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not yet fruited. The Hubbardston by the way, though ripening here 

 in early^inter bears a heavy crop of the largest and most perfect fruit, 

 and is in every respect an admirable apple. 



Yellow Transparent is a moderate grower; tree hardy; a good and 

 early bearer; medium size; good quality; ripens before early Harvest. 

 Nurserymen find it in greater demand than any other earlj- apple, and 

 although we have had but few years experience with it. we believe it 

 will continue to grow in favor. Charlotten Thaler, No. 342, also sent 

 out by the department of agriculture, is larger and earlier, but not 

 quite so good in qualit}^ ; productive, and hangs well on tree. 



Osceola is an Indiana apple, which Mr. Avery of Iowa says, is es- 

 tablishing a reputation as their most valuable Iron Clad. 



Wealthy, although a fall apple here, should find a place in every 

 family orchard. In August last, while on a visit to Hon. Peter M. 

 Gideon, and the Minnesota State Experimental Orchards, we saw the 

 original Wealthy tree, or rather all there is left of it, for the recent 

 terrible winters have been unsparing, and now, a few straggling and 

 rather discouraged-looking sprouts are all that is left to mark the his- 

 toric spot where was planted the tiny seed so fraught with great and 

 far-reaching results. 



Mr. Gideon has done and is doing grand work for the great north- 

 west, and one that is all too little appreciated. American horticulture 

 well might blush to own that the financial reward she would never be- 

 stow upon the originator of the Wealthy, Gideon, Lou, Excelsior^ 

 August, Martha, Florence, and other no less rich additions to her treas- 

 ure house, has been poured out in golden streams by flitting seekers 

 after summer homes, eager to pay thousands, for acres bordering the 

 beautiful Minnetonka. 



Among the hundreds of varieties we saw in fruiting, all hardier 

 than the Oldenburg, most were still too immature to test as to quality, 

 while some few, notably the Lou, a beautiful seedling of the Oldenburg 

 were nearly gone. 



We already had many of these testing, but were surprised and de- 

 lighted to see them bearing such abundant crops of most beautiful 

 fruit, in quality from good to very best. Mr. G. also has a successful 

 system of growing peaches : surely, we of Missouri ought not to be- 

 come discouraged while he succeeds in that bleak region. We shall 

 take pleasure in communicating his plan to all interested. 



The Gibb, a fine Hybrid crab originated by Mr. Peffer, of Pewaukee, 

 Wisconsin, is an unusually prolific bearer, which we have fruited a 

 number of years, and like better and better with each recurring season. 



