MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Discussion. 



The Chairman : We will now take up the next subject on the 

 program, which relates to rose culture, upon which ^Ir. Xordine 

 has prepared a paper. 



]vlr. John Xordine. of Lake City, then read a paper treating 

 of "Rose Propagation in the [Minnesota Nursery." (See index.) 



Discussion. 



The Chairman : The next number on the program is a paper 

 by 'Sir. Xutter on the subject of our native ornamental plants. 



"Xative Ornamental Plants \'aluable for Propagation.'' was 

 the subject of the paper read by ^Ir. Frank H. Xutter. of ]\Iinne- 

 apolis. (See index.) • 



EMiscussion. 



The Chairman : We have a paper here by Mr. Snyder, which 

 I will ask Mr. Latham to read, as 5lr. Snyder is not present — but 

 he sent on his paper. 



Secretary Latham then read a paper prepared by ^Ir. C. E. 

 Snyder, of Preston, on "The Man Who Sells the X'ursery Stock 

 — from His Own Standpoint." (See index.) 



The Chairman : As we shall have a little time on our program 

 I am going to call on ^Ir. Kellogg for that paper on the \\'ausau 

 orchard. 



Mr. Geo. J. Kellogg, of Wisconsin, then read a brief paper 

 giving a description of the ■'^^'ausau Trial Orchard." (See index.) 



Discussion. 



The Chairman : We have the honor of again having with us 

 our distinguished friend from \\'isconsin. I am ver\- glad to see 

 him here, as you all are. He has presented no credentials except 

 his face, and that is enough. I am going to call on him as the 

 delegate from Wisconsin, and we will recognize him as such, and 

 I want him to come to the platform and "whoop" it up for three or 

 four minutes. 



Mr. A. J. Philips, (Wis.) : Prof. Sandsten is the delegate 

 from \A'isconsin, and lots of people over there think the professor 

 knows it all. 



The Chairman : Lots of people over here think the same way. 

 (Laughter.) 



]\Ir. Philips: ^Ir. Kellogg spoke of the Sweet Russet crab. 

 Thev are top-worked in the north row. I will tell a story on the 

 professor first. We had a meeting at La Crosse once, and I was 

 looking over the professors. The professor was younger than 

 Prof. Green, but no greener ; it was Prof. Carlyle. We were walk- 

 ing down the street together, and they were joking me that I did 

 not knoAV which was east and which was west. I told them I was 

 somewhat like the professor. When the railroad was first built 

 through Ohio it was announced that on a certain day the train 

 would come through. There was a man back in the woods who 

 had never seen the cars, and he had a wonderful idea of what the 

 engineer was like. He thought an engineer must be a man like 



