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have established a reputation for doing things exceedingly well, and are prom- 

 ising something equally as good for the new horticuitural monthly. There 

 will be a large number of regular departments in the monthly, devoted to 

 various branches of gardening. I judge by the prospectus that more atten- 

 tion is to be paid to floriculture than to pomology, which will, of course, add 

 to the value of the publication for a large class of readers who are not specially 

 interested in fruit growing but only in ornamenting their places. We are an- 

 ticipating the first issue of this magazine with special interest. The subscrip- 

 tion rate is unannounced. 



Death of Prof. J. L. Budd. — A despatch to the press dated Des Moines, 

 Dec. 21, announces the death of Prof. J. L. Budd at San Antonio, Texas, 

 where he has been making his home for some years. Prof. Budd is well 

 known to all Minnesota horticulturists from his connection for a great many 

 years with the Iowa State Experiment Station as the head of its horticultural 

 department. His visit to Russia in 1887 brought into prominence Russian 

 varieties for northwestern use and had much to do with the founding of the 

 successful pomology of this region. Within a few j'ears, assisted by Prof. N. 

 B. Hanson, he has embodied in a work entitled "Principles of American Horti- 

 culture," his experience and knowledge of this subject. We hope to be able 

 to publish a suitable biography of this noted pomologist in an early number of 

 the Horticulturist. 



Is Your Membership Renewed for 1905. — As announced in the 

 circular letter sent out to all members of the society late in November, when 

 nothing to the contrary is heard it is taken for granted that members for 1904 

 wish to have their names continued on the roll of the society, and in accor- 

 dance therewith this number of the Horticulturist is sent to all the members 

 for the preceding year who have not definitely expressed a desire to have their 

 names taken from the roll, and is sent with the tactic understanding that they 

 are to continue members of the society. The association is naturally very 

 loth to drop from its roll any members, and we hope to continue thereon dur- 

 ing the year upon which we are now entering practically the entire member- 

 ship of 1094. Any receiving this number who have not renewed membership 

 for 1905 or made some definite arrangements as to the time of doing so are 

 earnestly requested to give the matter early attention. 



Awards To Minnesota Exhibitors of Fruit at the World's Fair. — 

 A list of awards made, not only to the exhibit of fruit from Minnesota as a 

 whole but also to those who contributed as individuals to this exhibit, came 

 into the hands of the secretary some weeks since and was published in full in 

 a number of the state papers. The list, however, was not an official one, al- 

 though probably a correct one. As soon as an official list is received it will be 

 published with the final report of the superintendent of the exhibit in our 

 monthly and in this way become a part of the records of the horticultural 

 society. The number of awards is unexpectedly large. There were five gold 

 medals, thirty-eight silver, thiity-eight bronze and one grand prize. We are 

 informed that our state exhibit at the World's Fair fared better in the matter 

 of awards than many others. While a good deal of poor fruit was sent down 

 there, the result of inexperience on the part of the contributors, there was also 

 a great amount of splendid fruit, and it is on this showing that the awards 

 have been made. 



