480 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Help out the Fruit Show. — This means at the annual meeting. We 

 believe there will be the biggest display this year ever made, notwithstanding 

 the comparatively poor apple crop this season. Bring something — whatever 

 you have saved for this purpose or may have on hand — especially if there are 

 any seedlings on your place or in your neighborhood, be sure and get them out 

 to the m-eting. There are lots of fairly good seedlings in the state yet that 

 have never been shown at the annual meeting, we are sure. 



Bring Your Neighbors to the ^Meeting. — Of course you are planning 

 to attend the annual meeting of the society this year and bring the good wife 

 also. Why not give your neighbors and friends the opportunity to enjoj- the 

 same treat? They can come for one and one-third fare for the round trip and 

 take advantage of the special hotel rates at the Burnswick if they want to stay 

 there. There is surely something in our program that will interest every one. 

 It is a ver>' comprehensive one, covering a large field. Show your program 

 to your neighbors or give it awa}- where it will do good, as you already have a 

 copy in this number of the Horticulturist and can get another at the meeting. 



Making the Wealthy Apple Stem Tougher. — Question: Is there any 

 fertilizer that can be applied to the soil in the Wea thy orchard that would 

 likely result in making the Wealthy apple adhere more strongly to the tree, 

 its weakness in this direction being a serious fault? Answer: "I believe that 

 an application of the potash fertilizer would prove valuable in imparting 

 greater toughness to the Wealthy apple tree. Of course this could be told 

 only through actual trials. In case any of your members desire to experiment 

 along this line, it is possible that our station may have some fertilizer to dis- 

 tribute next spring." Harry Snyder, professor of chemistry. State Agricultural 

 College, St. Anthony Park. 



What is the "Minnetonka" Apple? — A recent letter from C. W. 

 Gurney, of the Yankton, South Dakota, Nursery, says "I see that some of the 

 Minnesota nurserymen are advertising the Minnetonka apple. I have 

 corresponded with some of them and find they heard of it through L. L. 

 May & Co. and got the stock from trees of this variety or pretended variety that 

 they have sent out. Some years ago I did the same thing and after a few 

 years my Minnetonka turned out to be Longfield. If there is such an apple 

 it should be taken up and discussed by your society, and if there is not it 

 should be so stated in your reports. Prof. Hansen writes me that there is no 

 apple of that name, and I feel sure he is right." Is there such an apple? 



A Horticultural Parlor at the Burnswick. — A commodious parlor 

 has been engaged in the Burnswick Hotel, the headquarters of the society this 

 year, [t is at the head of the first flight of stairs and directlj- adjoining the 

 the elevator. You will see a sign on the door which says "Welcome, Horti- 

 culturist " That means you. On the center table will be found suitable 

 horticultural literature and plenty of comfortable chairs will be about the 

 the room, making this a welcoms place for such hours as j'ou are at the hotel 

 and not otherwise engaged. The room overflows into the spacious hall and 

 hotel parlor adjoining, which are well seated also. It will be open on Monday 

 evening, .Dec. 3I, and thereafter until Saturday morning, and we hope you 

 will use it to the utmost. 



