall Pippin . . . . .

9

Sweet Bough . . . . .

8

Primate . . . . . . .

7

Cayuga Red Streak ....

7

Early Harvest . . . . .

6

Golden Sweet . . . . .

6

Grevenstein . . . . .

6

Golden Russet . . . . .

4

Yellow Bellflower . . . .

4

Swaar . . . . . . .

3

Jonathan . . . . . . .

3

Rambo . . . . . . . .

3

Seek-no-Further . . . . .

3

Duchess of Oldenburgh. ....

%

Peck's Pleasant.....

2

Porter . . . . . . . .

2

American Summer Permain .

2

Vandevere . . . . . . .

2

Peaches

Crawford's Early . . . .

15

Crawford's Late . . . .

13

Old Mixon Free . . .

10

Early York . . . . .

9

Morris White . . . . .

5

Cooledge's Favorite ....

4

Large Early York . . . . .

4

Honest John . . . . .

3

Old Mixon Cling . . . . .

2

George 4th . . . . . . . .

2

Early Purple . . . . . . .

2

White Imperial . . . . . .

2

Red Cheek Melacoton . . .

2

Smock's Freestone.....

5

Walter's Early . . . . .

2