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228 Missouri State Horticulttiral Society. 



" Birds, Benefit, or Injury. English Sparrow Good, or Bad." 

 Essayist, F. Holsinger. 



"Horticultural Progress."- Essayist, L. A. Goodman. 



"Horticultural Outlook." Essayist, G. F. Espenlaub. 

 Mission of Flowers." Mrs. F. Holsinger. 

 Observation the Key to Horticultural Success." Essayist. 

 Judga M. B. Newman. 



"Effects of Bees on Fruit." Essayist, S. D. Gregg. 



These are all first class papers, and we hope to see them pub- 

 lished in connection with the proceedings of this society. 



The summer meetings of the society were held at the fol- 

 lowing places : 



May — L. A. Goodman's. 



June — C. E, Kern's. 



July — Maj. Frank Holsinger. 



The August meeting was to have been held at the home of 

 Pres..J. C. Evans, but proved a failure on account of a rainy day. 



September — G. F. Espenlaub. 



October — Judge John K. Cravens. 



Tne summer meetings have been well attended and the dis- 

 play of all kinds of fruit in their respective season has been above 

 an average. 



The Society has paid out as premiums on fruit and flowers 

 during the year the sum of $55.00, and realized from sale of 

 fruit and flowers the sum of $12.70. 



The best specimens of fruit have been selected at each montlily 

 meeting and placed in cold storage to be used in the State exhibit 

 at New Orleans. 



The society as usual competed for the premium offered by the 

 the Inter-State fair at Kansas City, and secured first and third 

 premiums, amounting to $175.00. 



A new departure was taken this year, and the society made 

 an exhibition of vegetables, taking the first premium of 150. The 

 display was the most tastefully arranged of any we have ever 

 witnessed and the society expressed its appreciation by tendering 

 a vote of thanks to the committee in charge. The total premiums 

 taken by the society during the year is 1225.00, 



The following is a list of officers for the present year. 



President, J. C. Evans. 



A^ice-President, E. Lindsay. 



Secretary, G. W. Hopkins. 



Treasurer, G. F. Espenlaub. 



