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Doolittle *, Eureka t. Greg-g*, Kansas *, Nemaha **, Ohio *, Older 

 **, Palmer*, Souhegan *. 



Brandy wine *, Cuthbert**, Loudon **, Marlboro *, Turner *, 



Strawberries. Bubach No. 5 *, Crawford*, Crescent**, Cumber- 

 land *, Downing *, Enhance *, Gandy *, Greenville *, Haverland *, 

 Jessie *, Michel's Early *, Van Deman *, Warfield * *, Wood (Beder) **, 

 Wilson * Woolverton *, Clyde t, Glen Mary t, Splendid * *, Lovett *. 



A considerable number of seedlings and little known varieties of 

 apples have been looked up and reported to the State Horticultural 

 Society, but we have not had opportunity to observe their condition 

 since passing through the last hard winter. 



"dont'S" for beginners. 



C. MORGAN, FORESTVILLE. 

 (Southern Minnesota Horticultural Society.) 



In the first place I would say to all those who are thinking of set- 

 ting an orchard or growing fruit of any kind, " don't " forget to 

 attend any and all horticultural meetings that it is possible for j^ou 

 to attend, so that when you are ready to get your trees you will have 

 learned in regard to the kinds best suited to our climate and soil 

 which are now grown by nurserymen. 



"Don't "put your money into apple trees or any other kinds of 

 fruit plants with the expectation of g-rowing apples or other fruit, 

 until you have made up your mind that you will first take good care 

 of them after you get them; otherwise it will result in disappoint- 

 ment to yourself as well as in an injury to the nurseryman of whom 

 you got your trees or plants. All nurserymen are much interested 

 in having the trees and plants which they send out do well, so that 

 those who get their stock of them will feel that they have not been 

 swindled out of their money and time. " Don't" forget that your 

 success in the growing depends in a great measure on yourself. 

 Careless handling of trees or other fruits, evergreens, etc., after you 

 get them home, is not the thing you should do if you expect success. 



"Don't" go to the nursery or place of delivery, lose valuable time 

 in going, and then after you have carefully selected the kinds you 

 want and satisfied yourself that the trees or other stock which you 

 had bought were in a good, thrifty condition, start for home with 

 the roots exposed to the hot sun and dry winds and leave them so 

 exposed until you have time to set them out. " Don't" do that way 

 with your nursery stock, although it is the way in which many 

 people handle their trees and other plants, and then blame and 

 abuse the nurseryman because they did not all live and do well. 



"Don't" select j'our poorest land on which to set your trees. 

 " Don't" think for a moment that some old worn out hillside is good 

 enough for trees. If the land on which you wish to set your trees 

 is not rich enough, make it so as soon as you can after setting- them 

 out. 



"Don't" set your tree before you dig the hole, or, in other words, 

 "don't" take your spade in one hand and your tree in the other, 



