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no Russians that appear hardier. I think the Hibernal is not quite as 
rampant a grower as the Lieby, but they resemble each other.” 
Mr. Patten, of Charles City, lowa, who has had many Russian varie- 
ties on trial since 1877, reports the Hibernal as probably the hardiest of 
all. (See lowa Report, 1890, p. 212.) 
Mr. Haviland, Ft. Dodge, Iowa, reports a list of varieties blighting, 
and a list of varieties free from blight, and hardy, among the latter being 
the Hibernal. (See Iowa Report, 1890, p. 209.) 
At my own place, near Albert Lea, three trees of the Hibernal, set in 
1887, have been free from blight, and hardy, while the Barloff, adjoining 
them, and the Transparent, near by, have blighted seriously and fatally. 
The trees have been vigorous growers, and bore considerable fruit the 
third year, which, with care, will keep till January. 
The above reports, it will be observed, are substantially in anion 
and indicate the same or closely-related varieties on trial. ‘The three fol- 
lowing, which, with the foregoing, embrace ail I have so far obtained, 
are so much at variance with each other, and with the above, as to lead 
to the suspicion that they have been trying a different variety or varie- 
ties. 
Mr. Keel, of Rochester, writes: ‘“‘Have three Liebys, planted sixteen or 
eighteen years; began bearing at six or seven years; do not bear quite as 
well as Duchess, but are good bearers; neither Duchess or Lieby blight 
with me; on some locations they are as hardy and healthy as Duchess; on 
moist land they are not; it is a slow-growing tree, that spreads out more 
than any other apple tree. The young trees of Hibernal are not like my 
Liety at all; they are more upright, and grow faster. My Lieby is a good 
winter fruit, that will keep till spring or later; it is not a large apple, is 
a flat apple, yellow in color, with a good deal of russet around the stem. 
From this time till spring they are a good quality and a good looking 
apple, that would sell well, and is of better flavor that Northern Spy.” 
Mr. Dartt, of Owatonna, writes: ‘‘Planted about 100 trees in nursery 
about fifteen years ago; they are called Lieby; did not yet them for that, 
but at state fair they said the apple was the Lieby;.one tree bore one or two 
light crops; did not blightany to speak of; donot know the causeof their 
death. The one that bore was probably killed in winter, but was not 
quite dead till summer; died six or eight years ago.” 
Mr. Brand, of Faribault, writes: ‘*My trees were the Lieby, from the 
Dep., 1873; died with blight when about eight years old, but think they 
had previously been injured by winter; did not all die at once; think the 
winter of 1879 injured them badly.” 
It will be observed that Mr. Keel reports an apple different in size, 
color, quality and keeping, from that reported as Lieby by Peterson, 
Latham or Mitchell; that Mr. Dartt is by no means certain that he had 
Lieby; that Mr. Brand is the only one that reports the loss of a tree by 
blight. 
