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recommendiag man}' varieties. I have heard that this variety has 

 been hardy in several places in this State during the last three win- 

 ters. 



Mr. Brand. Prof. Budd sent me some trees three or four years ago, 

 stating that they were the hardiest kinds he knew of, but none of 

 them looked like healthy trees. So far as I know there are no Ostro- 

 koff trees bearing in this State. The variety which has been taken 

 for that is the Lieby. 



Mr, Gibbs. Mr. President, I think I could take two minutes of 

 your time profitably on this matter. The people of Dakota look largely 

 to the reports that reach them from Minnesota and to your recommen- 

 dations as a Society for direction as to what varieties to plant. The 

 fact of the business is that in all this long list of Russians there is 

 only one variety to be found in the State of Minnesota that has been 

 growing and has been bearing successfully for a number of years, and 

 which remains entirely hardy, and that is the Lieby, and that is be- 

 ing grown under various names. There are some thirty or forty va- 

 rieties that are being grown in an experimental stage, but there is no 

 more]reason why one should be taken up and recommended than any 

 other of these thirty or forty varieties. Mr. Latham has the Lieby 

 that bear well and are hardy. But where cau you find another of the 

 varieties received from the Agricultural Department that has proved 

 valuable? At the experimental grounds of Mr Luedloff and Mr, Peter- 

 son the most of these little trees are just coming into bearing, 

 Mr. Pearce. Do you know anything about Autumn Streaked? 

 Mr. Gibbs. Nothing more than of about thirty or forty others. In 

 all your reports they have been based on the history of top-worked 

 Russians, and thev have been mostly top-worked on crabs. Mr. Pet- 

 erson, who was educated in horticulture in his native land, proceeded 

 upon a correct basis at the start. He has root-grafted these different va- 

 rieties and out of the whole department list has only been able to save 

 three or four kinds, and there is nothing but theJLieby that shows en- 

 tire hardiness after being in bearing for several years. 



Mr. Pearce. I think you are in error in saying there is but one 

 variety. 



Mr. Gibbs. I mean bearing crops year after year, and a variety 

 that contains elements that justify recommending it to the people for 

 general trial. 



Mr. Pearce. I have been watching Autumn Streaked for years and 

 am much pleased with what I have seen of it. 



Mr. Dartt. Order; we are not on the Autumn Streaked. 



