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Winter Killing. — All hardy varieties wintered in good shape, 

 and trees held their leaves moderately lat'e in the season. 



Wintering. — Fruits are in fairly good condition for wintering, 

 and the large amount of moisture in the soil promises protection 

 against root-killing. 



BEST varieties. 



Apples. — Duchess, Wealthy, P. Greening, Peerless, Hibernal, 

 Anisim, Okabena, Charlamofif, Malinda, Yahnke. 



Plums. — Wyant', Surprise, Stoddard, De Soto, Miner, Hawkeye, 

 Ames, Compass. 



Cherries. — Homer. 



Blackberries. — Ancient Briton, Snyder, Stone's Hardy. 



Raspberries. — ^^Loudon, Clark, Columbian, Gregg, Older. 



Belt of Norway spruce on farm of A. K. Bush, at Dover, Minn. 



Strawberries. — Bederwood, Warfield, Senator Dunlap. 



Gooseberries. — Downing, Houghton. 



Currants. — Red Dutch, White Grape. 



Hardy Flowers. — Crocus, tulip, paeony, phlox, larkspur, asters, 

 iris, pyrethrum, rudbeckia. 



Hardy Shrubs. — Spirea Van Houtii, Bridal Wreath, new double 

 lilacs, rugosa roses, syringa, hydrangea, viburnum!. 



A hail storm in the early summer damaged fruit considerably 

 in fhe south part of Fillmore county, almost ruining the apple 

 crop in D. K. Michener's large orchard. A great increase in 

 fungous growths is noticed in every county in this district, succes- 

 sive wet seasons being given as the cause. The curculio seems to 

 be doinsT more damaee than fonnerlv. 



