514 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. . 



twice this season with soluble sulphur and arsenate of lead, but 

 did not get good results, due perhaps to excessive rainfall during 

 the time of spraying. There is danger of burning foliage where 

 the soluble sulphur is used in connection with arsenate of lead. 

 I had far better results last year with two sprayings of Bordeaux 

 and arsenate of lead. 



No injury resulted to trees or shrubs last winter, although we 

 had some low temperatures, but there was an abundance of snow, 

 and wood was well ripened, which accounts for no injury. Trees 

 and plants are going into winter in good condition with plenty of 

 moisture, except a few reporting ground rather dry. 



List of fruits and ornamentals recommended by society are 

 generally favored by all reporting, but few report growing any 

 shrubs or flowers. This is a mistake as we have an abundance 

 of hardy varieties to select from, and with a little extra care in 

 covering choice roses can be grown. Of perennials we have the 

 peonies, iris, phlox, lily of the valley and others that are very 

 easy to grow. The writer has on his lawn an abundance of differ- 

 ent shrubs, also peonies, iris, phlox, tulips, cannas, gladiolus and 

 several varieties of choice roses. There is nothing that adds more 

 to beautify a home than flowers. So when doing our planting let 

 us not forget to plant some flowers even though they return noth- 

 ing financially. 



