THE MINNESOTA 



HORTICULTURIST. 



VOL. 22 AUGUST, 1894. NO. 7 



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Vxperiii^ei]t ^tatioi^s. 



MIDSUMMER REPORTS, 1894. 



(These reports cover the period from January, ISOi, to about the middle of Julj-, 

 just before going to press with the August Xo. — SEC'V.) 



CENTRAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



ST. ANTHONY PARK.! 



SAMUEL B. GREEX, PROFESSOR OF HORTICULTURE, SUPT. 



These midsummer reports from the Experiment Stations are not 

 expected to be complete, but simply for the purpose of getting- the 

 news of the Stations to the members of our societj- while it is news, 

 and timely, so I have just touched on some matters of special inter- 

 est at this season. 



EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



The work of the Experiment Stations is increasing in popvilarity 

 very rapidly. This spring the wishes of the superintendents of the 

 Horticultural Experiment Stations have been complied with as 

 nearly as was practicable, and considerable material has been sent 

 out for trial. The Central Experiment Station has this year made a 

 new departure and established a sub-station near Marshall, in L3'ons 

 county, where will be carried on agricultural as well as horticul- 

 tural lines of work. It gives us what, probably, will be a permanent 

 station in one of the most severe sections of the state. This is a 

 decided move in the right direction and will, undoubtedly, be of 

 great ultimate benefit, especially as a place for experiments in tree 

 growing. 



Perhaps the trees, shrubs and other plants at the Central Experi- 

 ment Station never appeared in better shape in the spring of the 

 year than after last winter. Almost everything on the grounds was 

 in vigorous growing condition, and the warm days of March and 

 April forced it into growth ver}' rapidly. All our fruit trees and 

 plants flowered well and many kinds profuselJ^ 



