l6 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL 



ADDRESS. 



E. A. SMITH, CHAIRMAN, LAKE CITY. 



The address of President Wedge bristles with good points. 

 The greatest compliment we could pay him would be to repeat 

 it entire. We briefly review and report as follows : 



Every one owes a duty to himself. He should help make 

 the home more beautiful by planting a shrub or fruit tree or se- 

 curing a plant for the home. 



The Apple: It is essential to secure a more hardy class of 

 roots. The question of piece root or whole root grafts is "merely 

 child's prattle in comparison" with the more important question 

 of a hardy root. 



The Plum : We are at the commencement of a new era in 

 the cultivation of this important fruit. A larger, firmer fruit 

 means a larger and more profitable market. Great possibilities 

 exist for the future of this fruit. Will it not be well for the hor- 

 ticultural society to encourage new fruit creations in plums by 

 offering a prize of $ioo.0o for a plum meeting certain standards 

 of requirement? 



The Cherry: A cherry for the north is one of our great 

 needs; a cherry that is hardy, productive and of good quality is 

 what is needed. Who will be the fortunate one to produce it? 



The Grape also needs a more hardy root for the north. The 

 adoption of the wild grape or Beta as stock for other well 

 known varieties is worthy of further investigation. 



The Small Fruits should also mark a steady progression along 

 the line of quality, productiveness and hardiness. Continued ex- 

 perimenting is advocated. 



Evergreens : The selection of hardy seed of the best types 

 for our various localities is necessary. 



Forestry: Wonderful progress is being made in this form- 

 erly neglected subject. Ornamental planting is winning and 

 making its way. City, town, park and cemetery are receiving 

 their fair share of attention. 



The future of horticulture in the northwest looks bright and 

 hopeful. The Minnesota State Horticultural Society is doing 

 a splendid and important work; it is making horticultural his- 

 tory. It is for each member to assist in making the society a 

 place where fraternal greetings find welcome, Avhere exchange 

 of thought proves helpful, and where new inspiration urges us 

 to better and higher planes of work. 



