ILLINOIS STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. XV 



REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR. 



To His Excellency John L Beveridge, Governor ok Illinois : 



/ have the honor to present the Ninth Volume of the new series of 

 Reports of the Illinois State Horticultural Society. It will not require a 

 perusal of the I'olume to inform you that the horticulturists of the State have 

 had much to contend against during the past few years ; yet /trust that you 

 ivill recognize a determination on the part of the members of this and auxil- 

 iary societies to grasp the nature of all obstacles and to put forth persistent 

 efforts to overcome them, or achieve success in spite of them. That the 

 investigatiofis and labors necessary to success have been, and must contir.ue 

 to be, made at considerable personal sacrifice to the members of the Society 

 is apparent. 



Since the annual meeting at Quincy I have, under instructions from the 

 Executive Board, issued circulars offering surplus copies of our Trans- 

 actions to District School Libraries ; and in response have received, up to 

 the present time, applications for about three thousand volumes. It is confi- 

 dently hoped that this plan, with others in contemplation, for extending the 

 sphere of usefulness of the Sooiety, will result in nnich good to the State. 



} our obedient servant, 



O. B. G A LUSH A, 



Sccreliny Illinois .State llurtiitiitiii al Soiietv. 



Normal, III., Feb. 2j, i8j6. 



