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North Dakota State HorTicui,Tural Society. — After an interim of a 

 j'ear the North Dakota Horticultural Society has re-organized with Prof. C. B. 

 Waldron as president and C. C. Churchill, of Fargo, as secretary, with a 

 membership of one hundred and five names upon the roll and, following the 

 plan of two years ago when the society was first started, these names have been 

 placed upon the membership roll of our society and the members supplied 

 with the usual society literature. There is assurance in this new movement 

 that the society will be on a permanent and self supporting basis and perform 

 from now on the usual functions of such an organization. 



New Life Members. — Since April 18th, up to which date the list of 

 new life members was published in the last Horticulturist, three additional 

 names have been added to the life membership roll, as follows: S. W. Snyder, 

 Center Point, la., O. C. Hilstad, Nicollet, Minn., and Chas. E. Chrisman, 

 Ortonville, Minn. There should be many more additions to this roll, 

 especially on the part of the younger members, many of whom will certainly 

 stay with us to the end; and an additional remittance of $4.00 made at any 

 time during the year on the part of any one who has already paid $1.00 

 membership fee this year will be accepted as first payment en a life member- 

 ship fee, the balance, $5.00, being due and payable one year later. On the 

 payment of the full fee the life member will receive a handsome lithe giaph 

 enscribed certificate and will be entitled to a file of the back reports of the 

 society as far as they can be furnished, something like twenty volumes. 



Grafting Ben Davis on Duchess. — "In 1880 I grafted a five year old 

 Duchess with Ben Davis scions. Four years later it began bearing and sur- 

 prised everybody who saw the fruit, and it had been a continuous bearer for 

 twenty years when a storm struck the tree while heavily loaded with fiuit and 

 split it to within a foot from where the branches were grafted on. This is at 

 fault with the Duchess trees as a stock. It is likely to split down. The fruit 

 borne on this top-worked Duchess was extraordinarily fine, being beautifully 

 striped and not excelled by any fruit of this variety from Michigan or 

 Missouii. The tree stood unprotected out on an open prarie. It passed 

 through the severe winter of 1884-5 and has been a fine bearing tree ever 

 since. I have grafted two hybrid trees on the same grounds with the Ben 

 Davis since, and they have borne well, but the fruit is not half so large and 

 fine as that grown on the Duchess tree referred to above." — Edson Gaylord, 

 Nora Springs, la. 



These H.wb Sent in New Names.— Here follows a list of those who 

 have sent in the names of new members for the society since March 17th, the 

 date at which the last list was published. This list represents the number 

 secured to this date, April ISth: 



Adolph Jensen. Minneapolis 1 N.C.Hoffman, Maple Plain I 



H. Klauser, l,itchfield .' 1 Henry Dunsmore, Olivia 1 



V A. Neil, Minneapolis 4 K. H. Pendergast, Duluth 1 



Geo. C. Webb, Minneapolis 1 T. D. Krady, Deerfield 1 



M. Olson, Montevideo 2 R. J. Mortenson. Tyler 1 



Henry Husson, Minneiska 2 Wm. Cline, Bettha l 



J. E. Swedberg. Dalton 1 W. B. Cora. Minneapolis 1 



G. W. Strand, Taylors Falls 9 J. P. Andrews, Faribault 4 



A. J. Hagen, Hendium 1 F. F. Farrar, White Bear 3 



A. W. Barker, Northwood, la 1 O. L. Bohanon, Arnold I 



E. A. Hodgdon, Minneapolis 4 P. P. Eddy, Willmar 1 



R. A. Van Nest. Windom 2 F. X. Ferodowill, Wayzata.... 1 



W. A. Nordstrom, St. Paul 1 H. H. S. Rowell, Excelsior 1 



Rev. Z. 1,. Chandonnet. Mahnomen 1 Fred Cowles, West Concord 3 



M. E. Hammer, Heiberg 1 W. H. Eddy, Howard Lake 2 



Frank Yahnke (Farmer,s' Institute) 14 M. J. Dailey, hargo, N. D .1 



Chas. H. Northam, Minneapolis . 1 W. ly. Taylor. Howard Lake 1 



John Bisbee, Madelia 3 F. H. Ellison, Minneapolis 1 



