244 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Replies were received from every person to whom fruit was sent 
and are given in full below. 
From President Underwood, of the Minnesota State Horticultural 
Society: 
1. It is very nice. 
2. Good. 
3. As good as any. 
4. Itisnot an attractive looking apple; unless I knew it, would take 
a better looking one. 
From President Kimball of the Southern Minnesota Horticultural 
Society: 
1. We like the Hibernal very much as a stewing apple. 
2. They are very nice as a baking apple if enough sugar is used. 
3. They are the best apples we ever had for pies. 
4. They are a variety we should buy if they were in the market at 
the current price. 
From President Burnap of the Northeastern Iowa Horticultural 
Society: 
1. First rate. It is nearly as good as Duchess and needs a little 
more cooking. 
2. Only fairly well, the skin seems ‘tough and has a slightly un- 
pleasant flavor. 
3. It is prime, I know nothing better. 
4. I believe it will make its own way in the market as a cooking 
apple without any help from anybody. 
From Prof. Samuel B. Green, horticulturist of the Minnesota Cen- 
tral Experiment Station: 
1. Itis as good a stewing Bats as any I know of. 
2. Very good, indeed. 
3. As nice as any I know of. 
4. I would answer most emphatically, yes. Last winter (1893-4) 
we could not buy as good cooking apples as the Hibernal at any 
price. I am sure that as soon as this variety becomes known it is 
destined to be a popular market sort. 
We also submitted a basket of this fruit to five of the most expert 
cooks of Albert Lea and received the following written answers to 
the above questions: 
1 .“It is very nice.” “The Hibernal stews quickly.” “Excellent.” 
“Desirable.” “Think they are fine.” 
2. “A good baking apple, as it is baked in so short a time thor- 
oughly done.” “It is excellent, juicy and tart.” “Think it equal to 
the Duchess.” “Excellent.” “Desirable.” “Bakes up soft and juicy.” 
3. “A good pie apple.” “Itis very good; of nice flavor.” “Better 
than Duchess.” “Desirable.” “Equal to the Duchess.” 
4.“Yes.” “Yes, sir.’ “One that I would take in preference to 
most on the market.” “Desirable.” “Yes, every time.” 
Aside from the prospective value of this variety as a hardy ana 
reliable home and market apple, the tree seems to be of great value 
as a stock to top-work more tender varieties, as it seems to make a 
smooth union with a great many varieties and is inclined to push 
them into early bearing. We have in fruiting on this stock at this 
