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hibition at Horticultural Hall ( Massachusetts Society ). Many of 

 them are very remarkable for size and beauty, when compared with 

 same varieties grown here, and they will be tested and reported on 

 by our fruit committee. What a wonderful country we have for 

 fruit culture. No nation possesses such marvelous privileges, and 

 no other has made such progress in pomology, and your good So- 

 ciety has done great and good work for its advancement. Kow let 

 us reform its nomenclature of fruits and make it sensible, relevant 

 and convenient and an example for the rest of the world. 



Yours respectfully, 



Maeshall p. Wildek, 



Thus you see our fruit is drawing the attention of the people 

 of the country and we are having call for our apples when the east 

 thought we could not grow them. 



I would call the attention of this Society to the last annual re- 

 port of that grand society, the Mississippi Valley Horticultural 

 Society. It is one of the best in the United States and well worthy 

 perusal. 



They cost members last year 12.00, but I have a number in my 

 possession that will be sold to members of our State Society for 

 $1.00 each, and it is well worthy of your perusal. 



OUE COUNTY SOCIETIES. 



These are starting up slowly but I hope surely. As fast as they 

 are organized I want "the names of the officers and members. 



Each one of these will be the branches of our State Society, and 

 help her in the good work. I wish that we might have one in every 

 county of our state, we could then get our reports and statistics in 

 much better shape. 



We now have the Missouri Valley Horticultural Society, Kansas 

 City, embracing the counties of Jackson, Clay, Platte, of Missouri, 

 and Johnson and Wyandotte, of Kansas. 



Officers — J. C. Evans, President ; E. Lindsey, Vice-Presi- 

 dent ; G. W. Hopkins, Secretary ; C F. Esisenlaub, Treasurer. 

 Number of members, 36. 



JasjDer County Horticultural Society, Carthage — M. I. Parker, 

 President ; A. W. St. John, Secretary. 



Holt County Horticultural Society, Oregon — N. F. Murry, 

 President ; J. M. Hasness, Secretary. 



Vernon County Horticultural Society, Nevada — Judge S. Fuller 

 President ; A. Ambrose, Secretary ; D. W. Graves, Treasurer. 



