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Orchard Trees in Renvii.i,e County. — Mr. G. A. Anderson, of Ren- 

 ville, Minn., under date of March 14th, says in regard to his orchard trees: 

 "I have examined trees lately and find the hardy varieties in good condition, 

 such as Duchess, Wealthy, Hibernal, Northwestern Greening, Peerless and 

 many others. Snow and Wolf River appear to be perfectly sound. I find a 

 slight discoloration in tips of some branches on the following: Talman Sweet, 

 Jonathan, Walbridge, Pewaukee and a few others. Have two trees of the 

 Newtown Pippin that passed through last winter in good condition, but now 

 are quite badly discolored in last year's growth." 



Meadow Vale Horticultural Society. — This society is located at 

 Elk River, Minn. For 1904 the president is Albert Heath; vice-president, E. 

 Morgan; secretary, F. J. Keasling. Its annual meeting was held on Feb. 29. 

 So far seven members have been reported for this local society for the current 

 year. At that meeting the Compass cherry was very highly spoken of as 

 follows, "An early and immense bearer, perfectly hardy and will grow on any 

 soil the choke cherry will." They report a light apple crop the past year on 

 account of hail storm "but for all that there was a fine showing of fruit at our 

 neighboring fair in September. So far as we can tell no harm has been done 

 the past severe weather." 



Trees and Fruit in North Dakota. — Under the above title, Prof. C. 

 B. Waldron, horticulturist of the North Dakota State Experiment Station, has 

 just issued a bulletin, No. 59. It goes considerably into detail in the matter of 

 growing and planting trees and varieties of trees for ornament and wind- 

 breaks and has something to say also about ornamental shrubs, hedges, etc. 

 It contains also a review of the present status of fruit growing in that state, 

 giving a little space to methods, etc. To those interested in this subject a 

 copy of the bulletin will be instructive reading. A copy can be had for the 

 asking, undoubtedly, by addressing Prof. Waldron at Fargo. 



Cherry Trees in the Winona REaioN.— Vice-President C. W. Mer- 

 ritt, of Homer, reports further as to cherries, under dale of March 17th: "In 

 regard to blight on cherry leaves in this vicinity I don't think there was an 

 orchard of cherry trees in this locality entirely free from it. Certainly all 

 cherry trees on the high lands were yellow with diseased leaves till late in the 

 fail. Oae orchard composed of Homer cherry trees entirely, owned by Mr, 

 King (my neighbor), was at one time one-third stripped of leaves but rallied 

 later. On my own grounds Wragg, Dyehouse, Montmorency, Orel, Ostheim, 

 Homer and several other varieties all suffered alike. All are dead, if I except 

 now and then a young tree of the several varieties. Cherry growers report 

 fruit buds of cherry trees nearly all killed by hard winter." 



Condition of Orchard at Winnebago City, March 9th. — "An 

 examination of forty varieties of apple trees on my own grounds shows that 

 most of them are injured more or less by the severe cold weather during the 

 past winter. My oldest trees are eleven years old, and the injury to them is 

 much greater than for any previous winter since they were planted. There 

 are but few varieties that do not show discoloration of wood of last year's 

 growth. Amoung those are the Duchess, Hibernal, I,arge Anis, OstrokofF, 

 Rosa Repka, Sklanka. Among the \arieties showing slight discoloration of 

 wood at the tip ends of limbs are Patten's Greening, Wealthy, Peter, 

 Okabena, Peerless, Tetofsky, Whitney No. 20, Malinda, Wolf River and 



