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growing very fast as a city. All cities should have a good well hiid 

 out park. In Illiuois we find the state society has induced the 

 schools to plant their yards with ornamental trees. Roads should 

 also be well shaded and we should induce every one to plant the 

 road sides with shade trees. 



C. W. Miirtfeldt : — Of the three most prominent men in 

 landscape gardening, M. G-. Kern, of Columbia, is one of the best 

 in the country, A letter was read from J. S. Eollins concerning 

 Mr. Kern and his book on " Rural Taste,'" and a nnmber of copies 

 of the book sent for distribution. 



Columbia, Booxe County, Mo., Dec. 8, 1884. 



Messrs. A. W. St. John, Vice-President, and L. A. Goodman, 

 Secretary, Missouri State Horticultural Society. 



Gentlemen : — I send you this day, by express, twenty-five 

 copies of an admirable pamphlet written by Mr. M. G. Kern on 

 •' Rural Taste in Western Town and Country Districts." 



Mr. Kern, on account of his engagements here, will not be 

 able to be present at your meeting, which he regrets, and his most 

 excellent book must answer in his stead. 



You will please see that the copies sent are distributed among 

 the leading members of the society and with a request, after they 

 have examined it carefully, that each one of them will address to 

 me a letter expressing freely their opinions of the merits of the 

 work. 



It has been very highly commended by gentlemen of taste, 

 and culture in such matters, and among these by Mr. Thos. Mehan. 

 Ed. Gardner's Monthly and Robert Douglass, of the Waukegan 

 Nurseries, Waukegan, Illinois. 



Hoping that you may have a pleasant and profitable meeting, 

 and knowing that there is no subject connected with progressive 

 horticulture deserving of more encouragement than the beautifying 

 of our homes, cemeteries, and our public school grounds, I hope 

 the subject will be thoroughly discussed by the society at its present 

 meeting, and in their published proceedings a free expression will 

 be given as to the real merits of the subject. I am very respect- 

 fully Your Obedient Servant, 



JAMES S. ROLLINS, 

 Pres. Board of Curators of University of the State of Mo. 



A letter was also read from the President, S. M. Tracy, on the 

 work at New Orleans. 



