ANNUAL REPORT, I906, VICE-PRES., NINTH CONG. DIST. 153 



Patten's Greening, Long-field. Charlamoff is doing very well ; 

 Wealthy and Borovinca are also striving for prominence. Anisim 

 and Calville are also in the race for admittance. There are also 

 others that will come in the near future. 



Of crabs, Florence is yet being grown by but few. I have no 

 fear but that it will be placed in the ranks as one of the most reli- 

 able sorts as to bearing qualities. Virginia comes next but blights 

 some. Greenwood and Powers are doing well in our rich soil and 

 don't blight. Early Strawberry is hardy and also a heavy bearer, 

 but blights some — is worth planting, and the fruit sells well. Pride 

 of Minneapolis is a sure and constant bearer, but its fruit don't 

 sell well, but is one of the best late sorts and is worth planting ; has 

 not shown any sign of blight yet. Martha is worthless here and 

 unproductive. Dartt and Orange and Whitney No. 20 grow well 

 but have not shown up as well as the sorts first named. There are 

 still many more that have fruited here and are promising hardy 

 sorts, especially of Russian varieties, and some that have been heavily 

 loaded in an ofif year, as last year. 



As to plums the tame sorts bore a fair crop, but wild sorts gave 

 nothing to speak of. On my place the City plum, also New Ulm, 

 had a full crop. Odegaard blighted, and the fruit wilted and crack- 

 ed. Forest Garden did especially well, free from any defects : 

 otherwise the crop was light all over. Sorts most preferred for 

 this part undoubtedly De Soto and Forest Garden ; they are the 

 sorts most planted and tried. Wyant, Surprise and Comfort are 

 recommended. There are a lot of plums of the different sorts 

 grown fruited but a short time yet. 



Raspberries recommended are the Turner, Philadelphia, Loudon 

 and Cuthbert. Of strawberries there is no preference reported, 

 as the two last seasons have proved a failure with most sorts. 



Of ornamentals there seems to be no end to varieties given me, 

 and I wish I could write them down as reported, but some are near- 

 ly illegible. Of roses the moss rose, Harrisoni, snowball, lilac — 

 there seems to be over fifty-four different varieties of last named 

 sort in growth here. Spirea Van Houttii and peonies do well, 

 and phlox with a little covering. Dahlias and gladioli, when dug 

 in fall and placed in the cellar. Irises of different sorts do also well 

 when covered with straw or manure. Crocuses and snowdrops do 

 well with a little protection. Mr. Probstfield, of ]\Ioorhead, says 

 he thinks double the number will flourish with but little care — 

 daisies, bleeding heart, pansies, hollyhocks, red lily, tiger lily. Gold- 

 en willows grow rank here and so do elders. It is a wonder to me 

 to find so much in this line that promises so well, but as my report 

 grows in length must curtail it. In the neighborhood of Hendrvim, 

 or the western part of Norman county, this year was planted out 

 a whole carload of trees of all kinds, of currants, strawberries, ever- 

 greens and fruit trees — the writer is unable to give the acreage the 

 correct figures. There seems to be a steady increase all over this 

 district. Apple growing seems to be the most prominent of all 

 fruits, and we hope with intelligent care success will not be blighted. 



