28TH ANNUAL WINTER MEETING 



OF THE 



MISSOURI STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



HELD AT WARRENSBURG DEC. 9-11, 1885. 



The society met on Wednesday morning in the German Evangeli- 

 •cal Church, and the forenoon was spent in arranging the fruits and in 

 getting acquainted in accordance with the following programme. 



Before the meeting, a telegram of greeting was sent to the Illinois 

 ^tate Society in session at Centralia. 



CIRCULAR. 



It is the desire of the officers of the society that this meeting be the 

 best one ever held in the State, and every member is earnestly re- 

 quested to be present if it be possible. It depends upon you whether 

 the work so well begun the last two years, continue; if so, you must, 

 perhaps, make some sacrifice and help it along. 



Our great State needs only to have its fruit men do their part, and 

 our fruits will show for themselves ; come, then, prepared for a part in 

 the programme and the discussions. Give your experince ; successes 

 or failures are alike valuable. Papers on any subject of interest to the 

 fruit growers are desired. Because your name does not appear on the 

 programme is no reason for your silence. Every one is urgently in- 

 vited to take part in the deliberations. 



A "Question Box" will be upon the Secretary's table, where any 

 ■question may be put. Or they may be sent to the Secretary previous 



