Secretary's (®ori]er. 



Our Representative on the Forest Reserve Board, — Mr. M.M.Wil- 

 liams, of Little Falls, Minn., who has served one term as representative of this 

 society on the Forest Reserve Board, has been tendered a re-appointment upon 

 this board, which has been accepted. Mr. Williams is a life member of our 

 society. 



Question as to Transcendent Crab Cider.— "What is the best way to 

 make and keep cider from Transcendent crab? Some say that it needs sugar 

 and others that water should be added. Perhaps both are right." Will any of 

 our readers who have had success in this way please recount their experience 

 briefly and communicate it to the Secretary's Corner. Also, will Transcen- 

 dent crab cider make good vinegar? 



Meeting of the American Pomoeogicai, Society. — The biennial meet- 

 ing of this important national association will convene in Kansas City, Aug. 

 8th to 10th next. The decision of the committee to hold the meeting at this 

 place was largely influenced by the desire of the horticulturists of the west to 

 bring it nearer home, and under these circumstances it would seem that several 

 representatives of Minnesota horticulture should plan to be present. The 

 secretary would like to know of any members who expect to attend this meet- 

 ing, and arrangements can be made to provide the necessary credentials. 



Peter Better than Weaethy. — "I see by the last magazine the meet- 

 ing had a discussion on the Peter and Wealthy apple and tree. I consider 

 there is a marked difference in the two trees and the fruit. The Peter is better 

 in every respect, a much better apple, to eat in the fall, as it is not quite so 

 sharp tasted. I sold Henry Anderson of this place Peter apples last season 

 on Sept. 25, and on April 23 I helped eat them, and they were in good con- 

 dition, except a little withered. They only had one that showed any signs of 

 rotting. They all bear younger with me than Wealthy and are darker red." 

 T. C. Smith, Lakeville. 



Red Cedar Seed. — Few people understand the importance of having 

 seed from trees that are acclimated. For instance, Prof. Budd tells us that 

 when he was at St. Petersbuig they referred to the box elder as not being 

 hardy. He found that they had obtained their stock of it from St. Louis. In 

 the case of the red cedar, it is found that where this tree is grown from south- 

 ern seed it is oftentimes quite tender in Minnesota; on the other hand, plants 

 from our native trees are about as hardy as anything we have. There is just 

 now quite a shortage of red cedar seed from th's northern grown stock, and if 

 any of our Minnesota, Wisconsin or Dakota friends have red cedar trees that 

 are bearing seed, the University of Minnesota Experiment Station will be glad 

 to correspond with them with a view to purchasing it. Address Prof. S. B. 

 Green, St. Anthony Park, Minn. 



Death of Marshaee Robinson. — Marshall Robinson, who for many 

 years was a member of our society, died at his residence at 640 19th St., E., 

 Minneapolis, on the morning of June 15th, at the age of seventy -five years. 

 He came to Minnesota in 1857 and for a number of years was at Glencoe con- 

 nected with the Glencoe "Registei." In '63 he recruited a company and was 

 on the frontier during the suppression of the Indian outbreak which took 

 place at that time. Mr, Robinson was a man of fine literary tastes and 

 author of a number of biographies and travel sketches. While not personally 

 in connection with horticultural work, so far as the writer knows, he was very 

 much interested in the society and for many years, with Mrs. Robinson, was 



