28 MINNESOl'A STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



laid for many years unimproved for want of means to pay the 

 cost of landscape work and water. 



Let us in Minnesota lead in forestry, as we do in so many 

 branches of agriculture and horticulture, and in a few years the 

 state will become as noted for its beauty as it now is for its in- 

 dustries ! 



LIST OF FRUITS FOR MINNESOTA PLANTING. 



Adopted by the Minnesota State Horticultural Society Dec. 8, 

 1904, for the Guidance of Planters in Minnesota. 



APPLES. 



Of the first degree of hardiness for planting in Minnesota,: 

 Duchess, Hibernal, Charlamofif, Patten's Greening. 



Of the second degree of hardiness : Wealthy, Tetofsky, Ma- 

 linda, Okabena, Peerless, Northwestern Greening. 



Most profitable, varieties for commercial planting : Wealthy, 

 Duchess, Patten's Greening, Okabena, Northwestern Greening. 



Varieties for trial : Repka Malenka, Anisim, Yellow Sweet, 

 Brett, Scott's Winter, University, Newells, Lowland Raspberry, 

 Estelline, Iowa Beauty, Jewell's Winter, Yahnke, Gilbert. 



Valuable in some locations: Wolf River, McMahon, Yellow 

 Transparent, Longfield. 



CRABS AND HYBRIDS. 



For general cultivation : Virginia, Whitney, Early Straw- 

 berry, Minnesota, Sweet Russet, Gideon No. 6, Briar Sweet, 

 Florence, Transcendent. 



Varieties for trial : Lyman's Prolific, Faribault, Shields. 



PLUMS. 



For general cultivation : De Soto, Forest Garden, Cheney, 

 Wolf (freestone), Rollingstone, Wyant, Surprise. 



Most promising for trial : Ocheeda, New Ulm, Stoddard, 

 Mankato, Aitkin, Brittlewood, Compass Cherry. 



GRAPES. 



In order of ripening: Beta, Moore's Early, Janesville, Bright- 

 on, Delaware, Worden, Agawam, Concord. 



RASPBERRIES. 



Red varieties: Turner, Marlborough, Cuthbert, Brandy- 

 wine, Loudon, King. 



Black and purple varieties: Ohio, Palmer, Nemaha, Gregg, 

 Older, Columbian, Kansas, Cumberland. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



Ancient Briton, Snyder, Badger. 



