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gent appearance of the men who compose the Society, he was satisfied 

 that the meeting would benefit both city and county, and he extended 

 to the delegates and members of the Society a hearty welcome. 



President Evans responded briefly, acknowledging the courteous 

 welcome of the mayor. He referred to the fruit-growing qualities of 

 the State, and said he believed that every county in the State was in 

 the fruit belt. He was aware that many people did not even know of 

 the existence of the State Horticultural Society, but notwithstanding 

 this fact, its work had been productive of much good, and a majority 

 of the counties of the State had county organizations. He extended 

 a cordial invitation to the people of the city to attend the sessions of 

 the meeting. 



The Arions then rendered a selection, after which Mr. Pollard, of 

 Cameron, read a paper prepared by Prof. Riggle, of the Perdue Uni- 

 versity, Indiana, who is a graduate of Sbaw's Botanical School of St. 

 Louis, in which school the State Horticultural Society holds a scholar- 

 ship. 



The paper treated on the subject of grafting in all of its phases, 

 defining the different modes of grafting and the propagation of fruits 

 thereby. It also gave points on the kinds of soil best adapted for 

 different kinds and varieties of fruits, and contained specific directions 

 for the work of grafting and budding. 



J. A. Gilluly then sang a solo, which was followed by a paper on 

 "The Experiment Station Work," by Secretary L. A. Goodman of 

 Westport. 



The paper was interesting to fruit-growers, and in course of which 

 the Secretary said that the Horticultural Society received but little aid 

 from the State Agricultural College, along the line of experimental 

 work. A lively discussion followed the reading of the paper, which 

 was participated in by Mr. Walters of Canton, President Morrow of 

 the Michigan State Agricultural College, Frank Holsinger of Eosedale, 

 Kas., and B. F. Smith of Lawrence, Kas. 



President Morrow of Michigan rather defended the Missouri Col- 

 lege, and stated that the Horticultural Society had not taken advantage 

 of all the opportunities offered it by the School of Agriculture. 



The meeting then adjourned to reopen at 9:30 this forenoon. 



