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President — Homer D. Brown, Hamilton. 

 Vice-President — C. N. Dennis, Hamilton. 

 Treasurer — C. C. Hoppe, Warsaw, 

 Secretary — James T. Johnson, Warsaw. 



Committees on Program, for an effective year's work, were ap- 

 pointed; also Committees on Orchards, Gardens, Berries and Small 

 Fruits, Floriculture, and General Agriculture, with instructions to 

 observe and report monthly and annually. 



FEBRUARY MEETING. 



The Warsaw Horticultural Society met at City Hall, Hamilton, 

 February 16th, at one o'clock p. m., President H. D. Brown in the 

 chair, who opened the meeting with remarks, saying : Horticulture 

 and floriculture are so closely allied that one could not well exist 

 without the other. H it were not for the flowers we should have no 

 fruits. The Warsaw Horticultural Society being cognizant of the 

 fact that their own society, as well as all others (even our nation), 

 cannot advance without the approval and help of the good women 

 of our land, cordially welcome them here to-day. 



A TALK UPON ORCHAKDS. 



George 0. Hilton, of Iowa — The rigors of our climate during 

 the past year will surely be manifested both in the tree growth and 

 fruit crop of the coming year. The drouth of last summer was one 

 of the greatest severity. 



Mr. Z. Hollingsworth, of Iowa — Our orchards and climate have 

 behaved so very badly during the past few years that we are poorly 

 prepared to report. We have, however, learned not to expect very 

 much from our orchards, and really we shall be disappointed if we 

 do get much from the wrecks left of our old plantations. Our past 

 winter has not been as cold as some preceding winters, but cold does 

 not always affect the same. I fear for the wretched condition of the 

 old orchards. 



Mr. F. Harlan, Canton, Mo. — With us the apple trees are not 

 much injured during the present winter. Peach buds all killed. 



