470 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Notes from an Entomologist's Garden. 



PROF. F. L. WASHBURN, UNIVERSITY FARM, ST. PAUL. 



The following notes may be of interest to readers of our 

 Horticultural Magazine : 



1. Top Worked Apples. Scions of Delicious, Jonathan, 

 King David and Grimes' Golden, top-worked on Hibernal and 

 Patten's Greening in our garden came through the severe winter 

 of 1916-17 in excellent shape, which is quite encouraging to 

 those who would raise the less hardy varieties of apples here, 

 but have hesitated because of predictions that a severe winter 

 would be fatal. 



2. Plums. Nearly all trees, including Hansen Hybrids, 

 were full of bloom, but owing to cold rain or severe weather 

 when ready for pollenization our trees set but little fruit. Two 

 trees, said to be Silver Prunes on hardy roots, received' from Mr. 

 Arrowood, of Nevis, have made a fine, vigorous growth, exhibit- 

 ing a little bloom last spring but setting no fruit. Haralson's 

 plums from the University Fruit Farm, Nos. 9, 21, arid 12 

 have made fine, luxuriant growth, but set no fruit, although No. 9 

 did for a time have fruit, all of which dropped very early in 

 the season. Both Nos. 9 and 21 were full of bloom. The ex- 

 tremely stocky top growth of No. 21 was particularly noticeable. 

 A nurseryman who secured fruit from No. 12 this year is most 

 enthusiastic in its praise. 



3. Melons. Of melons, Kellogg's Heart of Gold and Yel- 

 low Meated Japan did fairly well. We raised a few Siberian 

 melons from seed obtained from Professor Hansen, but the few 

 maturing did not impress us favorably as to quality. This may 

 have been due to our soil, or some other conditions in connection 

 with cultivation or with this particular season. 



We again, as in two previous years, kept the larvae of the 

 striped cucumber beetle "at bay" by the use of a weak solution 

 of Black Leaf 40, poured about the roots. This also acted as a 

 strong stimulant to the vines, and the adults, as we all know, 

 are not at all partial to air-slake'd lime dusted on and about the 



young plants. 



4. LogariberHes. We have succeeded for two successive 

 years in raising a few Loganberries to ripe stage. The birds, 

 we regret to say, took advantage of us in this connection. Vines 

 are buried each fall about ten inches. It would appear perfectly 

 possible to raise a little of this fruit here for family use. 



5. Grapes. It has apparently been a strikingly good year 

 for grapes and currants. Moore's Diamond ripened well with us, 



