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Meeting of the Society shall be held will then be considered, and invitations 

 will be in order. Somewhere in tiie northern or eastern lialf of the State will 

 have a preference. 



Officers of county Horticultural Societies are reminded that the rule is con- 

 tinued by wliicli two or more of the officers or committee of the State Society 

 will endeavor to attend one meeting during the season of each county society, 

 when invited ; Init in order to avoid other engagements, it is important that 

 such invitations should be given at least a month before the time. It is also a 

 good plan to invite the officers of neighboring county societies to attend such 

 meetinsrs in a friendlv wav. Mucli iileasure and instruction are often derived 

 from these exchanges of hospitality. 



Truly yours, M. 13. BATEIIAM, 



Secretary. 



ka:n"sas state horticultural society. 



The State which provides best for its Horticultural Society is Kansas. The 

 annual appropriation of $2,500 provides well for tlie prosecution of its enter- 

 prises and the publication of its transactions. This Society convenes twice a 

 year and is governed by officers of its own election annually. 



We are indebted to Secretary G. C. Brackett, who kindly replied to the letter 

 of inquiries for information concerning this society. He seems very enthusi- 

 astic, and no doubt the society is doing a very excellent w^ork for the State. 

 We quote his replies to the questions as they occurred in the circular : 



Our plan is to work through standing committees elected annually, a 

 vice president in each county, district, county and local horticultural societies, 

 and an extensive correspondence. 



Our special work now is the production of new varieties of fruits, gathering 

 up all promising accidental seedlings of Kansas origin, for a thorough devel- 

 opment of their characters, and if proved valuable, disseminating them among 

 our people. 



Our membership list is never extensive for any one year, as it is mostly made 

 up from the citizens of localities, where our annual and semi-annual meetings 

 are held ; yet thousands are in spirit members, ever ready to assist us. Our 

 State is almost a unit in our horticultural work. 



We have no room in the State house and do not desire at present to have. 

 Our rooms are in every county and every rural home. 



We have been organized since December 10th, 1867. 



Our work we know is appreciated by the generous support given it by the 

 tax-payers and State officials. 



In answer to your question as to what is our present condition, I can say we 



