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Pears. — Bessemianka No. 508, looking well, not fruiting-. Kurs- 

 kaya 392, good condition, not fruiting. 

 North Star currant is looking well but not fruiting heavily. 

 Raspberries well covered with earth are all right. 



THE SHKUB BORDER. 



All the bush honeysuckles came through in fine condition. The 

 finest is Lonicera splendens, from Prof. Budd. Lonicera elegans is 

 also very desirable. Lonicera Albertii was injured to some extent 

 on level ground where water stood. 



None of the caraganas suffered in the least, and all the different 

 species and varieties were well covered by their bright yellow 

 flowers. 



Some of the philadelphuses were a little cut back by the winter, 

 but they are all putting forth new growth and promise an abund- 

 ance of bloom. 144 Voronesh, from Prof. Budd, seems to be one of 

 the best. 



The Russian almond, from Prof. Budd, appears to be as hardy as 

 a bur oak, and gave this spring an abundance of bloom. It is set- 

 ting some fruit. Almond raising may become a new industry in 

 Minnesota. 



Prunus Maackii came through unharmed and is one of our finest 

 very early spring flowering shrubs. Prunus tomentosa was killed 

 back to the ground but is starting from the roots. 



The common barberry, as well as its purple variety, were badly 

 injured on level ground, but are all right on dry, windy bluffs. 

 Berberis amurensis was uninjured. 



The nine-bark, Opulaster opulifolius, is in fine condition on bluff- 

 sides, but on the more level lands it has received some injury. The 

 golden-leaved variety suffered the most. 



There was no injury to lilacs, but not quite so much bloom as 

 usual. Syringa villosa has bloomed abundantly this spring, and 

 proves to be three weeks later than the old varieties. It is quite 

 distinct. Syringa josikea is also in bloom, showing dark blue 

 flowers, and appears to be a valuable late lilac. 



Tamarix amurensis suffered greatly and is killed back to the 

 ground, 



Licium vulgare killed back quite badly. 



Spiraea hypericifolia was uninjured, but spiraea Van Houtii 

 suffered somewhat. 



Pyrus tortingo suffered some injury. 



The Manchurian maples came through uninjured and are a great 

 acquisition. 



The Russian artemisia, distributed by Prof. Hanson, is proving to 

 be a useful ornamental shrub on rather poor sandy land. It needs 

 some pruning. 



Blaeagnus angustifolia has again made a good record, but Elaeag- 

 nus argentea succumbed to the winter. 



The thanks of this station are due to Prof. Hanson for a large 

 supply of Eleagnus angustifolia and Caragana arborescens. 



