280 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



],EAF Curl, or Plum Pockets.— The trouble with a plum branch receiv- 

 ed from southern Minnesota, that has its leaves badly distorted or swollen into 

 a sort of pockets, is that it is affected with a disease commonly known as leaf 

 curl, or plum pockets (exoascus pruni). This commonly causes on the plum 

 the swellings known as plum pockets, on in the peach a very destructive 

 disease known as leaf curl. The most successful known method of preventing 

 this disease is to spra}- the whole top of the tree with strong Bordeaux mixture 

 made from the formula, 5 lbs. of lime, 5 lbs. sulphate of copper and 25 gallons 

 water; or a solution made up of one pound of sulphate of copper to 25 gallons 

 of water. Whichever formula j'ou decide to use it should be sprayed on the 

 trees about two weeks before the buds open in the spring. This has been 

 found a very satisfactory remedy for this trouble. — Samuel B. Green. 



The "Splendid" Apple. — Mr. R. J. Cummins brought into this office 

 early in April a very large, fine apple of excellent qualit}', which he called the 

 "Splendid". At different times during the winter Mr, Cummins has brought 

 this same apple into the office, and in September last I saw this fruit upon a 

 number of trees in his orchard at Eden Prairie, in this county, and the trees 

 appeared to be hardy and were carrying a good crop. Upon correspondence 

 with S. D. Richardson, from whom Mr. Cummins secured this tree, we learn 

 that it is one of the Oligher seedlings. Mr. Richardson, replying to my letter 

 in regard to it, speaks of it as "a better keeper than the Wealthy, full}' as 

 hardy, a large, light colored apple of good quality and and a belter nursery 

 tree than the Wealthy, being a seedling of the Duchess and thoroughly tested 

 in his locality." 



A later communication from Mr. Richardson says that the original tree 

 bore a crop of twenty-eight bushels last year. It is over thirty years old and 

 still in good condition aside from being broken down some from its load of 

 fruit the past season. Did not blight any last year. He further says that he 

 never saw a tree of this variety, either young or old, injured by the winter. 

 All things considered, this is evidently a Minnesota seedling of some value. 



Storing Fruit for the State Fair — The usual arrangements have 

 been made with the cold storage house of A. Booth & Co. 20.S North 5th St., 

 Minneapolis, to take care of fruit stored with them for use of exhibitors at the 

 coming state fair, and those who are planning to exhibit there are urged to 

 take advantage of these facilities for soring all early ripening varieties of ap- 

 ples and plums. Apples going into cold storage should be allowed to i emain 

 on the trees until attaining full size and color, but not until the}- begin to 

 soften. When gathered, each specimen should be carefully wrapped in one, 

 or, better still, two pieces of soft paper, packed securely in a box so they can- 

 not rattle around and sent by express, charges prepaid, to cold storage without 

 even a day's delay. The principal difficulty about keeping fruit in cold 

 storage is that it is not stored immediately upon being gathered. Even two 

 or three days will interfere seriously with its keeping. Handle with great care 

 to prevent bruising, and of course for this purpose none but the very nicest and 

 most perfect specimens will be gathered. Tags to be used in shipping this 

 fruit to cold storage have been prepared and will be furnished upon applica- 

 tion. Address for this purpose, or on any other subject connected with the 

 fruit exhibit at the coming state fair, A. AV. Latham, 207 Kasota Block, Min- 

 neapolis, Minn. 



Store at the same place fruit for exhibition at the winter meeting of the 

 society, but always in scperatc packages, properly marked on the tag. 



