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sunny side. Flesb flae-grained, firm, sub-acid, juicy, and excellent for 

 dessert use. Season, mid-winter. 



Regel (No. 169).— Ttiis was imported by the College under the name 

 of Green Sweet. It is proving a very hardy tree, and, supposing it to be a 

 sweet apple, It has been widely scattered. It proves to be a variety of the 

 Repka Malenka family, and a good keeper in the north district. Fruit 

 much like Rawle's Janet in size, color, flesh and quality. 



Anisim (18 M). — A very hardy tree doing well on varied soils. Fruit in 

 size, color and season much like Jonathan, and nearly equal to the latter 

 in quality. 



Cross (15 M and our No. 413).— This is the true Cross apple of central 

 Russia. On dry soils without shelter, it is a heavy and continuous bearer 

 and peculiarly valuable.. Fruit medium to large, oblate, ribbed, yellow, 

 with red and crimson stripes. Flesh firm, sub-acid, very good in quality 

 for dessert use. Season, late winter in north district. 



BoGDANOFF WHITE.— Of the Same family as 24 M. Fruit large, yel- 

 lowish-white, fine-grained, and excellent in quality. Season, mid-winter 

 in northern district. 



Volga Cross. — This is the Cross apple found on the Volga, near the 

 home of the Duchess. The tree appears to be an iron-clad, and free from 

 blight. An early and continuous bearer. Fruit medium to large, oblate, 

 sub-acid, and much better than Willow in quality. Season, very late 

 winter. 



BoGDANOFF.— On drysoils in unsheltered positions, this will prove very 

 valuable in north Iowa. Where fruited in this country, it has been called 

 "a glorified Dominie." In shape, size and color it is much like the latter, 

 but has more color and bloom. Flesh fine-grained, tender, sub-acid and' 

 nearly best in quality. Season, late winter. 



Sweet Cross (8 M).— This i« a variety of the Cross apple family, with 

 fruit in size, color and season almost identical with 15 M. Flesh fine- 

 grained, tender and very sweet. This can be grown anywhere in the North 

 on dry soil and in open exposure, as is the case with other valuable varie- 

 ties specially noted in this list. The varieties specially referred to 

 as requiring dry soil and open exposure are as much subject to 

 blight as Yellow Transparent. Such varieties cannot be dispensed with, 

 but they must not be planted in close-sheltered positions. 



The subject assigned would also include notes on pears, plums, prunes, 

 cherries and other fruits imported from east Europe and Russia in Asia, 

 but this would far exceed the limits and time that can be allotted to any 

 one paper. This will be given in bulletin form to those who make appli- 

 cation for it. 



PLANT DEEP AND SHA.DE THE GROUND. 



S. D. RICHARDSON, WINNEBAGO CITY. 



Several points which seem to be of the utmost importance to raisers of 

 apples in Minnesota were stated -in the last meeting of our society, to 

 which I would call attention. Mr. Derby, who lives on the prairie in the 

 vicinity of Rochester, Minn., became impressed with the idea of putting 

 the roots of the apple tree down into the clay subsoil, and put his idea 

 into practice by setting a small orchard two and one-half feet deep, and 

 we have the testimony of Mr. Somerville and Mr. Keel that the trees are 

 sound, healthy and vigorous, and bear uncommonly large fruit. 



