STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 39 
Cherries—The Early Richmonds came through the winter in good condition. 
No winter but that of 1872-8 has ever killed this variety m our district, and as 
we know that it suffered then severely as far south as Chicago, and being re- 
planted the orchards of them have since done well, there is good reason to hope 
that we can raise good cherries here aftey all. 
Pears—The Flemish Beauty is found looking well in favorable situations, and 
bearing some fruit. It seems to do best on moist ground and on the northerly 
slope of the river bluffs. If we can control the blight by the lime and sulphur 
white-wash, or by any other method, we may yet raise pears. 
The present winter has been very favorable for trees; cold, but no sudden 
changes, up to date. 
Varieties of apples presented with this report for exhibition, are the Wealthy, ~ 
Haas, Utter’s Red, Tallman Sweet, Dorchester, Russet, Minnesota, Walbridge 
—all picked in September, and preserved by wrapping in paper. 
Respectfully submitted by OLLIVER GrBBs, JR. 
Lake City, January 15, 1881. 
F. L. Gould reports for Hennepin county: 
The Strawberry a failure. Thinks the damage was done in fall 
and early winter. 
The Raspberry a short crop, both of the black and red. Attri- 
butes their failure to injury in the fall, the wood making late 
growth and not ripening well. Killed below the snow line clear 
to the ground. 
Had as many Crabs as usual, but inferior in size, the same be- 
ing true of apples. 
G. H. Fish reports for Stearns county, that the extreme cold of 
the winter of 1879-80 was very disastrous, but not uniform in re- 
sults. Very few trees uninjured. 
Hardly any standard apples have yet been fruited in his county. 
The Transcendant and Hyslop crabs planted by the early settlers 
have done well. 
Mr. Matthews as general fruit committee from Big Stone county, 
having no fruit report to make, submitted the followimg letter in 
answer to questions relating to the hardiness of Catalpa Speciosa on 
his grounds. 
. Foster, Minnesota, January 11, 1881. 
U.S. Hollister, Secretary State Horticuliwral Society: 
Dear Sir: In reply to yours, requesting information as to the Catalpas grow- 
ing on my place, | respectfully report: 
In the spring of 1879 I received from Robt. Douglas & Sons, of Waukegan, 
Mlinois, ten Catalpa Spelciosa from 8 to 10 inches high. 
They came by mail, were delayed on the road and were damaged. Nine of 
them were alive to the tips. Some of them started from the root, and some 
from buds, all lived. The greatest growth during 1879 was twenty-three inches. 
