JOURNAL OF ANNUAL MEETING, I906. 5OP 



companied by the use of models, on the subject of "Flowers of 

 Fruits and their Cross-Pollination." 



The Chairman : The next paper is one by Mr. Peterson on 

 a series of experiments in cross-pollination. His experience was 

 very practical, and at my request he has consented to present it 

 here. 



Mr. W. A. Peterson, of St. Anthony Park, then detailed "A 

 Season's Experience in Cross-Pollination."' (See index.) 



The Chairman : Now we are going to hear from our friend 

 Gardner, of Iowa, who will tell us something about his experience 

 with plums. 



Mr. Chas. F. Gardner, of Osage, Iowa, read a paper giving a 

 description of "Growing New Varieties of Plums." (See index.) 



The Chairman : We will have another paper on plums by Prof. 

 E. P. Sandsten, with whom many of you are acquainted. 



"Growing Seedling Plums for Definite Results" was the sub- 

 ject of the paper presented by Prof. E. P. Sandsten. the professor 

 of horticulture of the Wisconsin State Experiment Station, at 

 Madison. (See index.) 



The Chairman : The next number, and the last on our pro- 

 gram, is one by Mr. Underwood, of Lake City. 



Mr. J. M. Underw^ood. of Lake City, then read a paper on 

 the subject of "The Seedling Apple Orchard, its Inception. Treat- 

 ment and Lf^ses." (See index.) 



Mr. Underwood : I want to make a motion that it is the 

 sense of this society that our executive board should plan or 

 should work out some plan for an auxiliary to this society to be 

 known as the "Plant Breeders' Auxiliary to the ^Minnesota Hor- 

 ticultural Society." 



The Chairman : ^Ir. Underwood has made a motion to provide 

 for carrying on this work along practical lines, and President 

 A\'edge in his address urged a similar movement. 



The motion ofifered by ]\Ir. Underwood was then put to a vote 

 and prevailed unanimously. 



Judge L. R. Moyer : Mr. Chairman. I have a resolution I w'ish 

 to offer : 



"Whereas, the University of the State of Minnesota was at 

 one time the owner of an experimental fruit farm at Lake Minne- 

 tonka, and 



"Whereas, the regents of the University of Minnesota have sold 

 that farm and have appropriated the money arising from such sale 

 to the general purposes of the university, and 



"Whereas, it has become necessary to secure a new location 

 for the purpose of propagating and originating new shrubs, fruits 

 and flowers, therefore 



"Resolved, that the regents be hereby requested and urged to 

 purchase a new tract of land to devote to that purpose." 



Judge Moyer moved the adoption of the resolution. 



'Mr. O. F. Brand : I would like to amend by saying tracts in- 

 stead of tract. 



