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Committee appointed on this resolution, President and Secretary 

 and Messrs Stevens, Wells, White, Brinihall and Elliot. 



By Mr. Phillips. 



Resolved, That in pursuance of the sugforostion of President Harris, contained 

 in his annual addre.-^s, the Secretary be requesteil to embody in the coraing vol- 

 ume of the society's transaction "a Secretary's portfolio," and to publish 

 therein such matters as he may deem of general interest to the society. 



By Mr. Brimhall. 



Resolved, That the committee on legislation be instructed by this society to 

 have the law so amended as to make the legal weight of onions fifty pounds, 

 whicli is the actual weight of a bushel of onions, instead of fifty-seven pounds, 

 which is now the law. 



By the Secretary. 



Resolved, That in view of the increase of the business transacted by this 

 society, and the additional amount of matter necessary to be embodied in its 

 published transactions, and in view of the growing importance of the horticul- 

 tural interests of the State, which are to be subserved by the dissemination of 

 useful information upon this subject among the general population of the State, 

 the legislature be requested to amend the existing law governing the publica- 

 tion of the annual report of this society, (chapter 72, General Laws of 1881 — 

 page 10 of our Trans., 1882) by inserting 500 in place of 300 as the limit of 

 pages, and by striking out thft conditional $750 as to cost of publication, and 

 that this resolution be referred to Prof. Porter and S. M. Emery as a committee 

 on legislation, and that they be requested to use their influence to procure the 

 proposed legislation. 



The Society then proceeded to the election of officers, commit- 

 tees and delegates, as follows: 



President. — J. S. Harris, La Crescent. 



Vice-Presidents. — A. W. Sias, Rochester; F, G. Gould, Excelsior; Oscar 

 Ross, Center City; G. W. Puller, Litchfield; E. H. S. Dart, Owatonna. 



Secretary.— Oliver Gibbs, Jr., Lake City. 



Treasurer. — J. T. Grimes, Minneapolis. 



Executive Committee. — J. M. Underwood, Lake City, chairman; 0. F. 

 Brand, Faribault; M. Pearce, Minneapolis; W. E. Brimhall, St. Paul: F G. 

 Gould, Excelsior; President, Secretary, and Treasurer, ex officio. 



Entomologist. — R. J. Mendenhall, Minneapolis. 



DELEGATES TO OTHER SOCIETIES. 



Wisconsin Horticultural Society. — Oliver Gibbs, Jr. 



Iowa Horticultural Society. — E. H. S. Dart. 



Mississippi Valley Horticultural Society. — J. T. Grime.s. 



State Agricultural Society. — Colonel J. H. Stevens, J. M. Wells, M. C. 

 AVhite, W. E. Brimhall, Wyman Elliot, and Treasurer and Secretary, ex officio. 



Committee on Experimental Stations. — Prof. Edward D. Poit-r, G. W. 

 ii'uUer, S. M. Emery, A. W. Sias, H. D. Eldridge. 



Committee on Legislation. — Prof. E. D. Porter, S. M. Emery. 



On motion, the appointment of the remaining committees was 

 referred to the President. 



