260 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Strawberries are a very promising crop at this writing but will 

 be a little late. If we have plenty of moisture there will be a boun- 

 tiful crop. 



Raspberries came through the winter in fine condition. Older 

 with no winter protection is full of bloom. All varieties promise a 

 large crop. 



Flowering shrubs as well as fruit trees are full of bloom. Spirea 

 Van Houtii is again admired by all. Snowballs are at their best 

 at this writing. 



Peonies are fast beginning to bloom ; Festiva Maxima, the finest 

 white ; Rubra, bright crimson, with conspicuous yellow center ; 

 Modesta, deep rose ; Psyche, outer petals rose, creamy-sulphur cen- 

 ter; Marie Leonine, delicate flesh, passing to white when fully 

 expanded. Peonies should be planted more in the Northwest. They 

 are very hardy and are beautiful at this season of the year. 



Apple trees budded on Pyrus baccata stock were received and 

 planted according to directions. 



June I, 1905. 



WRENSHALL TRIAL STATION. 



F. B. MC LERAN^ SUPT. 



The trial station having been located here last winter, and this 

 being the first summer of its existence, I must necessarily confine 

 this, my first report, to a short description of the work undertaken. 



Three years ago fifty trees, apples and plums, were set out here. 

 Of these forty-four are still alive and doing nicely. About six 

 apples and six plums are in blossom this spring for the first time. 

 Currants, gooseberries, strawberries, roses and lilacs were also 

 set by me prior to the location of the trial station. All have done 

 very well. 



One hundred and fifty (150) trees have been set this spring. 

 These cover about thirty varieties of apples and twelve varieties of 

 plums, including all those recommended by the State Horticultural 

 Society. Three thousand strawberry plants, covering forty differ- 

 ent varieties, have been set out ; also six varieties of currants, six 

 of gooseberries and eight of raspberries, red and black. Some 

 Beta grapes have also been set. 



At this date all this stock is growing nicely, not having lost a 

 plant so far. I have attempted to graft six different kinds of tame 

 cherries on the wild "Pin," or "Bird," cherry stock. Out of twenty 

 grafts made, I am encouraged to say that about six are growing 

 nicely. 



