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As stated in a former report we planted a new bed of ever- 

 bearing strawberries, No. 1017, in spring, to which were added 

 the plants, also No. 1017, received from the Fruit-Breeding 

 Farm. They were well taken care of but did not do nearly as 

 well as the preceding year. They produced some berries but on 

 the whole were not satisfactory. At the same time and from the 

 same source some strawberry plants of No. 3 were set out. These 



Scotch pine forest twenty years old— at Collegeville Station. 



plants made a splendid growth and promise well for a good crop 

 next year. 



Currant bushes have done fairly well and quite a quantity 

 of berries have been picked from them. 



Not much was done in forestry, only a few hundred Scotch 

 pines were set out. 



Our little nursery is in good condition, and the grafts of 

 apples, pears and plums made a good growth. A few pear buds 

 of No. 26485 from the U. S. Dept. of Agr. inserted on German 

 pear stocks grew very well all summer, but in September they 

 blighted to death. Apple trees have been removed from the 

 nursery and made ready for next year's planting. 



