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The followinif officers were also uiiauimously elected : 



l8t Vice President — E. H. S. Dart, of Owatouna. 



2d Vice President— M. W. Leland, of Blue Earth. 



Corresponding Secretary — J. W. Harkness, of Faribault. 



Recording Secretary — A. W. McKinstry. of Faribault. 



Assistant Secretary — C. I). McKellip. of Faribault. 



Treasurer — AVymau Elliot, of Minneapolis. 



Mr. Mott moved that the officers elect constitute an executive committee, 

 and have the general interests of the Society in their charge. 



Carried. 



President Harris, on resigning the chair, made a few well chosen remarks, 

 expressive of the good will manifested toward him by the Society during his 

 Presidency, and his hearty wishes for its prosperity. 



In the absence of the newly elected President, the l^t Vice President, Mr. 

 Dart, assumed the chair. 



Mr. Jewell moved that the thanks of the Society be tendered to the late 

 President for the able and efficient manner in which he had discharged the 

 duties of his office. Unanimously adopted. 



Mr. Jewxll moved a vote of thanks to the officers and teachers of the 

 Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, and the Blind, for the courtesy extended 

 to them in the invitation to visit the Institution and their treatment while 

 there. He accompanied it with some remarks eulogistic of the objects of the 

 Institution, and setting forth its claims upon the public. Unanimously 

 adopted. 



Col. Stevens offered the following resolution : 



Rpunlved, That the State Horticalti'ral Socie'y. in convention assembled, do hereby tender 

 our best thanks to the people of Faribault, for the warm manner in which they h.ive extended 

 the hospitalities of their beautitul and enterprising city to the membeis of this convention. 

 apsurin^r them that we feel erateful for these attentions. 



Unanimously adopted. 



SMALL FKriTS. 



On motion of Mr. Leland the convention proceeded to the discussion of 

 small fruits. 



Mr. Nutting moved that each member be allowed to take up such variety of 

 small fruits as he chose, and speak upon it ten minutes. Passed with an 

 amendment limiting the time to five minutes. 



Mr. Howe moved to recommend the Early Richmond Cherry for general 

 trial. 



Mr. Cook moved to amend by substituting general culture. 



Mr. Leland's experience was that it was vain to attempt to cultivate tame 

 cherries. 



Mr. Cook knew it to be perfectly hardy, and a good bearer. 



Mr. iSTutting had had two trees. One was killed the other grew six or seven 

 feet high, but never bore a cherry and had sprouted all over his yard. 



Mr. Jew^ell said the tree was probably not Early Richmond as that never 



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