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the best in quality of -Vmerican varieties. The Industry was named 

 as promising-. 



Grapes. A'ery few grown; too few to judge of value. 



One grower has fruited a single tree of the Early Richmond 

 cherr}-, severely pruned and laid down each winter. 



Apples and plums I will leave to Air. Hoverstad. 



I went to Winnipeg ignorant of what I should find, not because 

 I did not endeavor to inform myself but found no one who knew any 

 particulars. To us it was an unknown country. I came away hav- 

 ing very bright hopes of the future for her berry interests. As to 

 varieties grown it is favorable and far in advance of what I ex- 

 pected to find. Experiments and experience in winter protection is 

 needed, and from the papers and discussions had at the meeting I am 

 confident these will be had. The Western Horticultural Society is 

 doing a noble w'ork, and its members have reached that point in their 

 labors where an agricultural college has become a necessity. The 

 old pioneers in small fruit culture are advanced in years and soon 

 will have passed away. The foundations have been built, and now 

 the rising generation must be instructed in the science of fruit grow- 

 ing. Dairying-, cattle, sheep, swine and hogs are not the only pro- 

 ducts needed to advance Manitoba interests. Fruit, vegetables and 

 flowers are also needed ; yea, they are no longer a luxury but have 

 become a necessity. 



I return to New Jersey having great expectations of small fruit 

 culture in the northwest. 



THE FLOWER BUDS OF OUR FRUIT TREES. 



FROK. E. S. GOFF, MADISON, WIS. 



We all know that fruits proceed from flowers, and that flowers 

 can come only from flower buds. If then we are going to study 

 into the foundation processes of fruit growing we need to study 

 something of the origin of fruit buds. For the last two years I have 

 given much attention to this subject, and I shall endeavor to show/ 

 you tonight some of the things that I seem to have found, and also 

 endeavor to apply them so that you may be able to use these prin- 

 ciples in your fruit growing. 



It was a matter of interest to study into the origin of flower 

 buds, but the real purpose that I had in my mind was to find some 

 clue by which we might better control the formation of flowers and, 

 consequently, of fruits. It is generally known that the buds from 

 which the flowers come in our fruit trees are formed the season 

 previous to their expansion : that is to say, the flowers that will open 



