348 ANNUAL KEPORT 



Have not made any additions to the Russian or seedling varie- 

 ties of apples, except one tree of Gideons. Of the varieties 

 reported last year none seemed to be injured by frost last 

 winter, although upon one day the mercury reached as low a 

 point as any time in twenty years. 



The Giant Swaar, Rollins' Pippin, Wabasha and McMahon's 

 White appear to have ripened up the season's growth as well as 

 the Wealthy, Red and the Yellow Anis and one or two other 

 varieties of Russians, from Sias, appear to be in the finest 

 possible condition and I think some of them will show fruit the 

 coming season. Of the Russian trees procured from the Iowa 

 Horticultural station, thirteen varieties in all, a few have made 

 a fair season's growth, while some are not perceptibly larger 

 than when planted two years since. Of Ostrokofif's Glass, four 

 trees have made the finest growth of any, and of the Antonovka, 

 four trees, the next best, of the Anis family nearly as good. 



SMALL FRUITS. 



The Guthbert raspberry produced a fair crop of fruit without 

 having had winter j)rotection, and we have left a x3ortion of 

 them up again this winter to continue the comparison of hardi 

 ness with the Turner. When frosts set in they were well filled 

 with blossoms and fruit in various stages of growth, which was 

 probably caused by their starting into growth after being pre- 

 maturely ripened up by the drought. With the Turners, but few 

 canes had made a second growth. We are satisfied that both 

 varieties are better in this climate for having winter pro- 

 tection. Blackberries were laid down and lightly covered 

 with soil, and, although considerably injured by the drought, 

 fruited very well; Snyder being several days the earliest,^ 

 gave the most fruit. Ancient Briton gave the best quality 

 of fruit at the first pickings, and but for the drought would have 

 yielded the most. Stone's Hardy was the latest and poorest of 

 all; but had we been favored with rain would probably have 

 matured a fair crop. Our two plants of Wilson Junior black- 

 berry were very unsatisfactory. They bloomed well, but did 

 not seem to get properly fertilized, and did not mature a perfect 

 berry. We are well pleased with the Ohio raspberry and think 

 it promises well for the clay loam soils of this part of the State. 



A few one-year root grafts of the Brett seedling ajjples win- 

 tered well, and the variety named Hart is making a strong,, 

 vigorous growth. 



