148 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Hibernal has proved to be a hardy tree and a good bearer of a 

 good quality of fruit. The Northwestern Greening is also a hardy 

 tree. It comes into bearing- in from three to four years after 

 transplanting and carries a large apple of fine quality. The Ma- 

 linda may be classed with the iron-clads. It usually bears every 

 year after coming into bearing, which is from five to seven years. 

 The tree possesses quite a number of good qualities to recommend 

 it : hardiness, great bearing, long keeping and a fair quality of fruit. 

 The three last named varieties may well be placed with the com- 

 mercial sorts. 



There seems to be a growing demand for the Patten Greening. 

 I would say, however, they have not come into bearing in our im- 

 mediate vicinity as yet. The Peerless has proved to be another ex- 

 ceptionally hardy tree and a fine apple. I believe it is all that is 

 claimed for it. 



Mr. C. W. Gardner (Iowa) : I have been listening to the valu- 

 able paper that has just been read, but I would like to ask Mr. Trigg 

 how he places the Hibernal with the winter apples. I would infer 

 from the paper it was an apple of good quality. If I were to describe 

 the quality of the Hibernal I should use just one word, atrocious. 

 (Laughter.) 



jNIr. J. S. Trigg (Iowa) : I simply read the paper for another 

 man, so it was not my opinion at all. I coincide with all Mr. Gard- 

 ner says. I would rather raise pumpkins. That apple is a terrible 

 thing. 



Mr. W. L. Taylor : On the prairies it is the best thing we have. 

 It is certainly the best cooking apple we have. When my wife wants 

 apples for mince pies, she will have nothing but the Hibernal. 



Mr. Triggs : When you have got to mix up all kinds of flavoring 

 with an apple like that for mince pies, you might just as well keep 

 that thing out. (Laughter.) 



Mr. A. P. Stevenson (Man.) : I am sorry to hear the Hibernal 

 run down so much, because I can assure you it is quite an acquisition 

 with us in the north, whatever it may be in southern Minnesota. 

 It is the most hardy apple we have up there, and we find it keeps 

 with us into February, and to eat it at that time we find it a thor- 

 oughly good apple, and I believe equal to a great many others that 

 are grown down here. 



Mr. Trigg: My friend lives in Manitoba. If he goes three 

 hundred miles further he will probably find some fellow livingout 

 there who thanks the Lord every day for a crab apple because it is 

 the only one he can raise. 



Mr. J. S. Harris : The only thing wrong about that paper was 

 that he recommended the Hibernal as a commercial apple.. You 

 could not sell it in the city of La Crosse. You could not sell a bushel 

 of Hibernals if there were any good apples in the market. 



Mr. Wyman Elliot : I am glad this thing has come up in the 

 wav it has. We have northwest of us a country where they can raise 



