48 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



white dots; cavity, broad, medium, deep; stem, short, stout; basin, narrow, abrupt; 

 calyx, small, closed; core, closed, small; flavor, sub-acid; season, winter: tree, upright, 

 good grower, tardy bearer. 



ARABSKOE. 



Description: ^ra&sfcoe— Arabskoe of Tuttle— Size, 6; form, round; color, green, 



overspread with dull purplish red, numerous white dots; cavity, small, deep; stem, 



short, stout; basin, broad, shallow, wrinkled, strongly pubescent; calyx, closed, 



jSmall; flesh, white, coarse, loose; flavor, acid; season, winter; origin, Russia; tree 



blights badly with Mr. Patten, 



SWITZER. 



A. G. Tuttle and C. G. Patten reported that their trees had blight- 

 ed to death. It appeared that, while esteemed by many growers in 

 the East, it was too subject to blight in the Northwest. It was 

 thought that Switzer should be struck off the list recommended by 

 the American Pomological Society for planting in the Northwest, 

 and this opinion was ordered sent to the society for action at the 

 next meeting. 



A WISCONSIN LIST. 



A. G. Tuttle named the following as the best six of those he has 

 tested, the varieties being in the order of their value: Longfield (a 

 great annual bearer), Anisim, Antonovka, Beautiful Arcade (for 

 sweet), Lowland Raspberry (for best early quality), Repka Malenka 

 (for late keeping). 



A MINNESOTA LIST. 



The Minnesota State Horticultural Society varies this list. At 

 their December meeting only three varieties were recommended for 

 general cultivation, Duchess, Hibernal and Charlamoff, with 

 Anisim, Longfield, Christmas, Yellow Sweet, Cross and Repka 

 Malenka for further trial. 



The general consensus of opinion of the Commission tended 

 strongly in favor of a short list, especially Hibernal, Duchess, 

 Charlamoff, Anisim, Y'ellow Sweet, Repka Malenka, Longfield, Cross 

 and Christmas. This will simplify matters for the average planter. 



Meanwhile a host of seedlings have arisen all over Wisconsin, 

 Minnesota and Iowa since the hard winter of 188i-85, and are attract- 

 ing favorable attention, and it will take another winter such as that 

 of 1872-73 and 1884-85 to weed out the list and test their true hardi- 

 ness as compared with imported varieties. This will clear the hor- 

 ticultural atmosphere and make the task of the fruit grower an 

 easier one, in the matter of choosing varieties both native and im- 

 ported. 



The Commission, on motion, adjourned subject to call. 



THE AIM OF THE COMMISSION. 



The work of the Commission was not to recommend varieties for 

 any particular locality, as that must be left to the state and local 

 horticultural societies, but to revise and simplify the nomenclature 

 of the varieties that have come into chief prominence in various 

 parts of the Northwest. As opportunity permits the work of re- 

 vision will be continued. 



N. E. HANSEN, 



Secretary. 



