328 KKI'oKT iiK OKKICK »>K KXl'KKIMKNT STATIONS. 



Toimtln. ,I.,I. liou-ai'diis" MoMstt'i-. s(M'(l»';l in liothcd A})!"!! L'O. Set 

 out.hinc ll'. .lime 1.'). disliil'lx'd l)V nixciis. J mic ;'.<•. set liioi'c j)|jiiits. 

 rlulv I. plants set out mostly (lead. fFulv 1.'). plants Ift't in liotlicd doing 

 ^^■oll. Aii»>nist I. [tlants in hot Itcd doinu' well, sonic Imds I'ormod, those 

 transplanted inaUinii' wvy little growtli. 



A t't'W plants were set on tl)(> south si<h' of llic house in the warnuvst 

 place that could he found. \N' Idle the plants Tncd, crew, and Itiossonied. 

 tliev j)i"odu<'<Mi no I'ruit. 



Tin'iilj>s. 'V\\v t'ollowiuy' varieties \sO\\\ seeded May IJO: I'mple Top 

 8ti'ap Leaf, two Swedish varietic^s (not named), Mo. (>1TS, yellow, and 

 No. (J17T, white, hotli I'lom Mustiala, Finland. All made a normal 

 growth and all sulfercd from the attacks of root maggot. 



NURSERY WORK. 



^^'e have started a miisery on a small scale with a view of propa- 

 gating fi'uit trees and fruit hushes foi' the i)urpos(> of distrihuting tlu'iu 

 over th(> Territory to he tested. Only hai'dy, early maturing varieties 

 were selected. 



The trees were planted 3 by (\ feet apart in a scion orchard for the 

 purpose simply of pi'opagation. 



We also procured 5<>() seedling apple trees to use as stoc-ks. Only a 

 few were grafted, however, for the reason that the trees did not have 

 wood for scions, having been pruned to a whip before shi})ment. 



The new ground in which these trees have been planted is not in 

 satisfactory condition for fruit trees. Nevertheless, nearly all of the 

 viirieties named have made a fairly good growth, as noted l)elow. The 

 fall rains have a tendency to induce a too late growth, and the wood 

 has therefore not matured as it should have done before winter. This 

 condition will i)robably be a serious drawback to the successful growing 

 of fruit trees in the coast region of Alaska. 



APPLES. 



Duchess of Oldenburg, lt» trees, all alive and doing well. This 

 variety seems to be the most vigorous of any in the list. Average 

 growth for the season, 18 inches. 



Red Astrachan, 10 trees, all lived and appear healthy. The growth 

 was only moderate. The average length of the wow wood was 1(5 

 inches. 



Red June, 20 trees, healthy, but only moderately vigorous. AA^er- 

 age growth was 16 inches. 



Raspberry, 19 trees, made a vigorous growth; one of the strongest 

 growers in the lot. Average length of the new shoots, 2 feet. 



Yellow Transparent, 20 trees, thrifty, but only moderately vigorous. 

 The new growth was not up to the average of the others. The aver- 

 age length of the new branches was 14 inches. 



