8TATB HORTIOULT(JRA.L SOCIETY. 117 



REPORT ON RUSSIAN APPLES. 

 By Andrew Peterson. 



I never had so raachldamage to nay apple trees as I had last winter. 

 I think the cause was first that we had no frost in the ground before 

 the snow came, and next that my orchard is sloping to the south, (so 

 that when we had sunny days the sap was up pretty quick, and then in 

 the evening it became very cold with a sharp wind before the sap set- 

 tled down, causing injury to the trees. 



My Wealthy trees, frooa three to six year old, were killed to the 

 «now line, and in the spring were entirely dead. The same effects 

 were seen with the Duchess, but not so bad. 



As to my Russians, I find the Charlaraoff was injured by sun-scald 

 just as much as the Duchess, but the Hibernal and Ostrekoff's 

 came out all right, and they are hardy enough for Miunesota always. 

 No. 980, PelikanoflF, is a hardy tree with better fruit than I thought, 

 but a scant bearer. No. 415, Romianka, is the hardiest of all the 

 Russians, or any crab variety, but a poor bearer. I think the reason 

 is that the tree is standing in the nursery now, with a long tap root. 

 The Christmas apple and Winter Livlani and Sweet Borovinka are 

 no hardier than the Duchess of Oldenburg. 



The Russians that I received from Prof. Budd are No. 10 Riga Stripe, 

 No. 22 M. Blushed Calville, No. 387 Good Peasent, Antonovka, Red 

 Anis, 382 Peter-hoff, No. 169 Green Sweeting, No. 4 M. Ostro- 

 koif's; not the same kind as from the Department. All these 

 varieties did not sustain any damage at all, and they seem to be hardy 

 enougn tor Minnesota. 



The next are those that were sun scalded more or less, but not dam- 

 aged in the top: No. 20tj Czar's Thorn, 252 Aport, No. 14 M. 

 Anisim, 220 Tilus Risur, No. 200 Rosy Repka, 502 Rambour Re- 

 mette. "No. 3 M. Lend apple, No. 28 M. Kluevskoe, 2 M. Hare Pipka, 

 No. 469 Grandmother, but none of these I think will be hardy enough 

 for Minnesota, anyhow but No. 2 M. and Aport. 



A.nd now as to these that are not hardy enough for Minnesota: No. 

 21 Karbooka, No. 5S Vincent. No. 1277 Voronesh Red, No. 210 Vine- 

 grand, No. 413 Cross apple, No. 20 M. Kurak Reinette, No 5 M . Royal ta- 

 ble. These above named I think are all too tender. 



Longfield, Suso winter, No. 58 M. No. 9 M. and Zelenka are entirely 

 dead. 



The Russian pear trees were killed to the sno-v line, except one va- 

 rietj' is living yet, but richly it promises to blossom next spring. The 



