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Wintering Roses — Dear Sir: — I send you a branch of one of our 

 H. P. roses that we have just taken up from its winter home. It 

 seems to be in perfect condition and I hope we have solved the best 

 method of caring- for roses in the winter. 



We put down leaves first, then the bush and then more leaves. 

 On top of that we put a twelve inch board along- the row, and over 

 all a ridge of earth, Notwithstanding the warm and open winter 

 we have had and the heavy rains, the moisture does not seem to 

 have penetrated, and the leaves and everything are dry and in per- 

 fect condition. These bushes have kept very much better than those 

 we had in the cellar. Very truly yours, 



Lake City, Minn, March 17, 1894. J. M. Underwood. 



Dear Mr. Latham :— 



You have taken upon j^ourself a good deal of labor in getting out. 

 the paper, stimulating the formation of local societies, increasing 

 the membership in the state society, etc., more, I fear, than you will 

 have endurance to go on with alone, but the best wishes of all good 

 members will go with you. 



The only improvement I could suggest for the paper would be 

 (what I presume you already have in view") to get into each issue as 

 many practical, seasonable items as ma}^ be within your reach, in 

 addition to the proceedings of the meetings, and that the members 

 be invited to furnish all such matter of this kind as may occur to 

 them from time to time. 



In furtherance of this suggestion I enclose you two items from my 

 'own experience, which you can use at anytime and in any waj^ you 

 think proper. Yours trulj^, 



Kamsey, S. D., Mch 10, 1894. OLIVER GiBBS, jR. 



Spraying for Anthracnose — (Extract from a letter to Mr. A. H 

 Brackett): — I cannot recommend anything better for anthracnose of 

 the raspberry and blackberry than Bordeaux mixture. We have not 

 made any experiments ourselves with these diseases, but experi- 

 ments conducted in Ohio have shown that bj' the proper use of Bor- 

 deaux mixture, the disease can be largely prevented. The directions 

 given by the Ohio station are as follows: 



"The first application should be made early in the spring be- 

 fore the leaves open, at which time the spraying should be very 

 thoroughly done. The second application should be made soon 

 after the young canes appear above ground, and the spray directed 

 to them alone. The third application is to be made in about two 

 weeks from the date of the second, taking the same precaution to 

 spray the young canes only. The fourth and last application for 

 the season should be made just previous to the time of blooming, 

 in the same manner as advised for the second and third sprayings. 

 Raspberry leaves are very tender, and the mixture injures them 

 slightly, but not enough to preclude its use, especially, if some care 

 is taken to keep it off the leaves of the bearing canes. The leaves 

 on the young shoots of the current season's growth are not so easily 

 harmed, hence no pains need be taken to keep it off them." 



Very truly, B. T. GALLOWAY, 



Washington. D. C. Chief of Division. 



