SOUTHERN MINN. HORT. SOCIETY. 63 



In a paper on "The Horticulturist a Public Benefactor," Jonathan 

 Freeman showed how the horticulturist gave freely of his time and 

 willingly gave the public the benefit of his knowledge and ex- 

 perience. 



The apple was given considerable space on the program, and the ' 

 lively discussions following the papers on this topic showed the 

 great interest taken therein. 



In a paper on "The Ideal Winter Apple," Clarence Wedge pictured 

 the necessary good qualities of fruit and tree in a winter apple for 

 the northwest so plainly, that, indirectly, the fact was brought out 

 most emphatically that we had not yet realized our hopes in this 

 direction. 



F. W. Kimball presented "Some Difficulties in the Way of Pro- 

 ducing a Winter Apple," and while realizing the knottj^ problems 

 to be solved, yet felt sanguine that a solution would be found. 



A paper on "The Commercial Apple Orchard," by D. K. Michener, 

 gave facta from the experience of the writer which proved that 

 while fall varieties formerly found ready sale at good prices, yet 

 the time had come when winter apples must be given first place in 

 planting an orchard. 



"A Few Don'ts for Beginners," by C. Morgan, was a practical 

 paper giving much good advice to beginoers in the fruit business. 



Prof. S. B. Green, in a very able address on "The Most Promising 

 Material on Hand for Present Planting," offered many valuable 

 suggestions, and gave a general fruit list which he recommended 

 for planting in southern Minnesota. 



E. H. S. Dartt, in a paper on "Controlling Fruit Trees," presented 

 his views on o-/rc7ii«g- and favored controlling fruit trees by this 

 method. 



The following "snap shots" were taken during the discussions on 

 apple topics: 



J. B. Mitchell — "I do not know of a hardy winter variety and a 

 long keeper, the Repka Malenka, perhaps, excepted. I believe the 

 coming apple will be the result of a cross between a hardy tree and 

 a long keeper." 



C. Morgan — "I consider the Wealthy the best all round apple for 

 this section, and if limited to one variety, I would plant Wealthy." 



E. H. S. Dartt — "I am growing 1,000 varieties, and perhaps the com- 

 ing apple is among them, but I do not know which one. Phoenix 

 No. 50 is the most promising new seedling. It is a large apple* 

 tinged with red, and will keep till spring." 



C. G. Patten — "I do not believe that a first-class apple can be pro- 

 duced from the Russian varieties. We must conform to certain 

 laws and confine ourselves to the best kinds that have been de- 

 veloped in this country." 



J. S. Harris — "We have many so-called winter varieties, but I 

 know of only a very few late keepers on a hardy tree." 



C. Wedge — "I have been much impressed with the prepotency of 

 some varieties — Dartt's Hybrid and Wealthy, for instance. It is a 

 well known fact that seedlings from some varieties are quite often 

 sure to show a marked resemblance to the parent apple." 



