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country, the value of which will be much better understood as the years go on. 
The matter of more hardy roots for all our fruit trees is a most important 
subject to the planter, still one which has been neglected in our search for 
hardy stocks until Prof. Hanson got out after them. Now they must come to 
us, for the professor will go to the North Pole in his search, if sucha trip is 
necessary to accomplish any undertaking placed in his hands. I trust all 
growers of nursery stock will aid him in this much needed work. 
Iuverne, March 6. A. K. BUSH. 
A VALUABLE DEWBERRY.—I have a dewberry that I believe will do well in 
Minnesota with proper winter protection. It has stood twenty degrees below 
freezing here without protection, but Ido not know how much more it would 
stand. It, however, could be very easily protected from cold, as it lays close 
to the ground. 
Isee that Prof. Green, of St. Anthony Park, has been experimenting with 
the dewberry with poor success, and I want him to try my Texas dewberry. I 
also want to test the shipping qualities and am contemplating shipping you a 
twenty-four box crate of the fruit about April 1st, with a few plants for Prof. 
S. B. Green. 
We are having a very late spring. The dewberries are just beginning to 
bloom, and it may be a few days after April Ist before I shall be able to send 
the fruit. 
I believe I have a good berry and a good shipper, and I want as many of my 
horticultural friends to test it as can take the time and trouble to do so. 
Lamarque, Texas, March 6, 1900. A. STEWART. 
FRUIT AT SLEEPY EYE.—We had a snowfall of about five inches March 5th 
and 7th. This is the first sleighing for this winter. This winter was hard on 
winter wheat, and in many places winter rye is damaged to some extent. I 
had several foreign plum trees left over from last winter. All are dead now ex- 
cept Early Red anda Russian. I received several Early Red from Prof. Budd, 
five years ago. They have borne a few plums the last two years. I tried to 
acclimate them, and I have grafted them for the last four years. I took scions 
every time from my last grafting, and grafted them again on hardy plum seed- 
lings. I examined the last grafting a few days ago and found them in good 
condition. I have a number of plum trees grafted on sand cherry roots several 
years ago; they had a fair crop of healthy plums last year. The rest of my 
plums were poor in quality, and many rotted on the trees. 
I have several apple trees that were partly damaged last winter, growing 
during last summer. They are dead now. Two years ago I top-grafted a few 
on Hibernal and Virginia crab. I put on scions of Patten’s Greening, Peerless 
and a Repka Malenka,and all made a good growth. They look fresh and healthy. 
I received a few Patten’s Greening five years ago. They have borne a few 
apples the last few years. The Patten is hardy and a reliable tree to plant; 
also an early bearer. 
I was in New Ulm a short time ago. I found out that the Horticultural Club 
there is dead. I am pleased to learn that so many farmers became members of 
the State Horticultural Society in and around Sleepy Eye. 
I cut out about an acre in my timber last winter, where the timber was light, 
and shall replant this spring. I will plant cottonwood and black walnut. I cut 
cottonwood this winter that were planted in 1870; the trees averaged over 
one cord of wood. 
Sleepy Eye, March 7, 1900. MARTIN PENNING. 
