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appointed, but if we are to make these exhibitions a part of our 

 winter meeting it will be necessary to have such a committee. 



The subject was discussed at some length and in conclusion the 

 following resolution was passed : 



Resolved, That the committee on Fruit on Exhibition be instructed to pre- 

 pare a premium list for our winter exhibitions, and also to report a set of 

 rules or instructions to judges. FpeciFying the points to be considered in de- 

 termining the merits of fruits on exhibition, and to give the order in which 

 these points are to rank. 



Delegates to other Societies. — An invitation from the 

 Illinois State Horticultural Society was presented by the secretary, 

 to join with them in holding a meeting next fall, in Chicago, for 

 discussions and addresses. 



Mr. Kellogg stated that we usually had representatives from 

 the Northern Illinois Society at our annual meetings, and that our 

 society was generally represented at theirs, but no one from this 

 state was present at their last meeting, and he moved that a dele- 

 gate be appointed to attend in future. 



Mr. Plumb moved to amend this, so as to authorize the presi- 

 dent to give a certificate as delegate to any member who would 

 attend them. 



Mr. Kellogg moved to still further amend, so as to include the 

 appointment of any member who may be willing to attend, as 

 delegate to all the other state societies. The several amendments 

 were accepted and the motion was carried. 



The secretary said he had received repeated requests from other 

 societies to exchange reports, for the benefit of their officers and 

 leading members, and in some instances offers to purchase had 

 been made, in case an exchange could not be effected. The sup- 

 ply of reports was quite limited, hardly sufficient to meet the 

 home demand, and he did not like to exchange to the extent pro- 

 posed without instructions from the society. 



Mr. Stickney said that he had seen some of the reports of the 

 societies wishing to exchange, and he found them very interest- 

 ing and useful ; tbey were good things to have, and he moved 

 that the secretary be authorized to exchange with such societies 

 at his discretion. Carried. 



Society adjourned to meet at 9 A. M M February 1. 



