206 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Martha, Virginia and other varieties of crabs. In the last three or 

 four years Transcendent and Hyslop crabs have blighted badly. 



I have had good success growing all the hardier varieties of 

 shrubs, roses and bulbs. I even grow the hardier varieties of per- 

 petual roses by cutting them back the first hard frosts in November 

 and covering them one foot thick with fresh stable manure, leaving 

 it on until all hard frosts are gone in the spring. I have found in 

 over twenty years' experience in this country there is no excuse for 

 farmers or others being without all the small fruits they need for 

 their families. They will grow and give plenty of fruit with good 

 care in planting and cultivation. They can also grow all the hardier 

 varieties of crab apples and a few of the hardier varieties of apples . 

 and plums. 



FRUIT LISTS FOR MINNESOTA. 



A. W. LATHAM, SEC'y. 



Late last fall there was sent out from this office a circular blank 

 to the members requesting information, among other things, as to 

 the varieties of fruit succeeding best in each locality, and in prepar- 

 ing these lists the members were requested to "take into considera- 

 tion hardiness, productiveness, value for home use or jnarket and 

 freedom from blight, judging in each instance by his own experience 

 or by observation in his own locality." 



In response to these circulars about 200 replies were received 

 that furnished this information, and from these replies the lists 

 that follow were collated. In putting these lists together, instead 

 of taking the state as a whole it is divided somewhat arbitrarily into 

 seven districts, the purpose being, however, to include in each district 

 an area of country where climatic and soil conditions are approxi- 

 mately similar. Of course nothing approaching exactness could be 

 expected from this arrangement, but the lists as prepared in this 

 way would be of more value to the planter than where covering the 

 whole state. 



The figures given show the number of votes cast for the varieties 

 named, but, as a rule, any variety in which not over one vote was 

 cast in the district was left out of that list. 



District number one is intended to cover the southeastern part 

 of the state. District number two the southwestern part, going far 

 enough north to take in that portion of the state most affected by the 

 hot, dry winds from the southwest. District number three includes 

 in a general way the Big Woods region of east central Minnesota. 

 District number four lies north of number three and includes the 



