SECRETARY'S NOTE. 



This " lost report " has been found through the labor and investigation of Hon . 

 H. Strother of Sedalia, and through his kindness I am able to make the following- 

 report. 



This report was taken from the columns of the Sedalia Bazoo, and the thanks 

 of our Society are hereby tendered to that paper for its preservation. 



A complete tile of our reports is now in the hands of only two persons in the 

 State, F. A. Sampson and H. Strother of Sedalia. If any person finds or knows of 

 the existence of any old reports, the Secretary would be glad to get them. A 

 pamphlet edition of this report will be issued, and sent to those wishing to keep 

 a file of them. L. A. Goodman, Secretary. 



THE LOST IS FOUND. 



Editor Rural World: The Missouri State Horticultural Society not having^ 

 a complete file of the reports of its own annual meetings, several of its members 

 have been searching for years for the missing reports. Mr. L. A. Groodman, of 

 Westport, Secretary of the Society, and Mr. F. A. Sampson, of Sedalia, had suc- 

 ceeded in finding the reports of every meeting except the 19th annual meeting. 



Meeting with friend Blake, of the "Rural World," a few weeks ago, I asked 

 him to look over the files of your valuable paper for December, 1877, and January, 

 1878, and see if he could not find a record of this lost meeting. This he promised 

 to do, and while in Sedalia attending the dairy meeting, he informed me that he 

 had found a notice in your paper that the Horticultural Society would hold its 

 annual meeting in Sedalia during January, 1878. This good news, of course, glad- 

 dened my heart, and made me think that much more of Bro Blake and Colman's 

 "Rural World." I at once stepped into the ottice of that veteran newspaper man, 

 J. West Goodwin, editor and proprietor of the " Bazoo," and told him what 1 

 wanted. He replied that of course he could furnish me with a full account of the 

 meeting, that the "Bazoo" had always published full accounts of everything that 

 had taken place in these parts, and he at once dropped his pen and scissors and into 

 the old files we went. Sure enough, there we found about six columns of his paper 

 filled with the proceedings of this meeting, which was held on January 29, 30 and 

 31, 1878. J. C. Evans, of Harlem, Mo., President, and D. L. Hall, of Kansas City, 

 Secretary. This was an interesting meeting. How could it have been otherwise 

 with such men as Hon. N. J. Colman, Judge A. Krekel, Maj. Z. S. Ragan, George 

 Husmann, Wm. Stark and President Evans in attendance? 



An essay by Dr. John A. Warder, President Ohio State Horticultural Society, 

 on " Forestry," was read ; also an essay on " Peach Culture " by Geo. Hussmann, 

 and an address by Judge Krekel on " Home Adornment." The President's ad- 

 dress is strong and to the point. Interesting discussions were had on small fruit 



