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of this station, and the possibilities along this line are really very 

 gratifying. 



Some of the more uncommon material collected for this 

 work this year includes the following : 



3 bu. of native hazelnuts in this vicinity. 



8 bu. native plums. 

 15 bu. native bullberries. 



1 qt. native bullberries from absolutely thornless females. 



7 absolutely thornless male bullberries. 

 17 absolutely thornless female bullberries. 



5 white fruited Juneberry, native. 



1 pk. native H. B. cranberry. 



Also liberal amounts of seeds or plants, or both, of black 

 caps, gooseberries, currants, strawberries, choke berries, sand 

 cherries, thornapples and grapes. 



Messrs. Peterson and Pfaender, of this station, took an 

 extended trip in September to Ottawa, Arnold Arboretum, 

 Rochester, N. Y., Geneva, N. Y., and other points where large 

 collections of fruits and seeds of Asiatic native species of fruits 

 were collected, especially of pears, apples, plums and thornapples. 



Arrangements were made for securing extended lists of 

 plant-breeding materials from these various sources. 



Another trip was made in September to the home of Max 

 Schulz, of New Salem, N. D., to inspect and gather informa- 

 tion on the top-working of apple trees. Mr. Schulz has, as far 

 as we know, the only large collection of successful top-worked 

 trees in North Dakota. He is successfully growing such varie- 

 ties as Delicious, Mcintosh, Bismarck, Milwaukee and other, top- 

 budded onto Hibernal trees. 



On the whole this season has been a very successful one. 

 Complete records are kept on all work done. Failures (of which 

 there are also a good percentage) are recorded as well as suc- 

 cesses. We wish to invite all horticulturists who can do so to 

 visit us. 



Too Close Cutting Aids Dandelions. — There seems to be a tendency 

 with people who pride themselves in keeping their lawns looking well 

 trimmed to cut the grass too short. This is not a good practice, for two 

 reasons: First the lawn dries up more rapidly when the grass is cut short. 

 Second, when short, it is in the right condition for infection with dandelion 

 and plantain seed. 



If the roller of the lawn mower is lowered as far as possible, the grass 

 will not be cut so short, will not dry up so fast, and seed that blows in will 

 not come in contact with the ground but will be held up by the grass-blades 

 and will not germinate. A lawn looks as good if not better if not cut so 

 short. — Carl P. Hopkins, Colorado Agricultural College, Fort Collins, Colo- 

 rado. 



