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PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



Eighteenth Annual Meeting 



HELD AT 



Champaign, December 9. 10 and 11, 1813. 



The Annual Convention of the Illinois State Horticultural Society 

 opened in the new building of the State Industrial University, in Cham- 

 paign, at half past ten o'clock of Tuesday, December 9th, 1873. The 

 President not being present, the meeting was called to order by the 

 Secretary, and Vice-President Isaac Snedecker was chosen to fill the chair. 



Rev. O. L. Barler, of Upper Alton, upon request of the chairman, 

 officiated at the opening exercises. 



A programme of business was presented by the Secretary, which was 

 adopted and adhered to, as nearly as might be, throughout the meeting. 



Mr. W. T. Nelson, Vice-President for the first district, being called, 

 read the following 



REPORT OF THE FIRST HORTICULTURAL DISTRICT. 



Mr. Preside7it and Gentletnen of the State Horticultural Society : 



In accordance with the duties incumbent on me as Vice-President 

 for the first district, I addressed letters of inquiry to one or more persons 

 in each county in the district, and received answers from nearly all, 

 saying they would report; but, whether through the fault of " IJncle 

 Sam" or the persons addressed, only three of the promised reports have 

 reached me, up to this date. 



Mr. S. G. Minkler, of Kendall county, reports as follows: 



"We have another dry season, though rain enough to bring forth crops, except 

 potatoes; the ground has not been thoroughly wet for three years; each fall has been 



