8 BULLETIN No. 18. 



Norway Spruce, ( Picea excelsea*). Not as pretty a tree as the 

 P. pungens and has been even slower in getting started. 



White Spruce, (Picea Alba}. Has not done satisfactorily; 

 has made an annual growth of about 2 in. 



Arbor Vitaa, ( Th uja occidentalis}. Is perfectly hardy and 

 makes a fine looking tree. The first year the maximum growth 

 was 12 in. and the average 9 in.; the second year the maximum 

 growth was i ft. 6 in. and the average i ft. i in. 



SPRING VS. FALL SETTING OF TREES. 



This is a question that is not definitely settled, at least for the 

 northern portion, of the territory. In the fall of 1890 a selection 

 consisting of forest and shade trees, apple, plum and pear were 

 planted with a view to determining which is the better time for 

 planting. Without exception the trees planted in the fall did 

 better than those planted in the following spring. The increased 

 growth was more noticeable the first year, but was noticeable to 

 some extent the second year. The mildness of the winter may 

 have had something to do with the result, however. With poplars 

 the difference in growth was at least 6 inches in favor of the fall 



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set trees. With the fruit trees the difference was not more than 

 3 inches on an average. 





FRUIT TREES. 



In the spring of 1890 there was set out on the experiment 

 station grounds about 85 varieties of apples, 35 varieties of pears, 

 25 varieties of plums, 27 varieties of cherries, 35 varieties of 

 peraches and =; varieties of apricots. 



In most cases 2 of each variety were planted. So far the 

 apples all seem hardy and have made a fair, though not a big 

 growth. None of them have yet fruited. 

 Following is a list of varieties: 

 Alexander, Arkansas Black, 



Autumn Bough, Autumn Strawberry, 



Babbitt, Baldwin, 



Bradford's Best, Brightwater, 



Charlotten Thaler, Chenango Strawberry, 



