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Hibernal, 322, 984, Sind. Xo. 1, 22 m, 987 and Antonovka. Virginia, 

 Dartt, Greenwood, Gideon, Whitney, Powers, Martha, North Star, 

 Sweet Russet, Hyslop and Yellow Siberian crabs look equally well. 

 Young- trees of OldenVjurg and Wealthy are looking well, but the 

 old ones have mostly failed. 



Conifers. The best conifers' growing at Montevideo are white 

 spruce. Norway spruce and black spruce do not look nearly so well. 

 The comnion juniper (Juniperus Virginiana) succeeds admirablj\ 

 The balsam fir is doing surprisingly well. Colorado blue spruce 

 (Picea pungens) is very promising. The dwarf mountain pine (Pinus 

 pumilo and Pinus mughus) is one of our hardiest conifers. It is 

 verj" desirable for lawn planting. It retains its bright green color 

 through our severest winters, and is very interesting in summef, 

 when making new growth and blooming. 



THE GRAPE HOE. 



(This seems to be a practical implement for many uses.— Secy 

 We show an engraving of 

 a most useful tool in the 

 vineyards, which was re- r""^ .^^^ 



commended by Prof. Hutt, ^^is^ ^^^« 



at Peterborough, as being 

 of so much service in the 

 New York state vineyards. 

 After cultivating the rows, 

 this tool will take out all 

 grass and weeds that re- 

 main under the wires and around the vines and posts, and will 

 thoroughly stir the soil close to the vines. Without careful atten- 

 tion in driving, the hoe is guided in and out around the vines by the 

 dirk castor wheel, to which the handle is attached. The horse is 

 hitched to one side of the pole, which gives plenty of rooin for the 

 plow to work under the vines or bushes without injury to them 

 from the horse or the whiffle-trees. The engraving is shown by 

 courtesy of Messrs. John H. Grout & Co., of Grimsby, Oni..— The 

 Canadian Horticulturist. 



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(Please ask and answer questions briefly, and in replying, refer to the number.) 



4. Have any of the members apple seed for sale, of some good 

 and bardy sorts. 



5. Do grape and apple seed have to be planted in the fall, so as to 

 freeze? If so, where? C, G. Hipple, 



Bird Island, Minn. 



