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tone illustrations of the leading varieties, each variety being illustrated with a 

 view of the outside of the apple and another of a half of the apple. It is the pur- 

 pose to print in an early number of the Horticulturist a large portion of the notes 

 on the cultivation of the apple as they appear in this bulletin. Copies of this 

 bulletin can be had by application to the State Experiment Station at St An- 

 thony Park, or to Prof Green himself. Every member of our society who is 

 interested in apple culture should certainly become the possessor of one. 



Seedling Apples at the Winter Meeting. — One hundred dollars, 

 besides some special premiums, will be offered for seedling apples to be dis- 

 played at the coming annual meeting of the society. This amount will be 

 divided, $35.00 going to early winter seedling apples, and $65.00 to late 

 winter seedling apples. In making these awards only varieties of some 

 commercial value will be considered. It is useless to bring to the meeting 

 anything except those having sufficient merit to be of some value for commer- 

 cial purposes. Competition in seedling apples at this meeting will be 

 open not only to the state of Minnesota but to the western half of 

 Wisconsin, northern third of Iowa and all of South Dakota and North 

 Dakota and Manitoba. We are after seedling apples that are likely to 

 be of value in Minnesota, regardless of where they originate, and the region 

 referred to has climatic conditions nearly enough like those of Minnesota so 

 that seedling apples originated anywhere within it are likely to be of value in 

 our state, and experience is proving this to be true. We hope and expect a 

 large display of valuable seedling apples at this meeting. Exhibitors who 

 don't find it convenient to attend the meeting can send fruit by express, 

 directed to the secretary, and it will be properly handled and cared for. Any 

 such fruit should be sent so as to arrive here the day before the convening of 

 the meeting. The full premium list will be printed as usual with the program, 

 which will be ready for distribution by Nov. 10. This program will be sent 

 to all members and to others irpon application to the secretarj^. 



Volume Two, Prof. Budd's Horticultural Manual— The second 

 volume of the American Horticultural Manual, by Prof. J. L. Budd,is completed, 

 and a copy lies on my desk for review. I find it a 12 mo volume of about 500 

 pages printed on heavy paper, with a clear type and attractively finished. 

 As announced in volume one, this volume is devoted to what Prof. 

 Budd terms "Systematic Pomology," that is, the description of the leading 

 varieties of orchard fruits, grapes, small fruits, sub-tropical fruits and nuts cf 

 the United States and Canada. It is profusely illustiated by hundreds of the 

 outlines of leading commercial varieties. The list of varieties described does 

 not include everything found in the works of Chas. Downing and other writers 

 on pomology, as many of the old sorts not now planted have been sifted out, 

 it being the present plan ''to include only the varieties recommended at this 

 time by societies and growers, including those of special value locally." "For the 

 benefit of amateurs and beginners the relative hardiness of varieties will be 

 given with their adaptation, so far as known, to given soils, exposures and alti- 

 tude." That portion of the book pertaining to the apple has been prepared by 

 Prof. N.E. Hansen, Horticulturist at the South Dakota Experiment Station 

 It opens with a description of various methods of classification that have been 

 or are now employed in describing fruits. This volume is needed to round out 

 the work begun in volume one, and the two volumes together make a very 

 complete practical treatise on American pomology. The book may be pur- 

 chased of John Wiley & Sons, 43 East 19th St., New York, bound in cloth, for 

 $1.50. 



