of little value, yet the plant is said to be quite
ornamental.
In forestry work 200 arbor vitae were set out, more for ornamental
effect, and in open places of the woods several thousand Scotch pine
were planted. This planting was also extended partly around the opposite
lake shore to improve the landscape during the winter months, when
everything looks bleak and dreary.
This station has received quite a liberal supply of new stock for trial
from the Minn. State Fruit-Breeding Farm, viz.: June bearing strawberry
No. 3, everbearing kind No. 1017, raspberry No. 4 and everbearing sorts
Nos. 30 and 31; of plums, Nos. 35, 9, 21, 1, and sand cherry crossed
with Climax; of apples, six Malindas, Nos. 38, 32, 29, 25, 12 and 12.
They are fine large trees and were planted in the trial orchard. Ten
smaller apple trees which we received were set out in the nursery and
after a year or two will find their place in the orchard. These trees
are labeled: Gilbert, Winesap, Russet Seedling, then Nos. 90, 271, 269,
16, 7045 and A1. All of this stock has been carefully planted and is now
doing well.
The only variety of fruit trees which bloomed before the 20th of May was
the Akin plum. Most all other trees were getting ready to bloom, but it
was really too cold for them to open their flowers. From that time on
the blooming became more general among the plums and later among the
apples. The trees which did not bear last year were full of flowers.
Some of the new plums, too, had quite a number of blossoms, and we are
watching with great interest what the fruit will be, as we intend to
propagate the best ones in a small way for home use.
Of small fruits we have now on trial five varieties of raspberries and
also three sorts of strawberries, Nos. 3, 4 and Progressive. This will
give us a good chance to judge of their relative value as to hardiness,
quality and quantity of fruit.
The truck garden is taken care of as usual, but is far behind other
years in growth and development of vegetables on account of the cold
spring. If it were not for our greenhouse and hotbeds, I think we would
yet be without radishes and lettuce.
The same may be said in regard to the planting of our lawns. The plants
were all ready in the greenhouse, but the planting had to be deferred as
long as there was danger of frost. The flower beds on the lawns were
finally planted, the designs are very good, but it will take some time
yet till their beauty can be seen
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