Proceedings at Semi-Annucd Meeting. 37 



SECEETARY'S REPORT. 



June 10-11, 1884. 



Since our last meeting we have had our hands full with the 

 publication of our report. Until a person tries the matter of 

 publishing he does not know the trouble there is in it. 



I had the promise of the printer to have our report out by 

 March 1st, and in spite of all my urging, and coaxing and 

 threatening it was not finished until near June 1st. Even then 

 some of the work had to be left incomi^lete. 



Some of the proof had to be left to their correction and the 

 Avork shows the mistake. 



On one page I find three or four mistakes in spelling. The 

 name of one of our berries " Longfellow '' is made two words of and 

 called Lazy Fellow. Names of jjersons are spelled wrong in many 

 jslaces. Many of these mistakes were corrected in the proof and 

 yet appear in the rei^ort. A great number of these names were 

 perfectly familiar to me and were corrected accordingly, but yet 

 appear. 



The work was delayed so much that even the index which was 

 nearly comj)leted (but which could not be finished until the 

 printing was done) was left out to hurry up the wovk. 



There were also nearly 100 pages of matter left out because of 

 the time and expense in preparing and printing. The matter was 

 very important, consisting of original essays and reports which 

 should have all been in ; the condensed report of the Missouri 

 Valley Horticultural Society, one of the most important of all our 

 western meetings, a few extracts from the essays, and reports, as 

 well as the discussion, but it was found impossible to get the report 

 out for a month later and they were left out. 



I offer these statements not as apologies but to give the reasons 

 for the mistakes and the length of time it took. I am perfectly 

 aware that such a report should be correct, especially with the 

 names of members and of fruits. 



I simply offer them to show some of the troubles we are sub- 

 ject to in our work. 



With reference to the value of the work I am satisfied and 

 think others are the same, as I have received commendations from 

 every side, and I suppose they overlook the mistakes of the printer. 

 The following are some of the reports received : 



