Secretary's (®orr^er. 



Why This Number of the Horticulturist is Late. — The printer's strike, 

 now in full swing in Minneapolis, is solely and alone the cause of the delay in 

 the issuance of this number and is likely, the way matters appear, to cause a 

 similar delay in the issuance of the December number. The secretary has 

 done everything possible to bring the magazine out on time but with deplora- 

 ble result. When the time comes when everybody lives in peace and harmony, 

 is willing to "live and let live," we may get along without these disagreeable 

 affairs, and then the Minnesota Horticulturist should get there in season. 



A Remarkably Proijfic Apple Tree. -Mr. R. R.Livingston, of Fairmont, 

 in this state, reports a Rollin's Pippin apple tree bearing this year fwenty-five 

 bushels of merchantable fruit. Mr. Livingston lives in a region that is now 

 producing a large amount of fine apples, the Wealthy trees in that section being 

 reported as especially productive and healthy. The variety referred to, RoUin' 

 Pippin, is described by the late John S. Harris as "size, four to five," making 

 it about 2^ to 214" inches in diameter; "flesh yellow, fine grain and juicy, 

 flavor a pleasant acid. This tree originated with I. W. Rollins, of Viola, Minn- 

 It is a symmetrical grower, quite hardy and a fair fruiter, but rather tardy in 

 coming into bearing." This agrees with Mr. Livingston's statement that the 

 tree did not bear until it was fourteen years old. Since that time it has borne 

 well. 



Forestry at the Federation of Women's Clubs. — At the annual 

 meeting of the Federation of Women's Clubs of Minnesota, held in Minneapo- 

 lis, Oct. 19th, Mrs. Lydia Phillips Williams, secretary of the Minnesota For- 

 estry Association, presented with special earnestness the necessity for action to 

 prevent the reserv'ation and public park created under the Morris Act 

 at Cass Lake from being abandoned as the result of the efforts of a few peo- 

 ple who are i.nterested in getting possession of the valuable timber on these 

 lands and in speculating with the lands themselves. Mrs. Williams embel- 

 ished her talk with three striking cartoons and in a very earnest way urged 

 united action in the matter. Mrs. J. B. Hudson, of Lake City, talked very 

 pointedly along the same lines, giving the results of a personal visit to the local- 

 ity the past summer and showing from her own observation the falsity of many 

 of the statements made by those who wish to see the reservation abandoned. 

 Much good should come from these earnest talks. 



Reduced Railway Rates to Minneapolis. — The anniial meeting of this 

 society furnishes an excellent opportunity for any one wishing to visit the Twin 

 Cities from any part of the state to do so at that time, there being a reduced 

 railway rate to one and one-third fare for the round trip. Members and their 

 friends intending to visit the cities between now and the holidays should plan 

 o come the first week in December when the Horticultural Society holds its 

 meeting. Tickets will be good purchased as early as December 1st for the 

 coming trip, and for return they will be good as late as December 12th. Such 

 tickets would have to be presented at the place of meeting of the Horticultural 

 Society at the First Unitarian church, corner of Eighth St. and Mary place, 

 on Friday, December 8th, to be properly countersigned by the joint agent. No 

 other day than this will answer the purpose. This special rate, if generally 

 kuown, ought to bring many people to Minneapolis and St. Paul at that time. 



