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the day, and now has gone home weary in the eventide "to wrap 

 the drapery of his couch about him and lie down to pleasant 

 dreams." His name and fame are secure, and Joseph Lancaster 

 Budd will occupy an honored place in the Westminster^ Abbey 

 of American Horticulture, a place in the hearts of men for those 

 who have permanently enriched the cause for which they labored. 

 Reverently his pupil writes this little tribute in loving re- 

 membrance of his departed teacher. A true man among men 

 was J. L. Budd, a man to whom the recording angel will come, 

 as he did to Abou Ben Adhem, to point out his name as first on 

 the roll of the Lord's beloved, because he loved his fellow men. 



(Prof.) N. E. Hansen, Brookings, S. D. 



Anent the Fruit Prospects. — The few notes appended fairly represent 

 we think, the southern portion of the state and indicate a very hopeful situa- 

 tion in the fruit gardens and orchards of that section: 



"I have been through the orchard and the standard varieties look all O. K. 

 Raspberries will come out all O. K. if the temperature does not drop too low 

 late. Strawberries that are covered look fresh and good. The prospects are 

 very favorable for a crop of fruit." — W. J. Tingley, Withrow, Mar. 8. 



"I find the N. W. Greening is killed by the last winter. Duchess, Patten's 

 Greening, crabs, etc seem to have got through all right. Russian olive succeeds 

 splendidly. Syringa Japonica also." — John McCallum, Barry, March 12. 



"I have been looking over my orchard and nursery and find my trees all 

 right to the last bud; only a few half hardy of foreign origin are injured, and 

 they will go on the brush pile. "-Rev. John B. Katzner, Collegeville, Mar. 13. 



"Apple trees are all in better condition than they were a year ago. Some 

 varieties that showed severe discoloration of the pith of terminal limbs a year 

 ago show only a slight discoloration now. Among these are Haas, Scott's 

 Winter, Kaump, Talman Sweet, McMahon White, Avista, Repka Malenka, 

 Northwestern Greening and some others. Raspberries and blackberries not 

 covered show quite severe injury. Some canes killed, while others show 

 vitality, and the prospect is for a partial crop from uncovered bushes." — David 

 Secor, Winnebago City, March 16. 



"All varieties of apples have wintered without any injury to tops. North- 

 western Greening, Wolf River, Haas, Wealthy and others sound to the tip. 

 The half hardy sorts, such as Talman Sweet, appear to be perfectly sound. I 

 have a f e w trees of Jonathan that froze badly last year that appear all right now. ' ' 



G. A. Anderson, Renville, March 24. 



