Cfecretary 's (® ori^er. 



Honors for Minnesota Fruits. — "To Minnesota was awarded the 

 honor of having the best completed exhibit of fruits in glass jars at the open- 

 ing of the St. lyouis Fair." — American Fruits, June, 1904. 



Best Minnesota Apple for Making Cider.— Is there anything better 

 than the Transcendent as a cider apple for Minnesota? This variety being so 

 subject to blight few want to plant it, and what is there that can take its place 

 for cider purposes? 



Fruit in the Red River Valley. — A letter from Peter O. Vangen, 

 Climax, Minn., (in the Red River Valley not far from Crookston) says: "I 

 examined my apple trees and the following varieties showed bright wood: 

 Anisim, Charlamoff, Virginia. Whitney, Briar's Sweet; the followiag showed 

 more or less discolored wood: Wealthy, Longfield, Good Peasant, Patten's 

 Greening and Hibernal. 



Improvement in the Minnesota Fruit Exhibit at St. Louis. — There 

 have been added recently to this exhibit a collection of some fifty glass jars 

 of assorted fruits put up by the Jewell Nursery Co. These have been arranged 

 by Mr. Redpath along the upper shelving and just in front of the mirrors, 

 where they will show to the best advantage. We hope to publish soon a 

 photograph of the exhibit with its new adornments. 



Northwestern Greening Apples from the Cellar in June. — Prof. 

 S. B. Green has been keeping a small quantity of Northwestern Greening 

 apples ia his cellar, at his residence in St. Anthony Park, and they were found 

 in good enough condition the first week in June so that he was able to send a 

 peck of very nice specimens to St. Louis for display at the Minnesota fruit 

 exhibit. The fruit was kept without any special care in an ordinary cellar. 



Topics for the Annual Meeting. — The program for the annual meet- 

 ing is now in preparation and topics in part selected. There are undoubtedly 

 subjects that many of our members would like considered that may not be 

 thought of by the oflficers of the society. If you will kindly write to the sec- 

 retary in regard to any such subjects that you consider of special worth for 

 this coming gathering you will to that degree assist the officers in this work. 



Death of George a. Stager. — A clipping from a St. Cloud paper 

 announces the death of Mr. Geo. A. Stager, husband of Mrs. Jennie Stager, 

 who is so well known to the members of our society as a regular attendant for 

 many years at our annual meetings. Mr. Stager was connected with the St. 

 Cloud reformatory as superintendent of carpentry work. He was con- 

 sidered in good health and passed away after a few days illness only, at the 

 age of sixty years. 



"American Fruits." — This is the title of a new monthly issued by 

 American Fruits Publishing Co. at Rochester, N. Y. Judging by the first 

 number it will prove to be a publication of much practical value, especially to 

 fruit growers who have a shipping interest to consider. A sample copy can 

 undoubtedly be had by application to the publisher. Subscription rates are 

 placed at $1.00 per annum, although they are making special limited offer of 

 50c for this year, as we understand. 



