280 MISSOURI STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Fruits for testing were received from : 



Frank Harlan, Canton, Mo. — Shackleford apple; cions Seedling 

 apple, No. 3; S f rawberry, No. 1. and pecan tree. 



Charles I. Robards, Butler, Bates county, Mo. — Two plants of 

 Wells grape. 



C. W. Russell, Ironton, Mo. — 12 blackberry, Arcadia. 



S. Frogner, Hermann, Minn. — 1 lb. No. 50 potato, early ; 1 lb. No. 

 64 potato, late. 



Charles Patterson, Kirksville, Mo. — 2 trees Bankin apple. 



E. Leston, Virgil City, Cedar county, Mo. — 2 trees Thorp apple. 



Herman Jaeger, Neosho, Newton county, Mo. — Cions S. Ferger- 

 son apple; 1 Elvira seedling grape, No. 100; 1 Jaeger grape, No. 73- 

 2 Vitis Eupristris (type) ; 1 grape, a cross of V. Eupristris with Lince- 

 cremia. 



Stay man & Black, Leavenworth, Kan. — 12 Stayman's No. 1 straw- 

 berry; 12 Stayman's No. 2 strawberry; 6 Stayman's No. 5 raspberry; 

 1 Jewel grape ; 1 No. 18 grape ; 1 Standard grape ; 1 No. 26 grape ; 1 

 Ideal grape ; 1 No. 42 grape ; 1 No. 15 grape ; 1 No. 44 grape ; 1 No. 

 47 grape. 



N. F. Murray, Elm G-rove, Holt county, Mo. — 2 trees Babbitt apple. 



A. Ambrose, Nevada, Mo. — 5 Paris apples. 



Northrup, Brasban & Goodwin Co., Minneapolis, Minn. — Kalama- 

 zoo celery (package) ; package dwarf Lima beans ; package Golden 

 Ball lettuce; package Siberian cucumber; package War Club cucum- 

 ber; package Kentucky watermelon; package Anticipation pea; pack- 

 age Summit pea ; package Haines' No. 64 tomato ; package Goodwin's 

 Imperial German pansy. 



A. M. Nichols, Granville, Licking county, Ky Nichols' Stone to- 

 mato. 



Prof. L. R. Taft, Agricultural college, Lansing, Mich. — Faust's- 

 American Hybrid tomato and Ignotum tomato. 



DRURY COLLEGE. 



The plan of the grounds, by Prof. Kern of St. Louis, was taken 

 up and discussed. The plan was much admired by all present. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Holman — This is an interesting branch of horticulture. We 

 do not come to beg for money or help. When Prof. Kern was at 

 Springfield he saw there was a grand opportunity to make something 

 nice by properly laying out and planting the college grounds. One 

 part is intended for a botanic garden; another for the ladies. We 



