238 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



One quart of each variety shown. 



1st prem. 2nd preni. 3d prem. 4th prem. 



Collection of strawberries $5-oo $4.00 fo.oo |2.oo 



Each named variety of strawberries 75 ,50 .25 



Seedling strawberry never having re- 

 ceived a premium from this society 3.00 2.00 i.oo 



APPLES. 



(Not kept in cold storage.) 



1st prem. 2nd prem. 

 Best plate of any named variety of ajiples (of average size 



and in good condition) |;t .uo $ .50 



Plate of seedling apples 2.00 i.oo 



CURRANTS AND GOOSBERRIES. 



One quart of each variety shown and branch of same with fruit and leaves. 



1st prem. 2nd prem. 



Each named variety of currants $ .50 $ .25 



Each named variety of gooseberries 50 .25 



Seedling currant i .00 . 50 



Seedling gooseberry i .00 .50 



California Poppies. -California poppies bloom all summer. They are 

 as easy to grow as weeds. All that is necessary is to sow the seed in ordinar)^ 

 garden soil as earlj^ in spring as the ground can be dug, to keep weeded and 

 to thin the plants so they are about ten inches asunder. The plants grow 

 about a foot tall, and have grayish foliage and produce plentj^ of yellow, 

 orange and white flowers, single and double. For best effects, distinct colors 

 should be planted separately. Seed gathered in late summer and sown where 

 the plants are to remain will give better results than spring sown seeds 

 A mulch of straw is advisable covering for winter. 



Keeping Farm Apples. — A damp, cold, humid air is one of the essentials 

 in keeping apples. Ventilation, provided it does not interfere with these con- 

 ditions, is desirable, but continuous ventilation with a bare cement floor would 

 necessitate a good wetting of floor and walls every twenty-four hours unless 

 the floor was covered with some absorbent material. We cannot manufacture 

 cold, but we can ventilate when we have this condition freel}-, and when it is 

 warm close all vents. Cement floors are bad for keeping apples because 

 capillarity is cut off. In its absence water should be supplied by artificial 

 means, such as sprinkling or hose, and if the storage room has a few inches of 

 sawdust on the floor to conserve the moisture, all the better. I have thought 

 if Vermorel nozzles could be stationed at convenient points in the room and 

 water under pressure turned on and kept going it would supply humidity very 

 well. Extremes in temperature should be avoided. 



