BEST APPLES AND PLUMS FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. I51 



First — Surprise. A tree of unusually vigorous growth and very 

 symmetrical in form. The fruit is above the average but not the 

 largest in size. We have plums that will bear equally as well as the 

 Surprise, but when we begin to investigate for quality, as far as my 

 knowledge extends, it stands first. 



Second — Brittlewood. A plum that is crowding the Surprise 

 somewhat for first place. It does not bear as abundantly as the 

 Surprise but, if I mistake not, is the largest native plum we have. 

 It is of excellent quality but not of as good color as some others. 



Third — Ocheeda. A high grade plum of medium size, fine 

 grain, very superior quality and a very prolific fruiter. Curculio 

 are very troublesome on this variety. 



Fourth — Wyant. An old standby that has always fulfilled its 

 expectations. 



As the improvement of our native plums goes forward, a Hst 

 of the best is liable to be changed from year to year. I understand 

 that they have some very superior seedlings at the Experiment 

 Station, at Madison, Wis., which have not been thrown open to the 

 pubHc as yet, but should they be disseminated among the people at 

 large it will doubtless change our list for best plums. 



A FRUIT LIST FOR EASTERN CENTRAL MINNESOTA. 



WYMAN ELI.IOT, MINNEAPOLIS. 



The list I am about to recommend is one adapted only to this 

 particular part of the state. 



We put first and foremost the Wealthy apple. We have evi- 

 dence that the Wealthy is as hardy as the Duchess in many in- 

 stances. We also have evidence of the vitality of the Wealthy be- 

 yond almost anything else we have. Whenever we get one of these 

 hard winters that kills it down, and we think we have lost our hope 

 in fruit, it springs up from the roots and goes on bearing as vigor- 

 ously as ever. It is not so with many other varieties. I could 

 name dozens of varieties that we grow here which when they kill 

 down it is the last of them. We have records of the Wealthy that 

 are different. So we put the Wealthy first and foremost. If I were 

 going to plant a commercial orchard, ninety per cent, of the trees 

 would be Wealthy with my knowledge of varieties. What it might 

 be ten years or five years from now I don't know. If I should live 

 that long I may change it, but at present the Wealthy stands at the 

 head of the list for profit. 



Now for No. 2 we have nothing for profit, for hardiness, for 

 productiveness and quality that ranks ahead of the Duchess. It is 



