154 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON $1,000 SEEDLING 

 APPLE PREMIUM. 



PROF. S. B. GREEN, CHAIRMAN, ST. ANTHONY PARK. 



At its annual meeting in 1899 the Minnesota State Horticul- 

 tural Society made an appropriation of $1,000 as a premium for 

 a late-keeping, hardy winter apple of good quality, adapted to Min- 

 nesota. The exact qualities of the apple are that it shall be "as 

 hardy as the Duchess, of as good quality as the Wealthy and keep 

 as long as the Malinda." It was specified that scions of varieties 

 entered in competition should be sent to the Central Experiment 

 Station for trial, and they should be accompanied with a statement 

 that included the full history of the variety. No restriction was 

 put upon its origin; it might come to us from any place and might 

 be some old variety, the value and hardiness of which had not 

 become known. 



In all, forty-two (42) entries have been made for this premium, 

 and a tabulated statement follows, which gives in a compact way 

 the particular points of interest in connection with each entry. 



It will be noted that eleven states and Canada are represented 

 in these entries. In a few cases the owners of the varieties have 

 either neglected or have refused to send scions. Such entries 

 of course would be ruled out completely. In several cases, also, it 

 is plain that the season of the fruit is not such as would entitle 

 it to entry in this class. 



One of the direct results from the offer of this premium has 

 been to bring the Minnesota State Horticultural Society into 

 prominence throughout the United States as being one of the most 

 progressive and energetic horticultural societies in the world. An- 

 other result has been to encourage the growing of seedlings in this 

 and adjoining states, in the hopes that a variety might be produced 

 that would come up to the specifications for this premium. 



It can be truly stated, that your committee knows of nothing 

 that could have done more to promote the general growing of 

 seedlings in this section than a movement of this sort on the part 

 of the horticultural society. 



The chairman of your committee is also horticulturist at the 

 Experiment Station, and he thinks that more will be done in the 

 way of production of valuable seedlings by encouraging the raising 

 of seedlings by planters throughout the state than to confine such 

 work largely to the experiment station, although the Central Ex- 

 periment Station and the Owatonna Tree Station are doing con- 

 siderable work along this line. 



