Discussion. 107 



Mr. Peffer — I received your paper saying I was appointed 

 delegate, but I did not attend the session. It was not dated 

 and I wrote to Mr, Garfield to find out when it was and 

 learned they had already been in session two days. 



Pres. Smith — I did not know the date of the Michigan 

 meeting. I had received it from Mr. Garfield but had lost it 

 and could not call it to mind. 



B. S. Hoxie — I was about as badly off as Mr. Peffer 

 in trying to attend the Minnesota Horticultural Society. I 

 was only there for one day's attendance. I expected to 

 have been there during the whole session, but business con- 

 nected with farmers' institutes detained me. Pretty nearly 

 every man I saw was talking about the ice palace. I went 

 to the rooms of the Horticultural Society and found earnest 

 men there hard at work. It seemed very much like home to 

 hear them talking about the work they had to do. They have 

 in Minnesota about the same difficulties to contend with, 

 that we have in this state. I think perhaps we are nearer 

 alike than any other two states in the union. All the Min- 

 nesota horticulturists are energetic, wideawake men. 

 Prof. Porter was present and gave us a very interesting talk 

 in regard to the experimental work there, and expected 

 they would be in a position to make a report soon. We all 

 know that Minnesota has done much work in the way of 

 experiments with seedlings, and that they have succeeded 

 well there. 



G. J. Kellogg — I move that Profs. Cook and Garfield 

 and Mr. Harris be elected honorary members of this associa- 

 tion and be invited to participate in our discussions. 



Motion carried. 



The next order of business was election of officers, 

 which resulted as follows: President, J. M. Smith; Secre- 

 tary, H. C. Adams; Corresponding Secretary, B. S. Hoxie; 

 Treasurer, Matt Anderson; Superintendent of Exhibitions, 

 B. S. Hoxie. 



A motion was made and carried that the appointment of 

 the executive committee be postponed until Thursday. 



A bill was then read that is pending before the Minnesota 

 legislature in relaton to dishonest nurserymen. 



