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time. Antonovka, Moscow, Nos. 61, 51o, 599, 971 and one with 

 number lost, look the most promising. Of: the trees received from 

 J. L. Budd a few years since, the Antonovka, Ostrokoff's Glass, 

 Gypsey Girl and blushed Calville are doing the best. One of the 

 Ostrokoff fruited, perfecting four specimens. I should not judge 

 it to be an all winter fruit but in quality it is better than the red 

 or yellow Anis. In the nursery I have set about 200 root grafts 

 chiefly of seedlings and untested varieties. I am also conducting 

 some experiments by budding upon two year old stocks near the 

 surface of the ground with results which for the first season are 

 very gratifying as a rule. The growth has been from two to four 

 times as great as that of root grafts and seemingly the wood has 

 ripened better. The varieties tried are H. J. Ludlow's seedlings 

 Daisy and Wax, and Klem's seedling No. 1. Many of the buds 

 made a stocky growth of five feet in length, the Daisy showing the 

 strongest growth. 



Three buds of the Daisy were inserted in the top of a three-year 

 old transcendent crab,and one of them completed a growth of six feet 

 and four inches the other two six feet each. Several other varie- 

 ties of buds have been inserted this season to give the method fur- 

 ther test. We should like very much to have parties who are 

 growing good varieties of native plums, send us rooted sprouts of 

 the same, or if they cannot send sprouts, send scions. If any 

 varieties received should develop qualities making them worthy of 

 general cultivation the owner or originators rights shall be re- 

 spected and they shall not be propagated for sale without his per- 

 mission. 



REPORT FROM EXPERIMENT STATION AT MINNE- 

 SOTA CITY. 

 By O. M. Lord, Superintendent. 



Native plums of all kinds, were very abundant. Among the 

 varieties that had not fruited before but fruited this year, were 

 the Robinson, Forest Rose, Le Dues, Rockford, Cheney, Gay lords' 

 Choice, two kinds from Mr. Luedloff and numerous seedlings. 



Samples of fruit were received from Mr. Knudson, of Spring- 

 field, Mr. Heideman, of New Ulm and Mr. Terry, of Crescent City, 

 Iowa. All of which were very fine, and give promise of being 

 valuable additions to our list of plums. 



Scions of these have also been received for testing and compari- 

 son with other kinds. By request of H. E. Van Deman U. S. 

 Pomologist; several varieties of plums were sent to the depart- 

 ment at Washington. In acknowledging the receipt, special men- 

 tion was made of the desirable qualities of the Rolliugstone, and 

 of Le Dues' as being among the best natives that had come to his 

 notice. 



Inquiries have been received from several experiment stations,, 

 in regard to the time of blossoming of different fruits. 



