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Room 12, State House, 



Indianapolis, Ind., Tliursday, December 4, 1902. 



The State Board of Horticulture met immediately after the adjourn- 

 ment of the Indiana Horticultural Society. On roll call thirteen answered 

 to their names. 



On motion of W. C. Reed, seconded by Professor Troop, the Secretary 

 was ordered to have printed exhibitors' certificates to be signed by them 

 certifying that fruit and flowers shown by them and competing for 

 premium were of their own growing. 



Sylvester Johnson, present trustee of Purdue University, was recom- 

 mended for reappointment. 



Several bills were tiled and allowances were made, and an order 

 drawn on the Treasurer for the same. (See order book.) 



The local Horticultural Society of Pendleton, Ind., gave invitation to 

 the Society to hold its summer meeting with them the coming August. 



On motion the invitation was accepted unanimously. 



On motion adjourned sine die. 



W. B. FLICK, , W. W. STEVENS, 



Secretai-y. President. 



BEPORTS OF LOCAL SOCIETIES, VICE-PRESIDENTS, AND MIS- 

 CELLANEOUS PAPERS, SELECTIONS, ETC. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH- 

 ERN DISTRICT. 



J. C. GROSSMAN. 



The past season was remarkable for the continuous wet and cool 

 weather. Many of the rain storms were accompanied by severe winds, 

 which, in many localities, destroyed many fruit, shade and forest trees. 

 The extremely moist atmosphere was very conducive to plum rot, which 

 was very severe among most varieties, especially so upon Hale, Burbank 

 and Nickson in our own orchard. Peaches also suffered a great deal with 

 the rot. 



