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Five hundred high bush cranberry seedlings have been raised. 

 These were saved from plants selected from the woods for their 

 large and abundant fruiting qualities. This seed generally lies over 

 for one year in the ground, but the seed that we planted last 

 spring started during the wet weather of the latter part of August 

 and the ist of September, and while they did not push out of the 

 ground, they made a root growth of perhaps four inches. This is 

 something new in our experience with this plant. I am inclined 

 to think, however, that the seedlings are in good shape for starting 

 next spring. We are waiting with much interest the result from 

 this the second generation of this plant from seed on our grounds, 

 for we think there may be a chance to greatly improve its produc- 

 tiveness by such careful attention as we are giving it. If the seed 

 sown a year ago grows well, next spring we ought to have at least 

 5,000 seedlings. 



About 11,000 buffalo berry seedlings have been raised, several 

 thousand of which will be planted on the grounds with the idea 

 of selecting the best, and the balance will be sold to the nursery 

 trade. 



Nineteen hundred Russian olive seedlings have also been raised. 



The Beta grape is of much promise, and we are propagating it 

 for distribution, but this year have also raised about 200 seedlings 

 from it. 



About 2,000 hand crosses were made between the best of our 

 plums and the sand cherry and Compass Cherry. 



Fifty apple and plum trees have been grown in boxes and are 

 in the cellar this winter. These are to be started in the green- 

 house in April so that the work of crossing the plums and apples, 

 and of the plum on the sand cherry, can be done by hand under 

 conditions which we can control. In April our students are away, 

 and we then have plenty of room to spare in the greenhouse, and 

 if this experiment should prove an advantage it can be made with- 

 out especial increase in expense. 



Twenty pounds of apple seed have been saved from the hardiest 

 varieties for planting for seedlings next year. 



Our potatoes have done only fairly well the past year, and 

 were lessened very much in yield by the drouth ; nevertheless the 

 results were valuable and will be reported on later in a bulletin on 

 this subject covering the reports of the behavior of this crop for 

 the last three years. We have about 100 seedling potatoes, some 

 of which are quite promising and have been distributed to our sev- 

 eral stations for trial. 



