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That would be sure to be profitable. The only orchardists in Min- 

 nesota to-day who are making any money on apples are the ones 

 who did about the same thing, or who divided their planting be- 

 tween the Duchess and the Wealthy. There are many other sorts 

 coming into favorable notice, seedlings and imported trees, that 

 promise to show equal, and in some respects superior merit. It 

 even looks as though we are on the eve of a sudden extension of 

 our list into a large variety of apples, and that we shall add to the 

 acknowledged beauty and high quality of the apples we have, the 

 merit of long keeping in the new sorts, and be able to dispute the 

 markets of the world with New England, New York, Michigan 

 and Missouri ; but on the experimental list let them stand, with 

 reasonable hospitality, for further acquaintance, before putting 

 them into orchards on a large scale, by men of moderate means 

 and without expert knowledge in making selections. 



PEARS. 



The pear for our adaptation we have yet to find. Our hope is in 

 Charles Gibb and Prof. Budd. 



THE CHERRY. 



The cherry went out of general view when the winter of 1872-S 

 killed our Early Richmonds. The Germans of Carver county, lati- 

 tude about 45'', have had the Ostheim for over twenty years, un- 

 known to the Minnesota Horticultural Society till now. They say 

 it is hardy«enough there, and is adapted to the climate, that it 

 blossoms late in the spring, bears heavy in favorable seasons and is 

 a large, good, dark-colored cherry. They propagate it only by 

 root sprouts. Mr. Charles Ludlufi", of Carver, who obtained the 

 first trees from Germafty, says that if grafted it must not be on 

 sour cherry stocks. Whether it will be hardy west of the big 

 woods or in the northern part ot the State we do not know. We 

 want to try for the severest tests the Russian Yladimirs, and shall 

 do it as soon as we can get them, by importation, or from that 

 " nest of spicery," the Iowa Agricultural College farm at Ames. 



PLUM CULTURE. 



Plum culture we know nothing of in Minnesota except as to the 

 Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin natives, like the Forest Garden, the 

 Weaver, the De Soto, and many nice sorts selected from our 

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