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The following varieties will be fruited nextseaso/i: Philadelphia, Tur- 

 ner, Caroline, Cuthbert, Gregg, Gladstone. Golden Queen, Wineberry, 

 Thompson's Prolific, Progress, Kansas, Cromwell, Ada, and Older; all 

 very stocky and healthy. All laid down and covered except li rows of 

 Caroline. 



BLACKBERRIES FRUITED IN 1892. 



Lucretia (dewberry.) Quite productive, but of very poor quality and 

 flavor. The berries are mostly small, and three-fourths of them are im- 

 perfect as if the stigmas were not all pollenized; and while some ovules 

 grow into seeds and the surrounding pericarp ripens, others remain in an 

 immature state. If a variety of dewberries can be found or originated that 

 does not have this defect, and which will be of better flavor, it will be a 

 great success, ripening as it does just before the blackberries. Vines 

 grew 4 to 10 feet this season. 



Erie. About the same in flavor as the Lucretia dewberry. Eipens very 

 late. Size about the same as the wild blackberry. 



Ancient Briton. Did not bear much, damaged by cattle. Berries most- 

 ly large and of good quality. 



All blackberries were covered with earth this fall. The Crystal White 

 I think will prove too tender for this climate even when so covered. 

 Was frozen to the ground this spring when uncovered, although it was 

 in good condition when covered in 1891. In fact, it was the best looking 

 plant on the ground the first year. Have no new blackberries that will 

 fruit next year. 



Russian Poplars. Received in 1891; all are doing very well. 



Russian Willow. Received in 1891; grow slower than the former; the 

 poplars made three to four feet of new wood and the willows two. 



Russian Pears. Received in 1891; are all dead; all died during the ' 

 summer of 1892; cause, unknown; stems shrivel up, leaves look as if they 

 had been too near a fire, and finally the whole tree dries up. 



GRAPES. 



I have one-half acre of grapes at the station; part planted in 1891, 

 and part in 1892, on sandy soil underlaid with stiff clay mixed with lime- 

 stone; slopes, west, on east bank of a lake. None fruited except the 

 Drakut Amber, which is rather too late a grape for this part of our planet. 

 I am afraid I did not get a chance to test the fruit, as others were quicker. 

 This variety is the stockiest grower on the grounds. Hope to fruit some 

 other varieties next year. Names of varieties planted are: Lady, Bright- 

 on, Green Mountain, Telegraph, Woodruff Red, Drakut Amber, Moyer, 

 Hartford, Lindley, Victor, Martha, Moore's Early, Worden, Barry, Concord 

 and Delaware. All grapes are covered with earth for protection. I tried 

 to raise peanuts this year, but they did not get ripe; will try again. Rec't. 

 57 black sand cherries from Perham this May, all seedlings of the best 

 selected plants; would like to get some yellow sand cherry seedlings, 



Buffalo berry. Looks well; grew one and one-half to two feet; rec't. 1891. 



