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A.- McPhee. St. Paul * 2.50 



S. R. Spates. Wayzata 1.50 



M. K. Bond, Minneapolis 1.00 



Collection of Snapdragons — 



DeWitt Clinton Ruff, St. Paul 4 . 00 



Chas. Krause, Rosetown 2.50 



Edwin Doble, St. Anthony Park ..T 1.50 



Daniel Gantzer, Merriam Park 1.00 



Collection of Gaillardias — 



Chas. Krause. Rosetown 4.00 



Daniel Gantzer, Merriam Park 2.5'') 



De Witt Clinton Ruff, St. Paul 1.50 



Best Collection of Perennials, not less than 



ten varieties — 



B. T. Hovt, St. Paul 4.00 



De Witt Clinton Ruff. St. Paul 3 . 00 



F. H. Gibbs, St. Anthony Park 2 . 00 



Best Collection of Annuals, not less than 



fifteen varieties — • 



Chas. Krause, Rosetown 4.00 



Daniel Gantzer, Merriam Park 3.00 



DeWitt Clinton Ruff. St. Paul 2.00 



E. NAGEL, Judge. 



Question. — "If the Salome apple is raised in Minnesota, how 

 is it for hardiness, quality and commercial purposes?" 



Prof. Hansen : I do not know about Minnesota, but I know 

 it is raised at La Crosse. I think the Salome has not been a suc- 

 cess in the north. It is rather undersized and overbears, and I 

 do not think we should recommend it. 



Question. — "How can the waxed paper be prepared and what 

 is the cost of the same?" 



Prof. Hans.en : I have taken just ordinary newspaper and 

 spread melted wax on it and then cut it up into strips, just melt- 

 ed g^raftinsr w^ax. 



Another Remedy for Dandelions.— To the person who is try- 

 ing to maintain a lawn dandelions mean nothing but a source of 

 work and annoyance. Cutting them ofif, even below the surface, 

 seems merely to have the effect of making them multiply the faster. 

 A spoonful of gasoline poured into the centre of the head of each 

 dandelion or chicory will destroy them root and branch within 

 twenty to forty-eight hours. The gasoline penetrates throughout 

 the plant, even into the tip of the roots, causing a slimy decom- 

 position. Apparently gasoline has some affinity for the milk or 

 latex in these plants and follows the latex tubes through the whole 

 plant. Grass and shrubbery are not injured by the gasolene unless 

 it is carelessly applied in undue quantities. — Country Life in 

 America. 



