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uiucli too small tor auy large aggressive educational work. If it were 

 not for the loj'alty and self-sacrificing work of our secretary and the 

 members of our executive board we should make a very poor showing 

 indeed. Through the liberality of the State Ave are enabled to print 

 and distribute the valuable information obtained at our annual, and 

 other meetings thus making such infornuition available to the horti- 

 culturists of Michigan. We need a larger permanent income which 

 it is hoped may be secured through a large increase in our Life Mem-- 

 bership Fund. Or ])erhaps through the loyality and large liberality of 

 some of our prominent horticulturists who owe much to the work of 

 our Society and Avho have at heart the best interests of the future 

 horticulturists of our State. 



We need, too, a larger annual income from annual memberships. 

 (Such memberships show a lively interest in the work of today, of this 

 year.) Or through some special efforts in making exhibits by local 

 societies at our State or district fairs. In any case, if we are to do a 

 larger and more aggressive work it means a livelier interest and a 

 more self-sacrificing spirit in a large number of our best fruit growers 

 and others engaged in general horticultural work. 



Eespectfully submitted, 



JAMES SATTERLEE, 



Secretary of the Board of Trustees 

 of the Lyon Memorial Fund. 



Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 8, 1915. 



Your Committee on Exhibitions beg to submit the following report: 



We have examined the exhibits and made the following list of exhibits 

 and specimens shown : 



O. F. Marvin, Holton, Mich. — 14 varieties of apples. 



E. W. Lincoln, Greenville, Mich. — 33 plates of apples; 5 varieties. 



J. H. Crane, Fennville, Mich. — IS plates of apples; 16 varieties; 1 

 plate of Quinces. 



McDermid Bros., Battle Creek — 11 plates of apples. 



A. N. BroAvn, Wyoming, Delaware — 12 plates of Winesaps. 



Henry Smith. Grand Rapids — Beautiful roses and chrysanthemums 

 and 7 plates of apples. 



Newaygo County Agricultural Bureau, Fremont — 40 boxes of apples 

 and 50 plates. 



Berrien County Horticultural Societ^^ — 195 plates of apples; 2 plates 

 of Quinces; G plates of Pears. 



We wish to give honorable mention of the following 20 bushels of 

 apples displayed by the South Haven Fruit Exchange taken from their 

 regular stock and placed in storage to exhibit at this meeting, it is a 

 great object lesson in good packing and is to be most heartily com- 

 mended. 



Honorable Mention to E. W. Lincoln, for number of varieties and ex- 

 ecellency of specimens. 



Honorable Mention is given to quality of .specimens exhibited by J, H. 

 Crane, of Fennville, particular attention is called to the Spies, 



