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can claim to be a small standard apple, but it is a daisy summer 

 apple. From a barrel of apples got from Mr. Dartt in 1887 I am 

 expecting something big. Only one seedling has so far fruited, 

 but this took the coveted prize "Best seedling" at the horticultural 

 exhibition, Winnipeg, August last. Others of this lot of seedlings 

 are showing fruit spurs for next year. From time to time fresh 

 ground has been planted and vacancies filled until now about 300 

 apple and crab trees remain, about half of which blossomed and bore 

 fruit this year. The trees have not been petted or in any way pro- 

 tected except by shade trees south and west of orchard. I think, 

 however, that earth worms have been beneficial, as since their im- 

 portation and introduction, although plough cultivation has ceased 

 and only shallow weeding practiced, the trees have thriven much 

 better. 



I cannot close this better, I think, than by quoting from the 

 "Commercial'' the following in regard to the exhibition held in Win- 

 nipeg, August 28, 29, 30, 1902 : 



"In larger fruits there was a small but effective exhibit, which 

 goes to prove that our pioneers in fruit growing are gradually ac- 

 climatizing varieties of apples, crabs and plums. What was con- 

 sidered impossible a few years ago is, in fact, already accomplished, 

 as shown by the display of large fruits. In one collection, shown by 

 Thos. Frankland, of Stonewall. Man., there were thirty varieties 

 of apples, many of them seedlings of his own production, this list 

 possibly including a number of hybrids. A. P. Stevenson, of Nel- 

 son, Man., showed a collection of twenty-six apples, mostly standard 

 varieties. Besides these two collections, there were about seventy- 

 five other exhibits of apples, crabs and hybrids. This surely indi- 

 cates that Manitoba will eventually produce a considerable quantity 

 of these fruits." 



V^arieties shown : Crabs — ^Martha, Transcendent, Gibb, Hyslop, 

 Orange, Dartt, Tonka ; Siberian, Yellow and Red ; Virginia, Whit- 

 ney, Philip's 1,000, Sweet Russet, Beecher's Sweet, Briar Sweet, 

 General Grant, INIontrcal Beauty and a dozen of my seedlings. 



Apples — Duchess, Simbrisk Nos. i and 9, Klemskoe, Red Cheek, 

 B. Calville, Repka Kislaga, Borovinka, White Rubets, Saccharine, 

 Transparent, Cross ; Red, Yellow and K. Anis ; Striped Anis, Romna, 

 Grandmother, Wealthy, August, October and in the center of Stev- 

 enson's exhibit half a bushel of Rus. Gravenstein. 



