THE MINNESOTA 



HORTICULTURIST. 



VOL. 33. JULY, 1905. No. 7. 



^^nRn^^i" jyTeetiqg, 1905, 



MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



A. W. L.VTHAM, SECRETARY. 



The annual summer gathering of our society was held at the 

 Experiment Station, St. Anthony Park, on Wednesday, June 21, 

 as announced in the regular notice, the day proving to be a pleasant 

 one, although during the early morning hours there were many 

 threatening clouds in the sky. The purpose of holding this meet- 

 ing at the height of the strawberry season in that locality was 

 frustrated by the almost continuous cold and cloudy weather of the 

 preceding two weeks. As a result of these climatic conditions 

 the showing of strawberries and also roses, that open at about the 

 same time that the strawberry crop matures, was the lightest that has 

 been made at the midsummer gathering in manv years. 



About one liundred plates of strawberries were on exhibition, in- 

 cluding fifty-six varieties, the largest proportion of which came from 

 the fruit farm of Air. J. P. Johanson, of Excelsior. An unusually 

 large exhibition of roses was promised, but the buds not being 

 open sufficiently to exhibit, this part of the display was cut down 

 considerably, but nevertheless there were approximately- one hun- 

 dred vases of roses on display, many of which were at their best 

 The display of peonies was magnificent. The usual date of the meet- 

 ing being a little too late for peonies, this year caught them exactly 

 right. John Hawkins, of Minneapolis, made a very fine display of 

 peonies, as also did the Jewell Nursery Co., of Lake City. The last 

 mentioned exhibitor furnished also most of the roses on exhibition. 

 Those who are interested in this feature of the meeting wall glean 

 considerable in the way of details as to the display by consulting the 

 list of premium awards, which follows this article. 



The attendance, notwithstanding the threatening weather in 



