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Fuller says has been the most profitable tree in his orchard. It is a 

 vigorous, medium, upright grower; the trunk is about ten inches in 

 diameter; it is about four feet from the ground to the first branches. 

 It is growing upon the north side of a belt of willows, but much too 

 close to them for the best results. 



Mr. Puller has had about one hundred and fifty trees of different 

 varieties in his orchard, all of which have killed out except the Duch- 

 ess, a few varieties of Siberians and these seedlings. This tree was 

 not fruiting this year. In size it is about like the Duchess, and the 

 season is said to be from December to March. He has quite a number 

 of young trees raised from seed of the Peerless, several of which look 

 very promising. He also has several trees from seed of Transcendent 

 Crab that are free from blight, and one of them is the most beautiful 

 and hardy looking tree we ever saw. The fruit is larger than the 

 Transcendent, keeps a month later, and is said to be of better 

 quality. 



. We left his place chanting to ourselves the old song so often sung 

 by the late and venerable Marshall P. Wilder — 



'' Fiitat the best seeds of all your best fruit, 



Gooii fruits to ruise tiial 8i>me lands miy suit ; 

 Fruits which shall live, their blessings to shed 



On railliinis of souls when you are dead. 

 Plant, plant your best seeds, no longer doubt 



The beautiful fruits you may create ; 

 Fruit which, perhaps, your name may enshrine 



In emblems of beauty and life to shine." 



We have learned of some other seedlings of promise, but the in- 

 formation came too late to pay them a visit. One is at or near KaS' 

 son, Dodge county. It is reported to be a seedling from the Uuchess, 

 from twelve to fifteen years old, having thus far withstood the win- 

 ters better than the Duchess. The fruit is about the size of an orange, 

 of good color and flavor; season about January. We understand it 

 was on exhibition at the Southern Minnesota Pair, and trust that Mr. 

 Sias will give us a further report on its merits. ^ ^ 



The seedling of Jacob Kline, of Houston county, is reported as still 

 healthy, and having produced a liberal crop of fruit during the past 

 season. 



It is reported that R. D. Prost, of Madison, Wis., has a seedling 

 tree that bore twenty-five bushels of apples in 1886, and that scions 

 <30uld be procured of him for testing at our experimental stations. 



The Cheney plum, a native variety found in Vernon county, Wis., 



