308 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



State flower ; of lilies, bulbous plants and hardy perennials, out 

 of 176 species listed just one-half are native with us, and of the 

 others one-quarter are represented by allied species, in some cases 

 of equal value. 



Even among the cacti we are not entirely left out, for four 

 varieties grow in Minnesota. 



With such a showing, in view of the fact that these plants and 

 shrubs will develop under cultivation as certainly as fruit-bearing 

 plants have done, and that educated taste turns to native growths 

 for hints, at least for ornamental planting in any given locality, 

 is it' not certain that here is a fielld worthy the attention and study 

 of the enterprising horticulturist? 



Mr. C. M. Loring: I think this is one of the most interesting 

 papers I have heard since the session has begun. We know too 

 little about our native shrubs. There are so many that could be 

 used to advantage, that I wish the nurserymen would take them up. 

 Mr. Nutter spoke of a small tree which is growing in our 

 state fhat ought to be cultivated in every collection, and that is 

 the mountain maple, the striped maple, or moss bush. I have 

 tried several times to transplant the young tree or shrub but have 

 never suceeded in making it live. I would like to know whether 

 any one has succeeded in transplanting it successfully. Among 

 the number that were mentioned by Mr. Nutter, some are as 

 beautiful as any of the exotics. I wish the nurserymen would take 

 up these things ; I believe it would be a profitable investment for 

 them. 



Judge Moyer : I am glad Mr. Nut'ter spoke of the Viburnum, 

 especially speaking of the Viburnum lantana, commonly known as 

 the haw. It seems to me this is one of the best shrubs we have 

 to plant. The shrub is sometimes called the sheepberry and some- 

 times the black haw. But I do not know of any shrub that does 

 better. I am glad he spoke of the cacti. There is one cactus that 

 grows at Ortonville. It has been cutivated, I understand, and they 

 are growing it at Lake City. It is a very beautiful cactus witli a 

 bright red flower. 



Mr. C. S. Harrison (Neb.) : May I say just a word on this 

 subject with regard to hardy ornamentals? I was very much dis- 

 appointed this morning when the reports of the stations came in 

 because there was nothing said about ornamentals. There was 

 something said about the stomach but nothing about the soul. We 

 have run up against this business now of ornamentation and beauti- 

 fying the home. We ought not to ignore this subject; it has been 

 ignored too much in this meeting, and so I want to chip in by and 

 by. The ornamental part is the important part'. I have studied this 

 matter carefully. I went up to Manitoba last fall to know what was 

 hardy and what was not hardy, and although there are some things 

 which will not' do well in the west, yet there are a great many things 

 that will. There are one hundred and forty lilacs in that column 

 that are triumphant here in Minnesota. There are twenty to thirty 



