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it a wild plum related to the Cliickasaw A'ariety. Believes no other variety 

 of cultivated Plum will be able to stand our climate. 



Mr. Mott spoke ou behalf of our wild Plmns. Would not discourage plant- 

 ting cultivated varieties. But by selecting the best wild varieties, might se- 

 em re an abundance of excellent fruit while experimenting with the others. 



Mr. Hamilton recommended the wild Plum for a wind break. Such a hedge 

 was better than willow or evergreens, as it would bear fruit as well as keep 

 ott" the wind. 



Mr. Elliot spoke of a gentlemen near Fort Snelling, who had excellent 

 success in mulching. Our native Plums are very fine. One variety from the 

 grounds of Mr. William M. Harrison, was taken to the St. Louis Fair, and pro- 

 nounced superior to the Miner Plums. Mr. E. makes a practice of grafting 

 from the finest trees. 



Adjourned to Friday morning at 9 o'clock. 



SECOXD DAY. 



Convention was called to order by the President. In the absence of the re- 

 gular Secretary, H. C. Whitney was elected Secretary pro tern. 



The minutes of the preceding day were read, corrected and approved. 

 The Committee on Resolutions reported as follows : 



Resolved, That the Corresponding Secretary be instructed to send out a series of questions 

 to the Fruit Growers of the State, for the purpose of eliciting information for the use of the 

 Association, and to present a compiled report of such information, at the next Annual Meet- 

 in.?- 



Rei-olved, That the Legislature be asked to appropriate a sum sufficient to send one or 

 more agents to Europe to procure varieties of fruits adapted to our soil and climate; also to 

 appropriate the sum of $500 for the purpose of paying premiums on Minnesota grown fruits. 



Resolved, That while we would by no means discourage experiments for the introduction 

 and cultivation of all varieties of domestic fruit, we would earnestly urge upon all fruit- 

 growers in the State, the importance of further efforts for the careful testing and improvement 

 of the fruits indigenous to our soil, especially Plums, Cranberries, Raspberries, and Black- 

 berries. 



On motion, received and laid on the table, and the committee continued. 



Varieties of Frnit. — The committee on the Varieties of Fruit submitted the 

 following Report : 



In recommending a list of fruits for general cultivation,- your committee 

 find it very difficult to arrange a list of apples that are adapted to all sections 

 of the State. While we would not wish to misguide any in recommending a 

 list of apples that are not all perfectly hardy in all sections, we think that in 

 justice to the more favored localities, we should put on that list a few varieties 

 that are worthy of further trial. There are two varieties that are perfectly 

 hardy, worked on hardy stocks which we woitld recommend for general culti- 

 vation in all soils, viz. : Duchess of Oldenburg and Tetofsky. 



We would further recommend for sheltered localities with heavv soils, and 



