310 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



SECOND DAY— Morning Session. 



The Society met at 10 o'clock. 



The President, J. C. Evans, of Clay county, then delivered the 



president's address. 



Ladies akd Gentlemen: We have come together on this occasion for the 

 purpose of holding the nineteenth atmual session of the Missouri State Horticultural 

 Society. 



We have come, I trust, with feelings of sincere gratitude to the Giver of all 

 things that our lives have been spared through another year, and that we are 

 again permitted to exchange our ideas and views and take part in the discussion 

 of questions relating to our calling. It is to be regretted that so few of the people 

 of our State realize and appreciate the importance of this Society. Therefore, 

 those who do take an interest in it should labor the more earnestly and zealously 

 to build it up to that magnitude and importance which belong to it, until it wiil 

 command the respect and engage the attention of all classes ; for what class does 

 not enjoy the fruits of our labor? What we need most is legislation. Our Legis- 

 lature ought to appropriate at least one thousand dollars annually to the use and 

 benefit of this Society. With that amount this Society could and would develop 

 the horticultural resources of the State to a wonderful extent, thereby inviting 

 immigration and capital, and increasing the revenue of the State to ten or twenty, 

 or perhaps fifty times the amount appropriated. Our sister State of Kansas appro- 

 priates annually, I believe, five thousand dollars to her State Horticultural Soci- 

 ety, and her people say no appropriation she makes returns to her treasury so 

 liberally as this one. I therefore recommend that our claims be again presented,, 

 and that we continue to urge the matter until we have procured the desired legis- 

 lation. / 



I believe the interests of this Society might be better promoted by giving 

 more attention to that branch called farm horticulture. Every farmer is a horti- 

 culturist to a certain extent, and ought to be interested in our discussions, pro- 

 vided we take up such questions as in their nature would interest them. 



Horticulture is but the more refined part of agriculture, and when farmers are 

 made to realize that it is a part of their calling or profession, they will take an inter- 

 est in it at once and become members of our Society, meet with us and help us to 

 make it worthy of the name it bears. We need all the aid and encouragement we 

 can get, especially just now, amid these threatening times, and with an entirely 

 exhausted treasury. So let us resolve that we will, during this meeting, use our 

 best endeavors to do all the good we can. Let our questions be those of the most 

 importance, our discussions brief and to the point, and harmony prevail. 



The Treasurer's report was then received and read. 



An essay upon forestry, by Dr. Jno. A. Warder, of Ohio, was read. 

 It was an interesting and able treatise, and we regret we have not space 

 for its publication. 



A general discussion on Forestry followed, and the subject was 

 referred to a committee, consisting of Judge A. Krekel, Col. N. J. 

 Colman and Maj. Z. S. Ragan, to report at the afternoon session. 



A vote of thanks to Dr. Jno. A. Warder was unanimously adopted* 



Adjourned until 1 p. m. 



