76 HISTORY OF HORTICULTURE IN MINNESOTA. 



STATE UNIVEnSITY AX1> ACiltlCULU KAI. COLLEGK. 



Mr. C. M. Loring offered the followhiic resolution, which was unanimously 

 adopted : 



Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed bj' the chair to visit the State University 

 and Agricultural College, for the purpose of gaininr information in regard to the Horticul- 

 tural education of the rising generation of the State, said committee to make a report, and 

 publi-h the same in the several papers, for the information of the people of the State. 



The President announced as such committee, Judge Baker, Chas. Hoag 

 and Truman M. Smith. 



Mr. Hoag said he was appointed on a similar committee of the State Agri- 

 cultural Society, and he wished to nominate the President, Hon. R. J. Men- 

 denhall, in his stead. The Secretary put the motion and it was unanimously 

 adopted. 



SMALL FRUITS. 



The subject of small fruits was then taken up for consideration, and Mr. 

 C. M. Loring, of Minneapolis, stated that he had a variety of blackberry, which 

 he was cultivating, that was very hardy and quite prolific, from the name of 

 the gentleman who propagated it. It was a seedling of rare merit. 



Mr. Truman M. Smith, and all, agreed that sandy soil was the best for this 

 description of fruit. 



"* The same speaker deemed raspberries one of the most important of small 

 fruits, and if properly cultivated would grow to still greater importance. He 

 deemed the Black Cap, the Philadelphia and Clark, Golden Cap, Kirtland, and 

 Brinkle Orange the best kinds. The Kirtland is the best of the blacks. The 

 Golden Cap is the best and most hardy of the yellow varieties. 



J. T. Grimes, of Minneapolis, agreed with what Mr. Truman M. Smith 

 said in regard to the ditierent varieties of raspberries. 



Mr. Truman M. Smith has cultivated both the Miami and Mammoth Cluster. 

 He had noticed that the roots of the latter were always black, while those of 

 the first were white. He did not protect in any way any of his Black Cap 

 berries. He also spoke of Long's Everbearing in high terms. His practice 

 is to keep his vines well cut down, which has a tendency to make more fruit. 



CHERRIES. 



The subject of cherries having been taken up, Mr. Truman M. Smith, in 

 reply to a question, stated that he had at different times tried at least fifty 

 varieties of cherries. The Early Richmond or Early May, he said, was the 

 best of all when grafted on the Black Morillo stock. The English Morillo has 

 fruited and done veiy well, but is not as good as the early Richmond. The 

 Black Tartarian, May Duke, and others of that class are not hardy. And 

 consequently cannot be relied on. 



Col. Robertson spoke of a tree from the Hartz Mountains, introduced by 

 Ernest Meyers, of St. Peter. This tree he desired to see introduced gener- 

 ally, as it fruited generally. 



Adjourned till 1.30 p.m. 



