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Purple. The Shaffer again produced heavily, and is a very- 

 desirable kind. 



Black varieties. Greg-g", Tyler, Nemaha, Kansas and Palmer. All 

 bore well. The Greg-g- appears to be standard everywhere. There is 

 practically verj^ little difference between Gregg and Nemaha. The 

 fruit of Tj'ler here is small and soft. The Kansas ripens all at once 

 and, therefore, furnishes but one picking. The Palmer ripens before 

 Gregg and Nemaha and at the same time as Tyler, yields a large crop, 

 and is a very desirable variety. It appears more thrifty and hardy 

 than any other. 



Currants have been nearly destroyed for the last few years by the 

 currant worm. This year they were sprayed once, when the worm 

 first appeared, with one teaspoonful of paris green to four gallons 

 of water. The worms did not appear again, and a fine crop of 

 currants was grown. 



Blackberries. Varieties: Briton, Snyder, Stones Hardy and Taj'lor. 

 Early Harvest has been thrown away. Where the bushes were 

 heavily mulched, blackberries did fairly well, but, generally, the 

 drouth was too severe, and only a light crop was realized. In setting 

 for market, I would set largely of Briton. 



For a near market, the Snyder is valuable. Stones Hardy is of 

 very nearlj^ the same character in habits of growth and qualitj' of 

 fruit. The Taylor is not nearly as productive as either of the others. 



Grapes. Varieties: Concord, Delaware, lona, Worden, Moores 

 Early, Agawam and Lindley. All the vines were productive, and the 

 fruit of large and unusually fine quality. Last year they were some- 

 what affected with luildew and also with black rot, and preparation 

 was made this j^ear for spraying with Bordeaux mixture; but, as no 

 disease or insects appeared, no spraying was done, from which I 

 infer that drj- ground and a drj^ season is most favorable for 

 grapes. 



To this station was assigned as specialties native plums and 

 cherries. Of the cherries I can only report that they have made a 

 fine growth, but. as yet, are too yovmg to bear fruit. 



(For plums see article on " Native Plums," page 62, March No.) 



NEW ULM EXPERIMENT STATION. 



C. W. H. HEIDEMAN, SUPT. 



Seedling Rose '"Wyman Elliot." 



Nature has been very kind and has evolved for me from the seed 

 of an unknown Bourbon rose a seedling rose, which gives promisie 

 of soon occupying a position of honor as the first rose of merit to 

 hail from the north star state, and the first and only climbing Bour- 

 bon rose in the world. 



Having wintered outdoors at this stationduringthe winter of 1892-3 

 without a particle of protection, it may be considered reasonably 

 hardy. Color, a fresh creamy blush, splashed and dotted with rosy 

 lilac, deepening with age, a perfect water lily in form, with delight- 

 ful Bovirbon fragrance; petals shell-shaped and of great substance ; 

 very vigorous and free-blooming. I feel safe in claiming more 



