STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 839 



RASPBERRIES. 



The following raspberries were set iu the tree rows of the hill- 

 side orchard iu the spriug of 1885: Bed: Superb, Cuthbert. 

 Turner; Black: Gregg, Doolittle; Yellow: Golden Cup. 



To these were added iu the spriug of the present year: Brandy- 

 wine, Marlboro, Tyler, Mammoth Custer. 



Neither the Superb nor Turner, which resemble each other in 

 their habit of growth, produces such strong canes as Cuthbert. 

 Both are good healthy varieties and have made an excellent 

 showing this season. Only a few plants of Gregg lived, they 

 being in very bad condition when received. Those few, how- 

 ever, were covered with fine, large berries of good quality. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



Owing to the very bad condition of our first setting when re- 

 ceived very few lived. Those few, however, made excellent 

 growth; they were covered with earth last winter, came out this 

 spring in excellent condition and should give a fine croj) another 

 year. The variety is Snyder. Last spring we planted Ancient 

 Briton and Stone's Hardy, both of which have grown very well 

 during the summer. There is scarcely any doubt but that 

 all these varieties, with proper protection, will be successful 

 here. 



CURRANTS. 



We have fruited this year Eed and White Dutch and Black 

 Naples currants. Eed Dutch, one of the oldest varieties known, 

 remains one of the best for general culture. It is a great bearer 

 and stands the neglect, to which the currant bushes are usually 

 doomed, better than any other sort. We have added this 'year 

 Stewart's Seedling and Fay's Prolific, both of which have done 

 Avell, Stewart's being the more rapid grower. 



CONCLUSION. 



In this experimental station we have just got barely ready for 

 work. The state passed a law two years ago requiring the board 

 of regents to establish a state experimental station. But as yet 

 no appropriation has been made to meet^the expenses of this ex- 

 perimejtjtal work and we have done the best^we could with the 

 means at our command. This meeting should pass au'esolution 



