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a run-away team and could not possibly meet with us. A sad disap- 

 pointment to every one of the society. 



Letters were read from a great many prominent horticulturists 

 in every part of this country, from Canada, and from across the ocean. 

 It will not be possible to give even the names of all these. Two or 

 three of them had died since the writing — notably, Peter Henderson 

 and Samuel Barnard. 



Before the reading of these letters a welcome address was given 

 foy the mayor of the city in a few well-chosen words, inviting the so- 

 ciety to make themselve at home. A 'more formal address was given 

 by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Hon. L. L. Foster, in which he gave 

 a story of some of the advantages of the State, and a wish that the 

 society might see as much of it as possible. 



The Arbor Day society met at the capitol at the same time and are 

 forming a State Arbor Day society — having in mind the decorating of 

 the towns and cities and public grounds, just such work as our society 

 is doing all over our grand State, and which should be done by the 

 Texas State society. 



The evening session was called to order by J. C. Evans, of Mis- 

 souri, and the first paper on the programme was by Mr. Applegate, of 

 Indiana, on " Jefferson as a Horticulturist," in which he told of the 

 interest this great man took in all branches of horticulture, and how 

 often he planted trees with his own hands ; how he first brought rice 

 into this country, and first did planting about Washington. He was an 

 enthusiast in the tree planting line, and could hardly wait until he 

 could be free from his routine of work to go back to his farm. 



The next on the programme was a poem on " Johnny Appleseed," 

 and was very nicely read by Miss Belle Bagan, of Indiana. It was the 

 history of Johnny Appleseed as he traversed the country, planting and 

 planting the apple in various parts of the country for others to eat. 



The lecture of the evening, by Prof. J. Clark Bidpath, was listened 

 to for an hour by an admiring audience, and often drew forth applause 

 from the house, as he portrayed the future of this great people. The 

 real work of the society will begin to-morrow. 



Ii. A. Gr. 



Austin, Tex., Feb. 17, 1890. 



III. 



The second day's meeting of the American Horticultural Society 

 was called to order by J. C. Evans. First followed the report of Sec- 

 retary W. H. Bagan. The report embraced an epitome of his work for 



