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MINNESOTA STATE IIORTICULTl-RAL SOCIETY. 



years we have been practicing the selection of the best and largest 

 plants for our plant beds and find that our plants arc much stronger 

 than before. 



The raspberry yield was very good, Older and Loudon being the 

 principal crop. We hdve set about one acre of King, which are 

 looking very nice. We like the appearance of this variety much. 



We are much interested in the evergreen and think that every- 



Snowball Hedge on Place of Mr. F. J. Cowles. 



one who has a home should plant more of these trees. What 

 makes a nicer hedge than the arbor vitae?" This with a little trim- 

 ming will grow in any shape that one wishes. And then the 

 spruce and pines make such a beautiful windbreak setting two rows, 

 setting them alternate. Readers of this article, set out evergreens 

 this coming spring, and in a few years you will say that this was 

 the best investment you ever made ! The Carolina poplar has 

 made a growth of six feet this year from cuttings set in May. This 

 is a fine tree, much better than the cottonunol. Tn our vicinity 



