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Scions from Trees that Fruit Well.— This is a matter o^ greater im- 

 portance than many of our readers think. A fruit grower in the office lately 

 spoke of two Hyslop crab trees that are uniformly good bearers and free from 

 blight, and the secretary urged upon him the importance of increasing his 

 orchard, if he purposes. to plant more of the Hyslop, by grafting young trees 

 with scions from these fine bearing trees. It is a well established fact, and prac- 

 tically imdisputed, that scions from such trees are much more likely to procuce 

 good fruiting trees than those taken at random in a hap-hazard way from the 

 nursery row. 



Use THE Badge Book. — For several years now a badge book has been 

 prepared for use at the annual meeting, containing the names of all who notify 

 the secretary of their intention to be present. Each name is numbered to cor- 

 respond with a number on the badge to be given each member. Heretofore 

 about one-half of these badges and badge books have been applied for and used. 

 There should be a more general use of them for the benefit in part of the large 

 number of new members and comparative strangers who attend our meet- 

 ings. Let every person to be present notify the secretary and at the first 

 opportunity after reaching the meeting apply to that ofl&cer for the badge book 

 and accompanying badge and put it on. 



The Annual Meeting Begins Tuesday Forenoon, Dec. 5th. — The 

 first item on the program after the preliminary exercises is the president's 

 address. President Wedge has some important matters to lay before the society 

 and will take that opportunity to do so. He should be greeted with a full 

 attendance of all the members who are to be present at the meeting— and there 

 should be a very large number indeed. The meeting opens at 9:45 which is late 

 enough to allow for the arrival of passengers from almost any of the trains in 

 the state that morning — come directly to the meeting instead of going to the 

 hotel first, if necessary, to get there on time. If you can't get to thejtneeting 

 in time by starting that morning, come the night before and be with us from 

 the very opening of the session. Give the meeting a good send off, and the 

 interest of the meeting will be maintained throughout to the very close. 



A Session for Seedlings, — The Friday afternoon session of the annual 

 meeting is to be given up to the consideration of seedling fruits and how to 

 grow them to get results. In the judgment of many of the leading members 

 this is the most important horticultural subject under consideration in our 

 state at the present time. We need and are confidently looking for better and 

 later keeping apples, and larger and better flavored plums, and faith is strong 

 that our hopes in this direction will be fully realized at no distant day. Our 

 readers should note carefully the papers to be presented at the session referred 

 to, most of them by leading authorities on the subject. If you attend the annual 

 meeting, — and how can you stay away when you note the multitude of inter- 

 esting subjects to be considered? — be sure and plan to remain until the close o^ 

 the last session and get the cream of the meeting. 



Spraying Plum Trees for Green Aphis.— R. E. Hynsoti, of Mankato, 

 a successful plum grower, gives his method as follows: "I spray my plums 

 from two to three times for green aphis. I use kerosene emulsion, and with 

 good results. So many people don't do it just right. I take one and one-half 

 bars of soap, the best kind of soap, put in wash boiler, cut up fine, with enough 

 water to dissolve it. Then I put one quart of kerosene in . Then fill boiler full 

 of water and heat up together as warm as I can hold my hand in. Then use 

 right away." 



