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the ensuing year was held and the report of the committee on 

 nomenclature was received. During the day several interesting 

 papers were read and considerable discussion provoked thereby. 

 Eeports from other committees, notably the committee on the 

 Xew Orleans exhibition was received. A considerable amount of 

 work was accomplished as will be- seen from the very full report 

 given below. 



The south wall of the hall was ornamented before the opening 

 of the session, yesterday, with a beautiful floral tribute to the 

 memory of the deceased. Dr. John A. Warder, of Ohio, who had 

 been a prominent member of the society since its organization. 

 The floral work was most splendidly executed, and attracted con- 

 siderable attention. The words were as follows : 



M. Y. H. S- 



— IX — 

 MEMORY OF 



DR. J. A. WARDER. 



MORNING SESSION 



The president, after calling the association to order, read a let- 

 ter dated January 20th, from President Wilder, of the American 

 Pomological society, as follows : 



To Parker Earle, Esq,, President of the Mississippi Valley Hor- 

 ticultural Society : — 



My Dear Sir : — I take a deep in terest in everything which 

 has for its objects the promotion of fruit culture in our own and 

 other lands, I therefore commend most heartily the International 

 Exposition in New Orleans, thus bringing together the fruits not only 

 of our own but other nations, and what is better still, the culti- 

 vators who produce them. Especially would I welcome the po- 

 mologists of foreign nations that we may compare fruits and the 

 results of experience, and concert measures for further improve- 

 ment of them. This meeting will afford opportunities for the in- 



