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first come out and gradually turning to a rich cream and light 

 purple, variegated color. When cut they dry retaining their color, 

 and make fine ornaments for the house in winter. 

 Varieties. — Paniculata grandi flora. 



FLOWERING CURRANT. 



An old-fashioned shrub which greets us in early spring with 

 its wealth of golden flowers. The habit is straggling, but with a 

 free use of the shears it can be made a most desirable addition to 

 a collection. 



RED-BERRIED ELDER. 



A wonderfully beautiful shrub for a background where one 

 has room. Its white blossoms in spring and red berries in au- 

 tumn make it very valuable. 



Your committee submits this list knowing that there are 

 many hardy shrubs which could be added, but it believes that 

 better results can be obtained by confining it to a small number 

 of well tried varieties than by confusing the mind with a longer 

 one. 



In closing this report we wish to call the attention of mem- 

 bers of this society to the beautiful results which can be obtained 

 through the use of vines to cover old sheds and out-buildings 

 and front porches with vines, and it recommends among the most 

 effective and easiest of culture the following: 



Wild Grape. — A rapid grower which holds its foliage late 

 and is not infested with insects. 



Engleman's Ampelopsis, or Woodbine. 



Bitter Sweet. — A beautiful glossy leaved vine, with orange 

 berries, which remain on all winter. 



Japanese Clematis. — Covered in early autumn with a won- 

 derful mass of small white flowers. 



Mr, C. M. Loring: I wish I might say a word that would 

 induce our friends from the country and from the country vil- 

 lages to do more toward embellishing their homes. I know the 

 sentiment is current not only all over the state of Minnesota, but 

 all over the United States. I am in a position to know by the 

 vast number of improvement associations that have been organ- 

 ized within the last two years. The work of the last ten years 

 has been a revolution and a transformation to a great many com- 

 munities. There is no reason in the world why the state of Min- 

 nesota should not be one of the most beautiful states in the 

 Union — it was the most beautiful state before it was inhabited 

 by man. Of course, when man built his home here he destroyed 

 some of its beauty, but there is no reason why we should not, 

 after we have built our home, embellish it and make it as beauti- 

 ful as any New England home. I visited some thirty odd vil- 



