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A Memorial Address on the life and character of Franklin B. 

 Hough was then ])reseiited by J3. S. Hoxie, which was duly ai)]n*eci- 

 atcd as a well-merited tribute to the memory of this true and faith- 

 ful worker. 



In a report on the Waupaca seedlings, Mr. Pepper stated that 

 the Northwestern (xreening showed no evidence of special hardiness. 

 TliH original tree of Wolf River is still alive and had some fruit, 

 although standing on a liard spot for a tree to live in, namely, on the 

 river bank, where the roots are immersed at high water. The origi- 

 nal tree of Matthew l^ussett heing still vigorous and healthy, that 

 variety promises to become quite an acquisition. 



In a paper on Russian apples, Mr. Howlett said: "The great 

 fault with the Department list is the fact that it contains too many 

 early and fall ajiples," yet he named twelve varieties among them as 

 winter apples. Mr. Pepper stated that very nearly all are summer 

 fruits. Aluch interest was manifested in the direction of obtaining 

 seedlings by cross-fertilization of the best Russian and American 

 varieties, with a view of securing a race of late keepers of good 

 qualit}' and better adapted to the Northwest than those we now 

 possess. 



February 8d, Morning Session — It was decided to have a sum- 

 mer meeting in June at .Janesville, and a fall meeting in October at 

 Oshkosh. 



A resolution was adopted to urge upon ('ongress the establish- 

 ment — in the United States Department of Agriculture — of a 

 Division of Pomology. 



Professor Burrill, being then called upon, delivered one of the 

 most instructive addresses on " Bacteria" that it has been the good 

 fortune of your delegate to listen to. The professor, in his well 

 known, clear, concise and pleasing style, explained many things that 

 were heretofore but imperfectly understood, and threw light upon 

 many obscure points. A vote of thanks was tendered the professor 

 for his able and interesting address. 



The State was then re-districted into fourteen fruit districts, and 

 a Committee of Observation appointed for each district, to report 

 ujx)!! the following subjects — suitable blanks to be furnished by the 

 Secretary: 1- Conditions of temperature, storms, etc.. and their 

 effects. 2 - Varieties fruited the preceding year. 8 - Soils, sites and 

 resources. 4 -Fruit lists, showing best selection of all kinds and 

 varieties for the district. 5 - Fruit crops, acreage, markets, prices, 

 etc. 6 Horticultural exhibitions, meetings and societies. 7 -Fruit 

 growers, nurserymen, seedsmen and gardeners. 8 - Diseases, insects, 

 etc. 9 -Vegetable gardening. 10 -Flower culture, tree and orna- 

 mental planting. 11 - Methods of culture, training and management 

 worthy of note. 12 - New or esi)ecially valual)le sorts and their tests 

 with regard to hardiness and adaptation. 



