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APPLE TREES ORAFTED AT THE STATION, 1904. 



Lowell: June 15, whip graft on native stock growing nicely; crown graft on 

 native stoclv doing nicely also. August 1. all doing well. September 15, 2 

 feet of growth; leaves of good coloi-. October 1, wood too soft for hard frost. 



Red June: June 1, whip graft on native stock, vigorous looking. August 1, 

 growth very short, looking well. September 15, G inches of growth. October 

 1, tips soft. 



Northwest Greening on native crab stock : June 1, growing nicely. August 1, 

 looking well, but growth is slow. September 15, good color ; no additional 

 growth. 



Okabena, one-year grafts. June 1, growing. August 1, 2 inches of growth. 

 September 15, 1 foot of growth ; very good. 



Whitney Crab: June 1. giving good promise. August 1, looking well; 'S 

 inches of growth. September 15, two trees very vigorous ; others not looking 

 so well. 



Princess Louise : June 1, one-year grafts giving good promise. August 15, 

 4 inches of growth. September 15, 1 foot of growth; good color. October 1, 

 wood very soft. 



Duchess, one-year grafts : June 1, giving good promise. August 1, 3, inches of 

 growth : most of them doing poorly. 



Llibernal, one-year grafts: June 1. giving little promise. Se[)tember 15, one 

 tree 6 inches growth ; others doing nothing. 



Martha : June 1, one-year grafts giving some promise. August 1, growing 

 nicely; 3 inches of growth. September 15, but little additional growth; not 

 looking well. 



Walbridge, one-year grafts: June 1, giving promise. August 1, new growth 

 short, but looks well. September 15, one tree 8 Inches growth ; others appear 

 thrifty, but the growth is short. 



North Star, one-year grafts : June 1, giving promise. August 1, 5 inches of 

 growth. September 15, growth 6 inches ; doing well. 



Patten, one-year grafts : June 1, starting well. August 15, (i inches of growth. 

 September 15, growth of one tree, 18 inches ; others have made no additional 

 growth. 



Minnesota, one-j^ear grafts : June 1, well started. August 1, 6 inches growth. 

 September 15, one tree made a growth of 2 feet ; others of 9 inches. 



Jewett, one-year grafts : June 1, good promise. August 1, 13 inches of growth. 

 September 15, growth 18 inches ; very vigorous. 



NEW OR.\FTS, 1905. 



Sixteen hundred trees of many varieties: June 1, very slow in starting, 

 weather being cool and extremely dry. August 1, 70 per cent doing nicely. 

 September 15, all have made good growth. October 1, very few hard enough to 

 stand hard frosts. 



Duchess and Tetofsky, top-worked on native stocks are doing well and have 

 made a growth of 2 feet. 



Pyrus baccata : June 1, fifteen small trees all doing well. August 1, strong 

 12-inch growth ; very thrifty. October 1, leaves falling ; wood promises to 

 harden for winter. 



Juneberry : June 1, nine plants making a vigorous start. July 1, strong 

 8-inch growth ; bloom buds set. August 1, 14-inch growth ; some fruit set. 

 September 15, 18 inches of growth ; fruit ripe. October 1, leaves turning. 



