ILLINOIS STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. XV 



REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR. 



To His Excellency, Shelby M. Cullom, Governor of Illinois : 



/ have the honor, herewith, to present to you the Tenth Volume of the 

 New Series of Reports of the Illinois State Horticultural Society, and trust 

 that you will be able to see in them indications of the spirit of progress that 

 animates the horticulturists of this great State. The necessity of practical 

 and scientific knowledge in horticultural matters is becomifig more and more 

 apparent. The difficulties i?i the way of success are on the increase, and 

 only the utmost diligence in culture and constant warring with insect enemies 

 saves the harvest to the husbandman. 



There is a good degree of interest manifested in our meetings, and no 

 letting up in the determination to make this one of the greatest agricultural 

 and horticultural States in the Union. 



The Trafisactions of our Society are distributed, not only among active 

 horticulturists, but, by the instructions of our Board, are donated to the 

 public school libraries, as far as our means will allow. We thus think to 

 do missionary work and enlarge the sphere of usefulness of the Society, which 

 cannot but result in much good to the State. 



Your obedient servant, 



O. L. BARLER, 



Secretary State Horticultural Society. 



Hinsdale, June T^Q, 1877. 



