WEST CONCORD TRIAL STATION. 



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with buds. The Rosa Rugosa stood without any winter protection 

 and came out perfect. At this time even the earhest roses have not 

 blossomed, and paeonies have not opened yet. 



Evergreens came through in good condition. Norway spruce 

 sunburned badly but are starting a good growth. AH varieties are 

 making a beautiful growth. Colorado blue spruce are especially 

 fine. 



WINDOM TRIAL STATION. 



DKWAIN COOK, SUPT., JEFFERS. 



June 14th, 1904. — The wood of about all of our standard fruit 

 trees shows some discoloration as a result of the hard winter of 

 1903-4, the Anisim, however, being about perfect. Hibernal and 



winter scene at the Windoin Trial Stalion. 



Duchess are not quite free from discoloration, while the wood of the 

 Wealthy, Okabena, Peerless and Patten's Greening show a trifle 

 more injury. All of the above named varieties are fruiting freely, 

 and have probably not been materially injured. No blight in my 

 apple orchard at this date. 



Crab apples, as a class, did not fare so well, weakened, as they 

 were, by the apple scab, which nearly defoliated some of the trees last 

 summer. Some of them were dead this spring, and most of .those 



