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done in such a thorough way that there is no necessity of repeat- 

 ing it. The only important variety of apple which he did origi- 

 nate has been of so much value to the State of Minnesota, and 

 elsewhere, that it has repaid a hundred fold all the money the 

 State of ^Minnesota ever put into the experiment. 



Other devoted horticulturists have put their time and means 

 into similar lines of work, and often with very little in the way 

 of remuneration except the consciousness of having accom- 

 plished something for the general betterment of mankind which, 

 for most of these men, was reward enoug^h. Among- those 

 who have especially benefited the pomology of this section by 

 originating apples is Chas. G. Patten, of Charles City, Iowa, 

 whose most important contribution has been Patten's Greening, 

 but who has also introduced most excellent varieties in his 

 University and Iowa Beauty. 



H. ]\I. Lyman, of Excelsior, ^Minnesota, began about twenty- 

 five years ago to raise seedlings of the Wealthy, and devoted 

 quite a portion of his farm at Excelsior to an experimental 

 apple orchard. He originated a number of very excellent seed- 

 lings in the course of this work. Perhaps the most important 

 and valuable of them all is a winter apple known as the Evelyn. 



The Minnesota State Horticultural Society has made a 

 special point of encouraging the raising of seedling apples and 

 to this end ofl:'ers liberal premiums for desirable seedlings ex- 

 hibited at its winter meetings. The State Agricultural Society 

 also offers liberal premiums for the same object. The Horti- 

 cultural Society, in addition to these annual premiums, also 

 offers $i,ooo for a variety of apple that shall be as hardy as the 

 Hibernal, as good a keeper as the ]\Ialinda, and of as good quality 

 as the Wealthy. There are no limitations on this premium, and 

 the officers of the society would be extremely glad of the chance 

 to award it to any variety fulfilling the requirements, no matter 

 what its source. The State Horticultural Society in conjunction 

 with the Experiment Station has distributed to interested parties 

 apple and plum seeds and seedlings and many experimenters 

 have been thus interested in this line of work. 



As the result of the work of the Horticultural Society and 

 the Horticultural Division of the Experiment Station in en- 



