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Breskovka. A late summer apple of good quality for table use 

 or for cooking-. Tree very hardy, productive and free from blig-ht. 



Thaler (Charlotte Thaler). Tree verj^ hardy, verj- productive and 

 free from blight. Fruit of medium size, excellent qualitj^; season, 

 late summer. 



Blushed Calx^ille (22 M). A large apple of extra dessert and cook- 

 ing qualities. Season, last of August. A good tree and free from 

 blight. 



TOP-WORKING. 



About seventy Virginia crabs have been top-worked with less 

 hardj' kinds the past season. I am very sanguine as to the good 

 results to be derived froin this method of growing apples; I believe 

 that by the use of it the range and certaintj^ of the apple crop will 

 be much increased. One hundred Virginia crabs have been set out 

 for top-grafting- next spring. The scions of twenty-four varieties of 

 Hungarian apples have been received from the Department of Ag-ri- 

 culture at Washington. These were very small and weak and were 

 root-grafted. It is my intention to top-graft them as soon as wood 

 or buds can be found of suitable size. 



The work with seedling apples is of inuch interest and detnands 

 considerable time and attention. Out of the lot of seed sown two 

 years ago about two hundred varieties have been saved for fruiting-. 

 The superintendent of the Owatonna station has kindl}' offered to 

 aid in testing these, so a package containing scions of fifty kinds 

 has been sent hiin for this purpose. 



PLUMS. 



The crop of pluins was verj^ large and beautifully developed. 

 There was very little injurj^ from the curculio. 



Cheney. This varietj^ fruited abundantly and is one of the hardi- 

 est, thriftiest and best plums ever grown at the Experiment Station. 

 It is of very fine quality, very early and very large. The tree is a 

 fine, strong, healthj^ grower. 



Rockford. This has done very well, and I regard it as a variety 

 of much value, especially for the home garden, where its produc- 

 tiveness and good qualit}^ will make it a favorite. 



Among the older well tried varieties that have fruited the past 

 season are the following: 



Desota. This variety has again demonstrated its great value as a 

 reliable and productive variety. It still leads in these qualities, and 

 is the variety to plant if but one tree is to be set out. Of good 

 quality. 



Forest Garden. Very productive. Not as early as the Chene)^ but 

 follows closely after that kind. Of fair quality. 



Rollingstone. This variety increases in favor. Fruit of large 

 size and excellent quality. Tree healthy and productive. Quite dis- 

 tinct in habit. 



Wolf. This variety should be better known. Fruit large and of 

 best quality; pit verj^ small. Tree, thrifty and productive. One of 

 the best kinds. 



Weaver. This variety has not fruited as heavil}^ as usual, owing- 

 probably to its having been severely pruned back last year. I 



