MONTEVIDEO TRIAL STATION, ANNUAL REPORT. 5 1 



dency on the part of this apple to blush, and think that the word 

 "blush" is a misnomer. 



The Anis (No. 984) seems to be very hardy. It ripens in Sep- 

 tember, and the fruit is of fine quality. The tree seems to be a 

 rather shy bearer so far, but it is very healthy and free from 

 blight. 



Anisette as received from Ames is a fine apple, but it is identi- 

 cal with Oldenburg. 



OstrakoiT (No. 4 M) is doing well here ; it appears to be hardy 

 in tree and very productive. It should be classed as a late fall 

 apple. 



Gideon, Wealthy, Minnesota and Whitney all produced fine 

 crops. 



Virginia crab was much affected by scab. 

 Pride of Minneapolis produced a heavy crop, but it was af- 

 fected by scab. 



Smd No. I is a large apple, but the tree is only moderately 

 productive. The fruit matures soon after Oldenburg has gone. 

 There was much blight this season on all apple trees, more 

 especially on the crabs. Sweet Russet was much affected. The 

 Russian pears seemed to suffer from the blight even more than 

 the crab apples. 



A fungous disease attacked the currants and gooseberries 

 about midsummer, causing them to drop their leaves. They can 

 hardly be expected to produce much of a crop next year. The 

 flowering currants and even the wild currants were affected in 

 the same way. The flowering currant will probably have to be 

 given up as a border shrub. 



The plum crop was excellent. The variety that gave the 

 greatest satisfaction was the Stoddard. 



Catalpa speciosa has done unexpectedly well here, flowering 

 profusely and even ripening seed. 



Tamarix amurensis failed here when planted on black prairie 

 soil near a thick border of lilacs. The trial was hardly a fair one, 

 for scarcely anything will grow near a thrifty lilac bush. We 

 have replanted the tamarix on high, well drained land and hope 

 for better results. It is a beautiful shrub. 



In the spring of 1898 there was planted at this station two 

 acres of seedling pines, the material for which was furnished by 

 the Department of Agriculture. There were about 8,000 seed- 

 lings set, the greater part being Scotch pine about six inches in 

 height, and a smaller number being Austrian pine and Pinus 

 ponderosa. The ponderosa seedlings were from eighteen to 



