Minnesota SraTE Horricutturat Society. — 143 
*Did not bear this year. 
LIST OF VARIETIES. 
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of Oldenberg..| r 1 g s |vh /Rus.|..../Very prolific. 
Rae s jo ele'e se (t&r 1 m j}ew] h |Mo.|t |Very prolific, [Proiifie. 
ealthy (hybrid)...... t&r) 1 |vg}| wivh|M. |e |Top grafts well on Crabs. 
: ln t&r) m{vg! s |vh /Rus.| t |Proiifiec, f 
Astrachan*..... Ee} me) Di -Cis, ov y (Ruse fee vce) {lands. 
RE beatae. r mjivg/]s Loa) NEOTEL Kine Favorite in clay and timber 
waukee...............7&t/ m | vg{lw] t |.....| t |Nothardy enoughfor Minn 
Goodenough............ oe |) Oo} De leWatt- LV re hones ah A “ 
Blue Pearmain......... t aS ee eee tie [ears t 
JUNC: .... -. Ailincs 3) 5 faa Ta Ue at soy Ce a Head les ge t |Too tender for profit 
Domenistic... -| © | 1 | g | w ] bh jRus.|..../Think it may prove of val. 
Fameuse... |r &t} m |} g jew} t |Can.| t /Very prolific. 
BEN AVIS) sc... 1.--.- r&t}/ m|gif{ilwj] t |Ky. | t |Have fine trees on trans. 
Seek no Farther, Ohio.) t mj|vgi|w a0 t |Not a success even on crab. 
Rollins’ Prolific......... t mj|p f|w h jm. |b |Very prolitic. 
Molly Apple............ t mj/}s |w he |e } 
Early Harvest t TH |SMev es eticl h |Promises well. 
Bialingaiees.;.0--------- t&rim |p |lw] h |vt. | t [Worthy ; it keeps till July. 
Worgunock, (No. 565)..| mj} g f h |Rus.} d |Has borne but this year. 
Autumn Strawberry...) r mivg] f Gy (a ...|Not hardy enough for Minn 
Northern Spy.......... t 1 g |w t |.....| t |Not hardy ; even erabs. 
Tetofsky* ---.......-..) © | m | vg] es|vh /Rus.|-.-./One of the best early. 
Price’s Sweet*. 4/28 m|vg]| f t |.....]---./Tender, but prolific bearer. 
Jeniton......... AV m}m {fiw} t |Mo.|t [Proves hardy on trans. 
Dickerman... jt & ty m | g wih |M. |t |Newseed’g not fully test’d. 
Plumb’s Cider. GST vel |) ms! ew bh le t |Not so hardy as others. 
Talman Sweet. . al ear m g w | Hew erase ...|Very tender. 
. Crabs or Hybrids f 
Early Strawberry -\E&r) s |vg}/es|vh fla, | t |Best early crab ever tested, 
Transcendent... Cae 1 p 8 jvh].....|.--./Subject to early blight. 
yslop...-... A] ee 1 P LCM Es ail eee A good sort. 
Conical Crab. iv&t} 1 |vg}1lf] h j.....| t |Annualbearer ; never fails. 
TANGLE: <2... jr &t} m |vg¢}lew]vhiIa. | t /A failure on trans. 
Beech’s Reed -| ro) mj|vg}_f |vh{M, |....!Can’t be beat for all uses. 
Beech’s Sweet.......... r&t|/ m|v¢g|lfivhin, t |Excelient for cider, 
Beech’s Green Winier..| r m |g Ww ivh|M. |..../Not fully tested. 
Sweet Russett.......... r m g |e@wivh |Ia. |.-...|Excellent qual. ; shy bear’r. 
Palmer’s Sweet pew 1 g { ;vh|M. |.. .!A little dry when over ripe. 
Malakoff ..... att oe r&t; 1 vg| f t |Wis.| t |A little tender. 
Pride of Minneapolis*.| t St ee) f h IM. t |{Excellent for cooking. 
Honey Sweet t 1 vg} f |vb jIa. | sd |Sweet as honew. 
Soulard......... r NTS AA Oc fear hcl rae Pee Fit only for cooking. 
Sylvan Sweet r m p f h Ila. |..../A little bitter. 
Florence Gideon, No. 3) t Mee s j}vb |jM. j; h |A prolific bearer. 
Martha Gideon, No, 5../f &r} 1 g f j|vh /|M. | t {A fine market sort. 
Minnesota*............. t&r| 1 g jew] h |M. |{t p [variety. 
Gen. Grant.............) © | 1 | m | £ | h /Ia. |..../Blights too bad to be asale 
Meader’s Harvest... .. ri 1 m |-esjvh |Ia. |..../Fine cooking ; sour eating. 
Meader’s Red Winter..|jr & t} 5s vgz/w j|vh iia. t |Subject to blight. 
Meader’s Green........ r&t) m |vg¢|w {vb iia, | t 
Simmons’ Haryest.....| © | vs | m |es|vh |WWis,|..../Ofbest stock to graft upon 
Minnehaha..... . een ss r&t} 1 vg} f |vh{M. | t |Seedling of my own. 
Akin’s Green Winter../r&t} vl] p w lvh|M. |t [Not worth propagating. 
Angular Crab........... r s g f jvh ila. |....]Very productive. 
Meader’s Blush.........] r Meas w | h jfa, |....|Poor bearer while young. 
Hesper Blush........... r m |g {jew/Vh Ia, |....|A shy bearer with me. 
Hesper Rose*........... t&r) vl/vgjes|h jla. | t /LToo much subject to blight. 
Quaker Beauty......... Y mig /l wy; h {la, |....!A shy bearer. ; 
PIVANSICLAD ho. cccc.- oe t Ss 2 f Pees. t j|Am disappointed in size. 
Wittie Crab... o.5.....% r&t) | |vgjef} h |M. |..../Seedling of my own. 
Virginia Crab,..%.'...... r&t} m {/vg/efivh/Va. | t |Very productive. 
Piel BUS UNO dae wliec.ss r s m w}-h |M. sess! | 
Note lr | am | & ow] me (Me icc] (AM very productive, 
“ NGageeee r m |g Sve ire Evin eaten) 
Badger State*...... 7. &t) m |} vg} f£ | vb | Wis.) t |Has not borne much. 
Three new Seedlings 
not yet named. | 
Besides the foregoing, we have growing in our experimental orchard over one 
hundred varieties of apples and crabs that have not yet borne fruit, which I may 
report upon in my next issue. Many of them 
iussians we are testing. 
