400 ILLINOIS STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To Iowa State Horticultural Society — Messrs. Whitney, L. K. 

 Scofield and Minkler, 



To Eastern Iowa Horticultural Society — Messrs. Ellsworth, D. C. 

 Scofield, McWhorter, Gilkerson, Williams, Keith and L. K. Scofield. 



DISCUSSION ON PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



The report of the Committee on the President's Address was taken 

 up for discussion. 



Mr. Wier said that though the Stark apple may not be valuable in 

 the extreme Northwest, it was so with him on trees several years in 

 bearing. 



Mr. Woodard said the Stark trees shed their leaves, at Marengo, so 

 that the apples did not mature. 



Mr. Scop'IELD (of Elgin) commended the words of the President 

 relative to timber planting, and referred to the statistics published last 

 year on pages 215 and 216, of Vol. VIII of Transactions of Illinois 

 State Horticultural Society. He also referred to the condition of some 

 of the countries in Europe and Asia which have been stripped of timber, 

 and expressed the fear that unless the people of the United Slates soon 

 awake to the importance of planting timber trees, and land owners act as 

 individuals in this matter; and unless the General and State governments 

 also take the matter in hand in earnest, a timber famine will soon be 

 upon us. He commended the action already taken by Congress, to 

 encourage the planting of groves on public lands. 



CENTENNIAL TREES AND ARBOR-DAY. 



Dr. Ennis stated that the Iowa State Horticultural Society had set 

 apart one day in April of each year, to be known as Arbor-Day, in which 

 all who own lands are expected to plant trees ; and had offered premiums 

 to persons planting and caring for the largest numbers, 



D. C. Scofield offered the following: 



Resolved, That it becomes each nursery-man belonging to this association to give 

 to each customer one tree, in the coming spring, to be planted and known as the centen- 

 nial tree. 



This resolution was supported by several members. 

 L. K, Scofield offered two good trees to each member of this 

 Society, who would receive and plant them. 

 The resolution was adopted. 



