EXCELSIOR TRIAL STATION, ANNUAL REPORT. 



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below the standard of hardiness. We have four Malinda trees that 

 were planted some nine years ago that bore heavily for the first 

 time this vear. 



The original Evelyn tree (a Wealthy seedlitg), taken October 25th, 1905, 

 ^fter fruit was gathered 



As winter apples, we have on hand Northwestern Greening, 

 Malinda and Scott's Winter, also varieties of our Wealthy 

 seedlings ; the latter, we think, are superior both in tree and 

 quality of the fruit, and there is no question as to their keeping. 

 Last January we sent a few of the Evelyn apples to the U. S. 

 Pomologist, at Washington, D. C, and they reported it as "An 

 apple of superior quality that would make it worthy of cultiva- 

 tion over a wide area." 



Some years ago Mr. Andrew Wilfert, of Cleveland, Minn., 

 sent us a few scions of the Wilfert apple, and we grafted them on 

 a crab tree, and this year the tree bore nearly one-half bushel 

 of apples. The fruit is very much like the Plumb Cider and not 

 as good a keeper as we expected. 



Several have written us regarding the Minnetonka apple, as 

 this trial station is near Lake Minnetonka, where this apple is 

 supposed to have originated. I must answer that we have not 

 this variety on trial but will add that some eight years ago a 



