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dead, but the Lieby is yet sound, except it blighted more than 

 the Duchess this summer. If the Lieby gets sunscalded, which 

 is very seldom the case, I notice that it heals over pretty quick, 

 or within two or three years, but the Duchess never heals. So 

 I would rather plant Lieby than Duchess. As an eating apple 

 the Duchess apple is more of value but its season is too short for 

 keeping. Lieby is very good for cooking and we use them in our 

 family as well as eat them from the hand. It will keep until 

 February. 



Last year when Mr. Brand was over to my place the Lieby ap- 

 ples were cracked and did not look very nice, but they seldom 

 do so. 



The Christmas apple seems to me just as hardy as Duchess. 

 It had a heavy crop this year with very nice fruit; and I have 

 some of them yet which are just as fresh as when I picked them; 

 so I think they will keep until February. The tree was entirely 

 free from blight. 



Number 4 M., Ostrokoffs Glass, top killed some in the severe 

 winter of 1886, but I had a Duchess tree of the same age, that 

 was top killed just as much; so I think we will have to get along 

 here in Minnesota with Lieby, Duchess, Christmas and No. 4 

 M. until we get hardier seedlings. 



The Red Cheeked, as I have said before, is the hardiest tree we 

 have got in Minnesota. But it does not bear much fruit; per- 

 haps it will bear better when it gets older. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Eeeves. Mr. President, as a member of the Northern 

 Horticultural Society of Iowa, I would say that the Russian var- 

 ieties that were recommended by that society at their last annu- 

 al meeting, were not recommended for general planting but for 

 trial. We may change this list at our next meeting and drop 

 out some of the twelve varieties mentioned. 



Mr. Brand. I would ask Mr. Reeves how many of those 

 varieties are in bearing, how long they have been bearing and 

 how many apples any particular tree has borne in a single year ? 



Mr. Reeves. There are one or two varieties that are very 

 fine; Gen. Greig produces fruit resembling Fameuse, about the 

 same season and quality; it seems to show less blight than any 

 other kind among the Russians. 



Mr. Brand. How long has it been in bearing and how much 

 fruit has it borne in a single year? 



