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On Forestrj' and Pomology — J. Sterling Morton and R. W. Furnas, of Ne- 

 braska; G. H. Wright, of Iowa; S. H. Nowlin, of Arkansas; N. J. Colman, of 

 Missouri: E. Y. Teas, of Indiana; J. B. Schlichter, of Kansas; S. M. Tracy, 

 of Missouri; and T. V. Munson, of Texas. 



On Transportation —F. A. Thomas and John Buck, of Illinois; F. Well- 

 house, of Kansas; L. A. Goodman, of Missouri; and E. Y. Teas, of Indiana. 



On Nomenclature of Fruits— S. Johnson, of Indiana; T. J. Burrill, of Illi- 

 nois; J. H. Hale, of Connecticut; J. H. Masters, of Nebraska: and L. B. 

 Pearoe, of Ohio. 



On New Orleans Exhibition — R. W. Furnas, of Nebraska; Oliver Gibbs, jr., 

 of Minnesota; J.C.Evans, of Missouri; S. H. Nowlin, of Arkansas; D. S. 

 Grimes, of Colorado; George Y.Johnson, of Kansas; P. J. Berckmans, of 

 Georgia; L. A. Williams, of Iowa: N. Ohmer, of Ohio; C. W. Garfield, of 

 Michigan ; S. Johnson, of Indiana; A. D. Webb, of Kentucky; I). W. Beadle, 

 of Ontario; J. M. Smith, of Wisconsin ; T. V. Munson, of Texas; W. C. Barry, 

 of New York ; A. C. Hammond, of Illinois ; J. E. Porter, of Tennessee ; S. M. 

 Wiggins, of Louisiana; J. J. Colmant, of Mississippi ; Major Gaines, of Ala- 

 bama ; and E. H. Hart, of Florida. 



Mr. Gibbs moved that the Committee on Forestry be made to 

 include pomology, and that that part of the President's address re- 

 lating to Russian fruits be referred to this committee. Adopted. 



3fr. Masters, of Nebraska — It has been a practice of some socie- 

 ties to extend an honorary membership to the ladies who attend the 

 meetings as horticulturists. I move that we do the same. Which 

 was adopted. 



After which the Society adjourned. 



Third Day — Thursday. 



Morning Session, January 24. 



The Society was called to order by President Earle at 9:-15 a. m. 



The President — Ladies and gentlemen, that greatest of American 

 horticulturists, Hon. Marshall P. WiUler, has remembered us again. 

 1 will read a letter from him : 



LETTER PROM HON. MARSHALL 1'. WILDER. 

 To Parker Earle, Esq., President of the Mississippi Valley Horticultural Society : 



My Dear Sir — I take a deep interest in everything which h:i.s for its objects the 

 promotion of fruit culture in our own and oilier binds. I therefore commend most 



