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MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL, SOCIETY 



I notice that in a climate like this, many of our Eastern vari 

 eties of apples uuderg-o great changes; in general, they become 

 larger, the color is deepened and the shape is smoother. The seed- 

 lings which have originated in Minnesota appear to do especially 

 well here. I have seen Wolf River apples so large and smooth that 

 it was with difficulty four tiers could be got in a standard box, and 

 many specimens are sixteen inches in circumferance. The flesh is 

 juicy and brittle, and the flavor sub-acid; in fact, it was the Wolf 

 River improved in every way. 



A Young Oregon Irrigated Orchard. 



The Wealthy is a favorite variety here, and it is largely planted 

 Its color is a bright red, and it is slightly over medium size, and its 

 smooth and regular form make it a most attractive fruit. In the mat- 

 ter of color, the Ben Davis seems to have proved an exception when 

 transplanted West. It has increased in size here but lost in color. 

 It never has had anything to recommend it except color, and it has 

 the same cottony, tasteless flesh here as in its native East. 



The Bellflowers and Pippins raised here are a glorious sight to a 

 fruit enthusiast. Both are larger and of a more uniform size than 

 at home, and no creation of a fruit tree agent's sample plates or of 

 wax, can approach the delicate, transparent, glistening yellow of 

 those apples. It must have been the Oregon apple that tempted 

 Mother Eve. It is impossible for an apple lover to see them and re- 

 sist the temptation to eat. The Bellflower has the reputation in the 

 East of being a shy bearer; I made special inquiry here and found 

 them to be quite as reliable bearers as other kinds. 



