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there is strength and the three vocations contain material for a 

 good strong county organization. Think what a nice and sweet 

 union it can be, fruit, honey and syrup to eat, and flowers to look 

 at. Let us join hands and help to make of this a land flowing 

 with milk and honey, with strawberries and cream thrown in. 

 Thanking you for your kind attention and forbearance with me, I 

 remain yours to serve. 



DESCRIPTION OF SEEDLING PLUM. 



Raised by C. W. H. Heideman, New Ulm. 



PROPOSED NAME "NEW ULM." 



[Note. — This plum attracted much attention at the last state fair, where it was awarded a 

 first premium as the best new variety.] Secretary. 



This Plum raised from seed of a Wild Plum, is six years old; 

 fruited heavily the fourth, fifth and sixth year. Tree healthy, vig- 

 orous, not very large, irregular in shape, no well defined head. 

 Branches in alternate years grow nearly at right angles, fruit on 

 branches or spurs, which seem to be tipped with a thorn, no 

 thorns, leaf large, thick, healthy; pestiole thick, short, fruit large, 

 two and one-fourth inches long, one and one-half to one and three- 

 fourths in diameter, uniformly dark red when fully ripe, spotted 

 on cheek, flavour excellent. Season August 25th to September 1st, 

 very prolific. Flower large, pistil one-eighth inch shorter than 

 stamens, which are abundantly supplied with pollen. 



The original tree was procured by Fritz Jahnke, on the Little 

 Cottonwood river, five miles from New Ulm, about 33 years ago, 

 by him transplanted to his garden where it is still in bearing, and 

 barring early frosts, has been loaded every season. Not knowing 

 how to propagate he planted pits, and raised several trees, all of 

 which were like the original. The seedling above was from this 

 tree . No claim is made that it is any different or better. All of 

 the trees are perfectly hardy; not a tip or a bud has ever been 

 killed by winter. The specimen fruit sent herewith are the last 

 on the trees, and not colored like the type; the best specimens 

 from which measurements were taken, not in condition to ex- 

 hibit. 



This exhibit is only made in order to bring it to the notice of 

 the State Horticultural Society, that it may be named if found 

 worthy. 



