ANNUAL MKEXINQ 



Lincoln, Nebr., Jan. 21st, 2 o'clock p.m. 



The forty-fourth annual meeting of the Nebraska State Horticultural 

 Society commenced in the banquet room of the Lindell Hotel, and the 

 following proceedings were had and done. 



PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. • 

 A. J. Brown, Geneva. 



Our secretary, in preparing the program for this meeting, without 

 regard for my wishes or your feelings, arranged for a president's ad- 

 dess, and I told him that if the society would bear it, I thought I could, 

 so I will give you what little I have to say. 



It is with great pleasure that I greet you at this, the opening ses- 

 sion of the forty-fourth annual meeting of the Nebraska State Horticul- 

 tural Society, and I wish you all happiness and prosperity in this year of 

 grace, 1913. 



It is a good thing to pause at times in our activities and look back 

 over the way which we have traveled and note the progress we have 

 made and see if we cannot make the past shed light over our v.ay in 

 the future. 



The work of this society has been along two principal lines. First, 

 determining the hardiness and value of all fruit, forest and ornamental 

 trees; also all shrubs, vines and plants, by thorough tests in all parts 

 of the state, and furnishing information to planters as to the sorts best 

 adapted to their locality. 



And second, advertising the state by exhibiting its horticultursil 

 products at the various fairs and expositions and distributing the publi- 

 cations of the society, such as the annual report published by the state 

 and the bulletins and paper published by the society. 



We today are most interested in the first line of work, and it is to 

 this that I wish to call your attention. 



As this meeting is devoted principally to the apple, my reference 

 to the recommended lists of the society will apply to^ the apple lists only, 

 unless otherwise stated. The first recommended list of the society was 

 published in 1877, and consisted of twelve varieties, eight of which are 

 still retained in the list. These eight varieties are Red June, Cooper's 

 Early White, Red Astrachan, Maiden's Blush, Fameuse, Genet, Ben 



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