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MINNESOTA 



fire species first named do well under cultivation, and 

 large quantities are raised for home consumption and 

 are profitably marketed. The Concord, Worden, Dela- 

 wa-e -nd g-ap"- "*' ="n''"- -^—■g.-t"- "-= <><.<,ii,r -.i,.,.,] 

 1 the manj t,ood lo tosaogtle lake si o es and 

 tier er bluff 

 w thstan 1 n;, 1 

 ter h cl a Id 

 Ho e er o a 

 Del ware g ap 

 t s ra d t 

 of the eas n eh 

 enough n I o bj o 

 to anj {,reat \t t 



Apples are ra 1 on 

 and east rn M nt ota 



southea tern port on b I 1 to 



the r cult at on Tl e 1 en 



tral states generally pro I 



of Oldtnb rs; s the stand 

 can be grown successf 11 n g o 

 as St I aul an 1 n a s na 1 waj 1 

 IheTal nan Sw 

 to s ffer n 



pies o 

 sorts 

 r ety 

 lepre 



Minneapolis together have upwards of 3,000 acres in 

 their public parks, which are well cared for, very 

 beautiful, and visited by at least two million persons 



n e M esota State Hort cultural So et s a ery 



all o er t e t 

 q ant t e 1 c 

 gro n 

 bt ne 

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of 



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Vege a le f all tl e k n Is gro 

 state are cry ea ly ra ed an I tl i 



bage, cauliflower, celery, peas, lettuce, potatoes, beans, 

 corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, squash, watermelons, musk- 

 melons and eggplant are to be had in abundance, and 

 the markets are often glutted with them. Native rausk- 

 melons and tomatoes occasionally retail at 10 to 15 cts. 

 per bushel. The canning of vegetables is becoming an 

 important industry at several points. The climate 

 seems to be especially favorable to vegetables, and there 

 Is much less trouble from diseases than in many more 

 humid sections. 



The demand for ornamental horticulture is consider- 

 able and rapidly increasing, giving investment to per- 

 haps $200,000 in the greenhouse business, and adds no 

 small sum to the receipts of the several large and the 

 many small nurseries in the state. The love for horti- 

 cultiire is also shown by the immense sums spent by the 

 cities and small towns for public parks. St. Paul and 



OCock— M ab 



located in various parts of 

 the state. One of these is located at Owatonna, and is 

 devoted almost exclusively to the raising of seedling 

 apples. The Agricultural Department of the university 

 had over five hundred in attendance in the school year 

 of 1899-1900. Four hundred of these attended the agri- 

 cultural high school, where, in addition to the other 

 agricultural studies, much attention is paid to horticul- 

 ture and forestry. Samuel B. Green. 



MINT. SeeMfnIhn. 



UIBAEILIS (Admirafiilis, meaning wonderful, 

 strange ; shortened by Linnjpus to Mirabilis ) . Nyetagind- 

 cece. About 10 species of the warmer parts of America, 



