10 TEANSACTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS 



Amount brought forward $89 . 97 



Stationerjr '. 4 . 68 



Express on Exchanges 12.15 



Postage on Premium List 2 . 50 



Postage on Programmes 6.00 



Incidental Expenses 3 . 95 



Salary 300.00 



Total $419.24 



RECEIPTS. 



Jan. 12, 1SS7— Portion of Order 304 $ 9.60 



Mch. 24, 1887— Order 312 47.04 



—Seventeen Membership Fees 17.00 



June 1, 1887- Order 313 150.00 



Total $223.64 



Balance due the Secretary $195 . 60 



Mr. H. M. Dunlap — I move that the Secretary's Report be re- 

 ferred to a committee of three. Motion adopted, and H. M. Dunlap, 

 Dr. A. G. Humphrey and C. N. Dennis named as the committee. 



PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL ADDPtESS. 

 BY E. A. KIEHL, ALTON. 



Our by-laws say the President shall read an annual address on 

 some horticultural subject, and our Secretary has not forgotten to 

 remind me of it by putting me down on the programme. 



Our Society is in as good condition at the present time, finan- 

 cially and otherwise, as at any previous date. Our programmes, the 

 papers read, the discussions, and the exhibitions are better than they 

 were at any previous date. But we should not be content with what 

 we are doing; we have but made a beginning in the good work. 

 There are yet thousands of homes in this State where fruits, flowers 

 and ornamental plantings are wanting, and so long as such is the 

 case there is abundant work for us to do. Even those best posted 

 among us have yet much to learn, and a great deal of experimenting 

 and investigating v^ill have to be done before our art can be consid- 

 ered a science. Our Messrs. Forbes, Burrill, French and others have 

 done excellent work, but much more remains yet to be done, — more 

 than they can hope to accomplish in their lifetimes. There is room 

 for yet other scientific workers, and I think we should do something 

 to have more of that kind of work done. I think this Society could 

 spare some money to start some experiments, and test fruits, and 

 produce new varieties which we need and all are looking for. Could 



