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Cheney good. Grapes ranged from one-eighth to three-fourths 

 of a full crop, according as they were cut down by frost, In apples 

 most of the Siberians, Duchess and Tetofsky bore full and fine 

 crops, other varieties less. Plums, raspberries and blackberries 

 were not injured by frosts or the earlier blossoms of the apple. 

 The Cheney plum must have been self fertilized before insects 

 put in their appearance. 



REPORT ON FLORICULTURE. 



By Anna B. Underwood. 



In this neighborhood the latter part of the past summer was a 

 severely trying one for flowers of all kinds: Annuals, Perennials, 

 wild and cultivated. When the Golden Rod, and Wild Asters 

 will dry up without showing their bright cheering colors, when 

 the grass turns brown and leaves on the trees change color and 

 fall, the cultivated flowers of the garden so dependent on mois- 

 ture and good care, cannot be expected to survive, unless the 

 most painstaking care is given them; everything lacking sup- 

 plied just when needed most. 



Occasional light frosts up to the first of June necessitated the 

 replanting of many of the tender varieties of annuals, and also 

 of course deferred the blooming season, then as they began to 

 show flower, the continued dry weather stunted them and soon 

 dried them up past all revival wheu a shower came at last. 



There are some varieties of annuals however that revel in dry 

 hot weather. I will enumerate those that were faithful under 

 all difficulties. The Eschscholtzia a very graceful flower — yellow 

 and orange — pretty foliage of itself, fine for cutting for vases. 

 The Tropaeolum both dwarf and climbing, literally loaded with 

 brilliant fragrant blossoms. Salvia splendens with its scarlet 

 blossoms was also fine. Also Verbenas, Petunias and Mignonette. 

 Asters started out beautifully but they too lacked endurance and 

 soon succumbed; this was a great disappointmei t as with three 

 long beds of grand plants my anticipations were great. 



The display of roses during the month of June, was simply 

 grand — branches literally loaded; but later the Hybrid Perpetuals 

 gave way before the dry weather and very few buds ever reach- 

 ed maturity, generally wilting and withering when about two- 

 thirds grown. By watering the Tea Roses they gave good returns 

 regularly. 



While speaking of roses would like to call attention to "The 

 Climbing Jules Margottin," to me one of the most desirable. It 

 blooms only once, but so profusely that it is a great acquisition. 

 It is called a climber, but with me it grows — with some cutting 

 back in the Spring — as a large bush with rather drooping branches 

 which gives grace to the bush. 



I have just been wondering while writing this, why the High 



