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diameter and very pretty trees. I fear, however, it is a mis- 

 take to plant so many of a tree that has shown itself so far to 

 be very short lived. But these trees show abundant vigor at 

 this time. 



The laurel-leaf willow is here showing up very well, al- 

 though occasionally it has blighted. The golden willow and 

 white willow are all right in every way for pioneer trees. Here 

 we found fruiting the Hibernal, Anisim and a few other of 

 our hardy apples, showing that it is quite possible to grow 

 these fruits in considerable quantity in this section when wind 

 protection is furnished. In an orchard that was set out with- 

 out wind protection, all but the very hardiest kinds have dis- 

 appeared. 



On August 27th I made a trip to Markville, on Lake Min- 

 netonka. At the home of Mr. S. R. Spates I found that he had 

 taken great interest in spraying but was puzzled a good deal 

 about the best way of spraying his plums. He had done the 

 work thoroughly, but there seemed on some trees to have been 

 some injury to the foliage. My own experience would show 

 that in the matter of spraying plums there is much to be learn- 

 ed, and whenever it is undertaken with the ordinary spraying 

 compound it must be done with much care and that in any case 

 there is more or less liability of injuring the foliage. At this 

 place and in raspberry plantations in this vicinity the King 

 raspberry is showing up wonderfully well and seems to be the 

 most popular kind. The Minnetonka Iron Clad is also doing 

 well here. The Marlboro has run out, and most of the 

 newer sorts, including the Loudon, have proven unsatisfactory. 



Mr. Spates called m}^ attention to what he believes a seed- 

 ling apple, which is a fruit of good form and color and with 

 good foliage. I noted that it closely resemibles the Jewell's 

 Winter. 



At the home of Mr. Thomas Redpath I found the King 

 raspberry doing well, and he had planted out a considerable 

 area of same. His new seedling gooseberry was holding its 

 foliage well and seemed to be healthy and vigorous. It is un- 

 doubtedly a variety of great promise. Here I saw a seedling 

 apple of good form and color, with healthy foliage, that he had 

 grown from some of the Gideon Wealthy seedling apple trees 

 sent out by the State Horticultural Society a few years ago. 

 Since the state fair I have learned that this variety has taken 

 first prize this year for best autumn seedling. 



