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fresh fruits, but a good assortment, including all the principal varieties, will 

 be put up in glass jars for display also. For this latter purpose something 

 over 200 jars have been ordered. It is hoped to secure a good collection of 

 strawberries in this shape, and for this purpose the best of those shown at the 

 coming summer meeting will be taken. 



In the preparation and maintenance of this exhibit the cooperation of the 

 members of this society is absolutely necessary, and the secretary is assured 

 that always, as heretofore, in everything looking to the advantage of horticul- 

 ture in our midst it will be ungrudgingly given. Suggestions looking to the 

 development of this exhibit will be heartily welcomed by the secretary. What 

 can we do individually or as a society to help in this? It will take lots of fine 

 fruit, and many orchards and gardens must be drawn upon to supply it. 



A Study of Northwestern Apples by Prof. Hansen. The promised 

 bulletin from Prof N. E. Hansen on northwestern apples is at hand, Bulletin 

 No. 76, issued from the South Dakota Experiment Station, at Brookings, S. 



D. A copy can undoubtedly be secured by addressing Prof. Hansen and any 

 one interested in the subject of apple growing in the northwest should be 

 possessed of one. The bulletin is an unusually large one, covering 143 pages. 

 A few pages at the outset are devoted to the "origination of new varieties," 

 the "reproducing of varieties" and "bud variation." There are also very full 

 directions how lo raise apple trees from seed. Some space is given to the des- 

 cription of the work of the Russian Apple Nomenclature joint commission 

 appointed by the Minnesota Horticultural Society and those of neighboring 

 states a few years since Then follows a description of varieties, occupying 

 100 pages. Typical apples in this list are illustrated by outlines, and the 

 descriptions are very full, having been prepared evidently with the greatest 

 care. The list is intended to include, we understand, everythirg of merit in 

 the northwest. At the close of the bulletin a few pages are devoted to the 

 details u.'ed in describing apples and directions for studying apples and an 

 artificial key designed to help the fruit grower to obtain the name of any 

 variety unknown to him which is described in this bulletin. This key has 

 been prepared by Prof. Hansen evidently with very much critical work, and 

 should be of practical value in the hands of a good observer. Prof. Hansen 

 deserves great credit for the industry and enterprise he has displayed in pre- 

 paring this practical contribution to pomological literature adapted to this 

 section of the country. 



FRUIT PROSPECTS. 



"Prospects are for a fairly good crop for all fruits." — Taylors Falls, May 

 28, Geo. W. Strand. 



"The outlook for fruit at the present time in this vicinity is fine." — Lynd, 

 Lyon Co., May 29, O. C. Gregg. 



"The prospect for a fruit crop is good at the present time, but we are yet 

 in danger of night frost."— Duluth, May 27, A. F. Gastfield. 



"Prospects are for plums, a light crop; apples, full crop; small fruits fair; 

 strawberries just in bloom."— Morris, June 1, D. T. Wheaton. 



"The prospects for a good crop of all fruits in this section is very good. 

 Apple, plum and strawberry give great promise."— Qwatonna, May 27, Thos. 



E. Cashman. 



