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the southern part of the state, but is not reliable north of vSioux 

 Falls and Mitchell. Fine specimens of Fameuse or Snow apple 

 are grown in Clay, Union, Yankton and Bon Homme counties, 

 but the variety should not be planted, unless in exceptionally 

 favorable localities, beyond their limits. The crab apple is more 

 hardy than the standard, and it gives promise of success over a 

 wide area. Transcendant, Hyslop, Whitney No. 20 and other 

 varieties fruited in Brookings last season, and then there are a 

 number of fine healthly trees in the town gardens. Unfortu- 

 nately the crab is subject to blight during our bright, warm, 

 summers, but every farmer in the State should plant crab apple 

 trees. Doubtless many of us think a crab is a poor substitute 

 for the fine apples of our eastern homes, but the crab apple is a 

 long, long way ahead of no apple at all. Let us plant crab ap- 

 ples' until we can find something better. 



The Russian apples have attracted a great deal of attention 

 in the Northwest, and they have been recommended as being 

 much more hardy than American sorts. A limited number of 

 varieties- from the long Russian list have proven more hardy 

 than the Duchess, and these should be extensively tested through- 

 out South Dakota. Among the hardiest of the Russian sorts are 

 the following: Blushed' Calville, Green Sweet, Revel Pear, 

 Cinnamon, Lubsk Queen, Rosy Repka, Ukraine, Hibernal, 

 Kremer, Silken Leaf, Juicy Burr, Ostrakoff, Lead Apple, Rosy 

 Aport. This list is selected from the hardiest sorts noted by 

 Professor J. L. Budd in a recent Bulletin; in all cases the varie- 

 ties named above have been growing in central South Dakota 

 from three to six years, and observations on the trees in this 

 State, warrant the belief that all the sorts in the list are worthy 

 of trial here. Most of them can be secured from nurseymen in 

 this and adjoining states. Of the standard varieties commonly 

 grown, the Duchess may be planted throughout the southern 

 and eastern parts of the state. There may be other varieties that 

 succeed in favorable localities, but for general planting the 

 Duchess can be recommended. 



Among crab apples and hybrids, Transcendant, though sub- 

 ject to blight, is a good bearer. Whitney No. 20 is a shy bearer 

 but a fine tree. Hyslop, Brier's Sweet, Martha and Virginia can 



