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On behalf of the citizens of Minneapolis, Col. Stevens delivered the follow- 

 ing address of welcome to the delegates : 



GfintUmen of the State HortiruUural Society: 



In behalf of the citizens of Minneapolis, I bid you a most cordial welcome. 

 They feel highly honored and gratified that your Society, in its wisdom, 

 selected this city to hold your annual meeting. They will endeavor to make 

 your sojourn pleasant. They ask you to gather around their firesides as val- 

 uable guests. They fully appreciate and recognize the great worth of your 

 labor, not only to the present, but to future generations. 



Judge D. A. J. Baker, of Ramsey county, moved that Messrs. JeAvell. of 

 Lake City, Elliot, of Hennepin county, Hart and Burd, of Winona, and Brim- 

 hall, of Ramsey, be appointed a committee to bring forward topics for 

 discussion during the session of the Society. After a discussion upon the 

 subject of appointing a committee on nomenclature, in which Messrs. Jewell, 

 Elliot and Judge Baker took part, the Society adjourned till 2 p. m., the sub- 

 ject under discussion being laid over till to-morrow. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



Owing to the time consumed in arranging specimens of fruit, the meeting 

 was not called to order until 3 o'clock. Mr. Mendenhall in the chair. The 

 matter of making some change in the committee on nomenclature was brought 

 up, and some changes suggested, but the matter was again laid over until 

 to-morrow, to await a further attendance. 



The committee on Order of Business reported the following 



PKOGRAMME — TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION. 



1st. Apples (including seedlings). Relative value of difl^rent varieties, 

 embracing the question of hardiness, productiveness, quality and keeping. 



2d. Site for an orchard, manner of planting, mulching, time and method 

 of pruning. 



8d. Top-working, grafting, budding. 



4th. Insects ; injuries to trees and fruits. 



.5th. Pears ; varieties : standard or dwarf. 



(Jth. Cherries : varieties for cultivation. 



7th. Plums ; varieties ; native and cultivated. 



8th. Small fruits — raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, grapes, currants 

 and gooseberries. 



The committee recommended that each speaker be limited to five minutes 

 on each question, unless by the unanimous consent of the convention more 

 time be given. 



Adopted. 



On motion, the following resolution was adopted -• 



