“MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 65 
The “flat headed borer” has begun his work on our apple trees, and last 
spring I found « good many small limbs with a small hole bored in, usually | 
beginning in a crotch of the limb, running down from three to six inches, 
in which was a small grub. It was evidently his bed for the winter. I did 
not succeed in catching the fellow after his change in the spring. 
The ‘‘ Canker Worm” appeared quite thickly on our currants and goose- 
berries last spring. Some tried White Hellebore with indifferent success. 
The most effectual remedy I found to be a preparation of lime and sulphur 
as recommended in the transactions of the Illinois Hor. Soc. (Can give you 
this receipe if wished.) 
Effects of Last Winter. 
The winter of 75-6 was very hard on the roots of all trees. The previous 
summer and fall were very dry, and there was but little moisture in the 
ground when it froze up without snow. All fruit trees not thoroughly 
mulched were more or less injured, or entirely killed. 
Evergreens. 
The Balsam Fir, Scotch and Austrian and White Pines, are my best ever- 
greens. Norway Spruce does well, except its sun-burning in the spring. . 
The Austrian Pine does remarkably well with me thus far. 
hespectfully, 
G. W. FULLER. 
P. S. Iam sorry I cannot be with you, but circumstances forbid. 
ANOTHER REPORT FROM MR. FULLER. 
The report of Mr. Fuller, dated June, 1876, was also read and 
ordered on file for publication. 
The following is the report in full: 
LITCHFIELD, June 27th, 1876. 
Pror. Lacy: Your notice of the summer meeting of our Horticultural 
Society came duly to hand. Iam sorry I cannot be present, but business 
forbids. 
Effects of Last Winter. 
Last winter was very hard on the roots of trees in my grounds, owing to 
the exceeding dryness of the soil last fall. All young trees that were not 
mulched were root killed. But everything well mulched came out nicely 
aud is doing well. 
Small Fruits. 
Currants and gooseberries and raspberries—Doolittle and Philadelphia— 
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