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MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



"We have planted many deciduous trees, mostly for ornament 

 and shade : linden, soft maple, elm, ash, box elder, poplar, black 

 locust, European mountain ash. catalpa ; Russian, golden, royal and 

 \\ isconsin weeping- willows ; black walnut, butternut and many va- 

 rieties of shrubs. The soft maple, locust, V\ isconsin weeping willow 

 and nut trees are not quite satisfactory. They are not taken care 

 of either as they should be. 



"Now about my fruit culture. I started out some twelve years 

 ago with the idea to find out just such varieties as would do well 

 in our particular locality, ])ropagating all kinds of which I could 



A corner in forest plantation at St. John's Universitj'. 



get scions, discarding semi-hardy stuff and planting in the orchard 

 only such varieties as promised well in the nursery. Of these again 

 I will discard some varieties that blight and are not satisfactory in 

 fruit. Of course this takes time, and a farmer could not do this, 

 but I intend to work for the future for our locality, without despis- 

 ing the present returns of the orchard. Don't ask me how many va- 

 rieties I have tried or I have. I do not know. But some varieties 

 are very promising, especially those recommended by the Minne- 

 sota Horticultural Society, with a few others. I might mention 

 Duchess, Hibernal, Wolf River, Wealthy, Charlamoff, Peerless, 

 University with others not vet in bearing; of crabs Briar Sweet, 



