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wide spread attack of a blight wliicli was prevalent through all the 

 states visit'd but which showed its worst effect in Wisconsin, 

 eastern I )wa and Minnesota. This defoliated some varieties and 

 caused them to drop the'r fruit and checked the growth of many 

 others. 



"It was most injurious, first, to Siberian crabs, Transcendent 

 being one of the worst ; second, to American varieties, such as 

 have originated in this countr3\ either as seedlings of European 

 varieties or of th? Siberian species ; these were damaged in the 

 following order : Fall Queen, Edgar Red Streak, Talman's Sweet, 

 Fameuse, Golden Russet, Ben Davis, Willow, Perry Russtt, Plumb 

 Cider. Bailey Sweet, St. Lawrence, Malinda, Utter, McMahon and 

 Wealthy. This list comprises all the American apples grown 

 there ; third, the Russians, including Oldenburgh and a number of 

 seedlings from Oldenburgh." The larger part of the fruit produced 

 this year in the northwest was of the Oldenburgh. Mr. Harris 

 estimates that two-thirds of the home grown apples marketed in the 

 region he visited were of that variety. AVealthy was next in quan- 

 tity and perhaps equul in value, because of its later ripening season 

 and longer keeping quality. 



At the State and county fairs the Russians formed the mos* 

 attractive and by far the largest part of the exhibits and were 

 smooth and free from scab, while of the American varieties but 

 few were shown and those were badly affected. But few of them 

 are late keepers, however, and the nomenclature is very badly con- 

 fused ; so much so, as to prevent a full report on characteristics of 

 varieties until the identity is better settled. A visit to the orchard 

 of A. G. Tuttle at Baraboo, Wisconsin, who has about sixt}' varie- 

 ties of Rus-ians left, out of over 100 varieties planted, disclosed 

 the fact 'hat they were in much better condition than an orchard of 

 mixed American varieties near by. 



The most valuable of the new Russians here, seemed to be Glass 

 ■Green, Yellow and AVhite Transparent. Charlamoff, Hibernal, 

 Antonovka, Vargul, Red Wine, Czar Thorn, Zusoff Winter, 

 LongReld, Earl}' Champagne and Beautiful Arcad. Repka Ma- 

 leuka also appears to be a good tree and the longest keeper of 

 them all, but the fruit is too small to be valuable. 



At Rochester, Minnesota, is the largest orchard in this State. 

 It consists mainly of Oldenburgh, Wealthy and Lougfield. The 

 crop this year was over 3,500 bushels ; 150 varieties have been 



