The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-13
OF Great Value to Every Indi-l
vidual Interested in Horticul-
tlre in Minnesota
ISSUED BY THE STATE
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
For the Express Purpose Of Ad.
vancing the Fruit Growing
. Interests Of the State.

IHrough the Kindness OF "A. W.
Latham, secretary Of the Minnesota
State Horticultural society, we are
enabled to furnish our readers with
very valuable information that will.
we are sure, be appreciated at this
time by every one Of our readers, VINO
looks in any degree to the cultivation
OF fruit, garden or land in our section
Of the state.
Fruits for Minnesota Planting.
The following list was prepared for
the. use Of the public at the last am
nual meeting of the Minnesota State
II Horticultural society and represents
the present experience in Minnesota
in the growing Of fruits as regards
what varieties may best be planted.
This list was adopted December g..
1908: and is for the guide of planters.
in Minnesota ...ts*
Apples-of the A1rst degree OF har1i-
ness: Duchess, Hibernal, Patterns
Greening. Okabena.
OF the second degree Of hardness:
Wealthy, Malinda, Anisim. Iowa, Beau-
ty, University.
Most profitable varieties for COM
mercial planting in Minnesota
Wealthy, Duchess, Patterns Greening,
OkaJbena, Anfsim. 49,. - 1s
Varieties for trial: Salome, East
man. Yellow Sweet, Milwaukee.
Newell's, Lowland Raspberry, Jewel1s
Winter, Gilbert Evelyn, Windsor,
Chief. #'
Valuable in some localities: wolf.
River, Mcmahon, Yellow Transparent,
r AL
Charlamon Peerless, Tetofsky.
Crabs and Hybrids-For general
cultivation: Florence, Whitney, Early
strawberry, Minnesota, Sweet Russet.
|TransscAndent. IS.
Varieties for trial. Faribault.
Shields. -. ....-z~, .= ss5== 3.s|=
Plnms--For general cultivation: Do
Soto, Surprise. Forest Garden, W0lf
freestone), Wyant, stoddard.
Most promising for trial: New Tim
Brittlewood, Compass Cherry, Terry
Grapes-Frirst degree Of hardness.
Beta, GAINESVILLE.
Second degree of hardness: Moore'S
Early, Brighton, Delaware, Worden,
Agawam, Concord, Moore's Diamond.
Raspberries-Red varieties: King,
Turner, Miller, Loudon, Mannetonka
Ironclad. = .--&.s
Black. and purple varieties:. Palmer,
Nemana, Gregg, Older, Columbian.
Kansas. ss
Observation-Disclosures Briton, Sny-
der, Eldorado. .
Currants-Red Dutch, White Grape,
Victoria, Long Bunch Holland, North
Star. Pomona, Red Cross, Perfection,
London Market. is 5E
seberr1es-Houghton, Downing,
Champion, Pearl, Carrie. s3#.
Strawberries Perfect varieties
Bederwood, Enhance, Lovett, Splendid,
Glen Mary, Clyde, Senator Dunlap z@
Imperfect varieties: Crescent, War
field, Haverland. .
Native Fruits-Value for trialJ
Dwarf Juneberry, Sand Cherry Buff
falo Berry, High Bus Cranberry.
Society a State Institution.
The Minnesota. State horticultural
society is not in any sense a com
mercial enterprise, but Is supported
wholly by the. state from public tax
alton, and has no other purpose than
to acquire information on horticul-
tural subjects and disseminate It.
among the people of the state. To
assist in this purpose the society pub
fishes monthly g. magazine Of 40 pages.
called the Minnesota Horticulturist,"
which is sent to its members, and
furnishes it's members also a bound
volume OF over 500 pages entitled
Trees, Fruits and Flowers in Mime
sota," and also some plant premiums
for experimental purposes.
Anyone may become member for
one year upon the payment OF the
annual fee Of 800. 81 E s5s
A number Of valuable premiums for
new varieties 6 Seeding fruits are
oered by thisn society.
Fuller Information on these subjects
ana q sample copy OF the magazine
will be sent to al Applicants. Ad-
dress and remit to a. w. Latham,
secretary, 207 Kasota Block, Minne-
apolis, MINI. I b # IA st. Is Isl