HISTORY OP' HORTICULTURE IN MINNESOTA. 18] 



THURSDAY SESSION. 



Meeting- called to order b}^ the President. 



The President announced the names of the following delegates, to attend 

 the meeting of the State Agricultural Society : 



Gen. Nutting, T. G. Gould, T. T. Smith, O. F. Brand, Phillip S. Harris and 

 Truman M. Smith. 



Committee on Fruit List reported as follows : 



First List — Tetofsky and Duchess of Oldenburg for early; Fameuse, Haas, 

 Plumb's Cider, for Autumn and early Winter ; Ben Davis for Winter. 



Second List — Red Astrachan, St. Lawrence for Autumn; Fall Stripe, Perry 

 Sweet, Tallman Sweet, Golden Russet and Little Romanite. 



Pears — Flemish Beauty. 



Cherries — None. 



Plums — Native. 



Currants — Red Dutch, White Grape, Victoria'and Black Naples. 



Grapes — Concord, Delaware. 



Stawberries — Wilson's Albany. 



Raspberries— Seneca, Doolittle and Philadelphia. 



On motion the report was accepted. 



A motion was made to adopt the report. 



Several amendments were made to add other varieties to the list of straw- 

 berries, which were lost. 



Mr. Brand moved to amend by placing the Saxton third on the first list. 



After an animated discussion the amendment was lost. 



Mr. Brand moved to amend by placing the Fameuse on the second list, 

 which was carried. 



On motion of Mr. Baker, the motion, as amended, was adopted. 



A communication from C. C. Andrews was read and placed upon tile. 



The Treasurer made the following report which was accepted : 



treasurer's report. 



January 16, 1873. 

 Cr. 



By balance on January 10, 1872 854 33 



By thirty-one memberships 31 00 — 85 33 



Dr. 



To hall for winter meeting, 1872 S25 00 



To Deij^oe for meals 2 40 



To buss hire 1 25—28 65 



Balance in treasury, January 13, 1873 )5!56 68 



A motion to adjourn was lost. 



Truman M. Smith read an essay on Grape Culture. The essa}' was accepted 

 and ordered to be published in the proceedings of the Society. 



After the essay, an animated discussion was carried on about cultivation. 



