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198 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
The most essential pointin regard to transplanting evergreens 
is that the roots be thoroughly moistened as soon as possible after 
they are taken out of the ground and kept constantly moist till they 
are re-set ina well moistened soil. Ifall the conditions necessary 
for the successful growth of evergreens can be secured for fruit 
trees, growth will be assured. 
APPLES. 
J. S. PARKS, PLEASANT MOUNDS. 
Asa member of the committee on apples, I have very little of inter- 
est to report to the society. I commenced early in the season to 
enquire and look about for something new and worthy in the way 
of seedling apples or experience with new and untried varieties. 
I caused a notice to be inserted in the public press of this part of 
the state asking for any information about new or rare kinds of 
apples, but received no response. 
The season just past was a fairly good one for fruit in this part of 
the state. The dry season caused fruit to be rather smaller than _ 
usual, but a good crop of apples was secured, anda large amount 
was put upon the market that brought remunerative prices. In my 
own case I raised over one hundred varieties, several of them seed- 
lings that appear to have some merit, but none that so far appear to 
be of sufficient worth to put forward for public favor. A few varie- 
ties that are keeping well in our warm cellar would seem to be good 
keepers and may prove valuable after more thorough trial. 
With us the keeping problem seems to be more difficult than the 
raising. We have been troubled with the bitter rot and a sort of 
scab rot in the cellar,that has destroyed some varieties entirely, such 
as the Snow and the Talman Sweet, that should have kept sound 
long after this date. Ourcellar is large and well aired but rather 
warm, which may be the trouble. There have been no insect pests 
appearing to injure our apples; but the hot, dry weather or some 
other cause has caused the blight to be more severe than for several 
seasons past. 
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FROST. 
A clear, still night succeeding a day on which strong northwest 
or west winds prevailed and there isa manifest lowering of the 
temperature. 
The average dates of the last killing or damaging frost in the 
agricultural regions of Minnesota ranges between May 2nd in the 
southeast and May 28th in its northwest portion. ; 
