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ment is the best kind of a demonstration of the value of this service to the 

 state. A part of the duty of the fire warden is to acquire information in regard 

 to forestry matters. To this end the last 85 pages are occupied with a con- 

 sideration of European forests, with many statistical tables and other valuable 

 data of importance in the development of European forestry. 



The Year Book of 1901. — This annual issue of the U. S. Dept. of Agri- 

 culture is becoming more and more, at least with the writer, a book of large 

 interest. In it horticulture receives its full share of attention. This number 

 contains, amongst items of lesser note, very full articles on "Commercial Or- 

 charding", by G. B. Brackett; "Home Fruit Garden", by Prof. L. C. Corbett; 

 "Little Known Fruits, etc.", by Wm. A. Taylor; "Influence of Environment, 

 etc.". by Dr. H. W. Wiley, — besides a host of topics of general interest. This 

 is not intended as more than a hint to arouse interest in the book, a copy of 

 which you should be able to secure by application to some congressman or 

 senator. 



Crow Wing County Fruits and Vegetables. — Of the horticultural 

 part of the Crow Wing county fair, held at Brainerd Sept. 25th, which Prof. 

 S. B. Green attended on invitation to address the farmers, he says: "The dis- 

 play of garden vegetables was particularly fine, both in variety and in quality 

 ot those exhibited. The same was true of fruits, and I was greatly surprised 

 at the fine display of apples, grapes and plums. The most of these came from 

 near Bay Lake. Among the varieties of apples which I noted were the fol- 

 lowing: Malinda, Brier Sweet, Martha, Longfield, Virginia, Repka Malenka, 

 Duchess, Transcendent, Hibernal, Hyslop, Antonovka, Russian Green, Alex- 

 ander, Minnesota, Yellow Transparent. Of grapes I noted Cottage, Delaware 

 (which was very fine), Diamond, Noah and Agawam. Good specimens were 

 also exhibited of the Compass cherry and the Newman sand cherry. The 

 Crandall currant was also shown, and the fruit was more than a half inch in 

 diameter." 



Gideon Memorial Fund.— The total amount subscribed to this fund to 

 date is $360.68. Many who intend to subcribe have evidently overlooked it, 

 and thousands who are profiting in dollars and cents by his work, in originating 

 the Wealthy apple if in nothing else, are letting the opportunity pass. Every 

 resident of Minnesota, at least, who has a tree of this variety growing must 

 realize his obligation to the originator of this luscious apple. Why not apply 

 to this fund the value of the crop of apples ripened on your oldest Wealthy 

 apple tree this year? So practical and just a recognition as this of the value of 

 his services to us from the members of this society alone would easily make 

 up the $1000 it is proposed to secure. This is a direct appeal to you per- 

 sonally. Sit down at once and compute the amount and send an order for it 

 to the secretary, as the matter is being presented to you, and you for the mo- 

 ment realize its justice. It ought not to be necessary to go out of the state 

 even to secure the sum needed for the Gideon Memorial. Any who have made 

 and not yet paid their subscription to this fund are requested to do so, at the 

 earliest convenience, as the committee having the matter in charge are desir- 

 ous of bringing it to an early conclusion. A list of the subscriptions to this 

 fund will be published in full in this magazine at the finish. 



Visit to OwaTonna Experiment Station. — In a letter from Prof. S. 

 B. Green dated Sept. 29, he speaks as follows of a visit to the state experi- 

 ment station located at Owatonna, in charge of Supt. E. H. S. Dartt. Many 



