172 ANNUAL REPORT. 



WINTER VARIETIES. 



No. 378, Hibernal, neither blighted nor sun-scalded; bore last 

 year lots of large fruit. 



No. 472, Ostrekoff's Glas, just as hardy as the Hibernal; good 

 bearer, but fruit a little smaller. 



No. 410, Little Seedling, bore fruit this year; small apples, but 

 heavy bearer. 



No. 70, Winter Pear, and No. 580, Winter Lowland, have not 

 fruited yet; blighted some last year, but this year not. 



LATE FALL OR EARLY WIN'TER SORTS. 



No. 240, Lieby, the tree is hardy; fruit large, and of fair quality; 

 bore a good deal last year. This and the OstrekofF Grlas seem to 

 be of the Duchess type, but the trees are hardier. 



No. 170, the Revel; No. 310, Christmas; No. 335, Green Trans- 

 parent; and No. 874, Sweet Mushroom, have not fruited yet, but 

 seem to be hardy trees. 



SUMMER APPLE. 



No. 262, Charlamoff, is a larger and batter eating apple than the 

 Duchess, and the tree looks hardier. It bore lots of fruit last year. 



My apple trees bore very little fruit this year, as the blossoms 

 were spoiled last spring by frost. 



If this is to be read in the meeting, I hope I will be excused, as I 

 am not posted in the English language, so that I may not have 

 given it its proper form. 



The programs and- premium lists received, and I will distribute 

 them. 



If I am well I will come to the meeting, January 15th, and bring 

 the Russian apples with me. 



A few days ago I was out in the western part of Carver county, 

 aud found there a number of Russian varieties on the farm of P. H. 

 Terlinden, in the town of Young America, recently bought of Mr. 

 Thomas, who planted the trees. The labels were all off except>one 

 or two trees, but Mr. Thomas gave me his original plat of the 

 plantings. When I came home I made labels according to the 

 plat, and went out again and labelled all the trees that I thought 

 were of any value, and cut a few cions from the following : 



