N. E. IOWA HORT. SOCIETY, ANNUAL MEETING, I9O4. 5 1 



grass lie where it grew, to conserve the rain and keep the ground 

 moist and cool. When cultivation is followed every year, Prof. 

 Greene would plow in green crops to keep humus in the soil. Mr. 

 Patten would plant corn in orchard for a number of years, then 

 seed to clover for a couple of years, then plow up and plant corn 

 again. The fact that the oyster shell scale is very prevalent in 

 many parts of Iowa was mentioned several times in the course of 

 the meeting, and many of the members were much worried over 

 it. Many orchards are covered with the scale, and it is found in 

 large quantities on the native forest trees and hazel brush. Prof. 

 Greene thought that the scale could be easily controlled by kerosene 

 emulsion or whale oil soap, when the young insects were moving 

 around, the last of May or in June; and that whitewash applied 

 early in spring would be beneficial. 



The old officers were all re-elected. Your delegate was warmly 

 welcomed and hospitably entertained. 



The display of fruit was good, and there were some very fine 

 looking seedlings that had been thoroughly tested near Dubuque 

 as root grafts. No. 2 looks almost like Ben Davis and tastes 

 something like it, but is probably a much hardier tree. How 

 much value they have for us in Minnesota could only be told by 

 trying. 



ANNUAL MEETING, 1904-. IOWA STATE HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



FRANK YAHNKE, DELEGATE, WINONA. 



Your delegate, in company with Mr. A. J. Philips, of Wiscon- 

 sin, arrived at Des Moines after a night's ride, and at the hotel 

 met some of the Iowa horticulturists, by whom we were cordially 

 welcomed. The meeting was opened with invocation by Rev. C. 

 H. True, followed by the address of the president, Mr. P. F. Kinne, 

 of Storm Lake. He recommended some improvements looking to 

 the society's promotion. He congratulated the organization upon 

 being back in its own room in the state house. 



Your delegate was made an honorary member and was invited 

 to take part in the discussions. The Iowa people certainly know- 

 how to make their visitors feel at home. 



Secretary Wesley Greene, in giving his report, recommended 

 that the state set apart some forty acres near Des Moines for 

 botanical garden and experiment station. 



A very good paper was read by Prof. B. Fink, of Grinnell, on 

 "Plant Stems, Their Functions and Adaptations." In the discus- 



