268 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Senator Dunlap is productive and if quality proves good will prove 

 a valuable addition to our collection. Raspberries are in full bloom 

 now, and evervthine- is doinsf well. 



Spiraea Van Houttei in flower on place of Mr. Cowles. 



Flowering shrubs have blossomed beautifully. Spiraea was white, 

 also Snowballs. Peonies are just commencing to open. 

 June 13, 1903. 



WINDOIVI TRIAL STATION. 



DEWAIN COOK, SUPT., JEFPERS. 



Strawberries are fine, and all varieties (about a dozen) seem to 

 be at their very best. Raspberries and Juneberries also are promis- 

 ing. Plums are nearly a total failure, owing in part at least to too 

 much water in the soil at the blooming period, and also to the plum 

 rot which attacked the blossoms ; and probably many fruit buds were 

 killed by hard freezes just previous to the blooming period. Some 

 sort of a blight or plum rot attacked the trees and nearly killed my 

 Weavers, Surprise and a few other not so well known varieties, but 

 as new buds have started I think the trees will recover. 



The apple crop promises to be large. Duchess, Okabena, 

 Wealthy and Patten Greening are very full. Crab apples are not 

 bearing so well, and nearly everything in the crab line has scab on 

 it. Blight is quite bad on both apples and crabs. 



