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good yield. Plums were nearly a failure owing to the frost about 

 May 22d. Currants, gooseberries, strawberries and raspberries were 

 a grand success. Grapes came near being a failure, owing to our 

 cold, backward season. I take this to be a gentle hint that we 

 should make friends with hardy, early varieties, such as the Janes- 

 ville, for instance. 



A. W. SIAS. 



The Secretary. I have some letters from Prof. J. S. Budd, of 

 Iowa, and notes of his recent explorations for new and hardy fruits 

 in Russia, which will be presented in another connection ; but 

 here is a letter from A. G. Tuttle, commenting on Prof. Budd's 

 work and giving an account of his own trial of some of the Rus- 

 sians, sent me in response to the letters and notes of the Professor 

 which 1 sent him for inspection, and with your permission I will 

 read it here among the fruit reports: 



BARABOO VALLEY NURSERIES. 



Baraboo, Wis., Dec. 17, 1882. 

 Oliver Gibbs, Jr., Secretary, &c : 



Dear Sir: I have examined the letters of Prof. Budd and find 

 a large proportion of the varieties of apples he found in Russia, the 

 same in name as those 1 have ou trial, and several of them I have 

 fruited. I find as he says, there are several of the Duchess type so 

 nearly alike in tree and appearance of fruit, that at first I thought 

 them the same ; but I find them later in ripening, of finer tex- 

 ture, less acids, and some of them very fine eating apples. One, 

 the Summer Lowland, in season after the Duchess, is an excellent 

 eating apple and should have the name of Autumn Lowland on 

 account of its season. The tree is perfect. I have several of the 

 Anis varieties; only one has yet fruited. I have fruited Zarsky 

 Schip, Antonooka and Blackwood. I have several of the Aports, 

 but have not fruited any yet. 



The early apples, white and yellow Transparent, Charlotenthaler 

 and Red Duck, I have fruited for three years, and find them to be 

 the old early Harvest in quality; larger, handsomer and better for 

 market, early and abundant bearers. They fill the bill perfectly for 

 an early apple. They all seem very much alike in tree and fruit, 

 except the Charlotenthaler grows larger; it will average as large as 

 Duchess. For fall apples I have fruited several, many of them 

 valuable additions to the list of fall fruit, especially where extreme 



