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and the sunny exposure it is influenced to bloom so early that late frosts 

 are apt to injure the swelling buds. These grapes are subject to the 

 downy mildew, which sometimes destroys much of their foliage. 



On the shore of Cass lake, west of the mouth of the Turtle river, near 

 where there was formerly a mission of the Eoman Catholic Church, there 

 is growing a grape with a berry a little larger than the Delaware, flavored 

 like the Virginia Seedling, and colored like the Concord. 



It grows on the light sandy soil that has been pushed up by the ice of 

 the lake. The vine appears vigorous and hardy, some canes surviving the 

 winter. The fruitage is good, but the clusters seldom perfect. 



This I concluded was either an imported grape or one of the natives 

 developed by cultivation. 



This concludes the list of native edible fruits growing in this region, so 

 far as observed by me. There may be others. 



Mr. Schoolcraft, in his classical work on the exploration of the head- 

 waters of the Mississippi, says that the huckleberry is found in this 

 region. I doubt this, though it may be so. 



In this paper I have endeavored to mention such matters as not only in- 

 dicate the native wild fruits, but the elements which would influence the 

 growth of domestic varieties in this region, and with this intention it is 

 respectfully submitted. 



DISCUSSION. 



M. M. Frisselle: Mr. President, I think it is in order to give 

 a hearty vote of thanks to the Doctor for his very able and in- 

 structive paper. 



The motion was seconded and carried. 



J. T. Grimes: In all that list of fruit you have named as 

 growing in the state is there anything that is worth transplant- 

 ing here for profit? 



Dr. Walker: No, sir. I did not look at it in that way partic- 

 ularly. When I was investigating the matter it was simply to 

 find out what was there. In preparing this paper I simply pre- 

 pared it with an idea of perhaps being able to form an estimate 

 of what could be grown there in the line of domestic fruits. 

 The only thing I can think of of value is the cranberry that I 

 mentioned, which I think is not named, and the smaller blue- 

 berry that grows in the northern part. Those two and the 

 small cane raspberry I think would bear investigation very well. 

 I think I would put the raspberry first. It is a little raspberry 



that grows about high with canes in proportion, 



small, branching the first year and fruiting the second year, 

 growing a fruit that is deliciously sweet and highly flavored. 



J. T. Grimes: Is that variety not found as a bush? 



