338 TRANSACTIONS OF THE KANKAKEE 



The President's address was well received. 



The President said he wished to speak of a matter l)efore he 

 forgot it, and that was that the Northern Illinois Horticultural 

 Society hold their annual meeting at Elgin, commencing Jan. 23, 

 1884, and the memhers of this Society are cordially in^dted to attend. 

 The President further said that it would be well for this Society to 

 appoint two delegates to represent it at that meeting. 



M. Barnard moved that Dr. Small be a])pointed a delegate, with 

 power to appoint a colleague, to represent this Society at that meet- 

 ing. Motion carried. 



It was also moved and carried that our delegates be instructed 

 to invite the Northern Illinois Horticultural Society to hold its next 

 annual meeting in this city. 



There was some discussion had at this point in regard to tlie 

 selection of essayists for the ensuing year. 



Len. Small moved that the matter of essayists be left with the 

 President and Secretary. 



Mr. Mortimer said that this was a matter of considerable im- 

 portance. We want persons who are willing to write and to give 

 some thought and time to the subject upon which they treat. He 

 was in favor of leaving it as proposed, as the President and Secre- 

 tary could solicit different persons to write essays, and would be more 

 likely to find the proper persons for such duties than the members of 

 this Society could do to-day. 



M. Barnard spoke in a similar strain, and suggested that some 

 of the younger members of the Society be solicited to write essays: 

 they will soon fill our places, invite them to commence now. The 

 motion was adopted. 



M. Barnard moved that a s3mopsis of the proceedings of Janu- 

 ary and February, 1883, be prejiared by ex-Secretary Small, and in- 

 serted in the proceedings of the year. Carried. 



Mr. Barnard also moved that we publish the proceedings of our 

 Society for the ensuing year as in the past. 



Mr. Cunningham strenuously opposed the publication in pam- 

 phlet form, giving as n reason the great cost of publishing it in that 



