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sota any more than oranges, but I found that they were ship- 

 ping trainloads down to Omaha. There are 3,023 members 

 in their society, probably the largest society in the world. 

 Their collection of fruit was magnificent, fully as good as 

 you have. One reason for the success of that society lies here, 

 that instead of antagonizing any organized societies they are 

 all in harmony, they all gather under the wing of the parent 

 society; every member of a subordinate society must be a 

 member of the parent society. In the first place they spend 

 four days in their sessions of the Horticultural Society. A 

 part of the day the Plant Breeders' Society have their session 

 for perhaps two or three hours, the president of that society 

 steps right in and takes charge; then there will be another 

 meeting of the Horticultural Society, and then give away to 

 the Ladies' Auxiliary, and they have about as bright women 

 there as anywhere unless you come down to Nebraska and 

 that beats them all a little. So things go off pretty lively; 

 the ladies will spend two or three hours, and then it reverts 

 back to the Horticultural Society. Then comes the Forestry 

 Society, they come under the wing of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety, too. There is this benefit about these auxiliary socie- 

 ties, or aflSliated societies, their reports are all published in 

 the annual report of the Horticultural Society, so that no- 

 body is left out. 



In this state it has been a pretty hard matter to have our 

 forestry reports published, as we have to dig down in our 

 pockets and dig up f75 to publish them. There is a trans- 

 formation going on in this state of Nebraska, instead of con- 

 fining yourselves to fruit entirely you have to give some at- 

 tention to tree planting and home adornment, and here comes 

 in the Florists Society. And right here I want to suggest 

 that this Nebraska Horticultural Society amalgamate these 

 other societies under their incorporation, and the reports 

 given by these various societies be given in the annual report 

 of this Society. Don't you see that you are getting their sup- 

 port in gathering all those kindred interests, and you are not 



