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nient Station; the Iowa state society, Prof. Beach, of the Iowa Experiment 

 Station; the Northeastern Iowa societ}-, our old friend and life member, 

 Chas. F. Gardner, of Osage, Iowa; the South Dakota society, their president, 

 M. J. DeWolf, of Letcher, S. D'; and as representative of the Manitoba 

 society we shall have with us Hon. Wm. G. Scott, of Winnipeg. With two 

 exceptions all of these names are to be found on the orogram of the annual 

 meeting. 



Prof. J. C. Blair on "Cold Storage." — Prof. J. C. Blair, the horti- 

 culturist at the Illinois Experiment Station, is to be with us at the annual 

 meeting and present the subject of "Cold Storage," especiall}' as applicable to 

 the keeping of orchard fruits. We had the pleasure of hearing Prof. Blair on 

 this subject at a Wisconsin meeting some years since and was much impressed 

 with his intelligent comprehension of the subject. Prof. Blair has been con- 

 tinuing his investigations and has added much to his knowledge of the subject 

 since that time. This is one of the topics that our members interested in orchard- 

 ing should not fail to hear. 



Delhg.-vte TO Northeastern Io\v.\ SociETv. — Our society will be rep- 

 resented at the annnal meeting of the Northeastern Iowa societj- by Mr. Christ 

 Berthelsen, of Albert Lea, and a report from him of this meeting, which con- 

 venes in Hampton, Iowa, December 20, 21, may be expected in the January 

 number of our monthly. 



"Free Parliament." — Our members will notice in the program of the 

 annual meeting, now in 3'our hands, at several points the words 'Free Parlia- 

 ment." The title quite plainly indicates the use of spaces of time allotted to 

 this, but for fear any of our members should be mislead it is well to say, in 

 a general way, that this "free parliament" is to give opportunity for any mem- 

 ber to express any opinion or make any statement he may desire to about any 

 horticultural matter pertinent to the work of the society. This is a new 

 departure in our program, and we hope it may prove to be an interesting 

 and valuable one. 



Bring Your Progr.a.m to the Annual Meeting. — While a large num- 

 ber, several thousand of these programs, are printed, yet sometimes they have 

 run short before the meeting is over. Please bring with you the copy sent 

 you by mail. You will need it to look over on the way perhaps, and will find 

 it quite convenient to have. 



Reduced Rates to the Twin Cities ^The meeting of the horticultural 

 societj' commencing Wednesday, December 5. and closing Friday, December 

 8, will give opportunity to any one to take advantage of the reduced rail- 

 road rates, of full fare coming to the Twin Cities and returning at one-third 

 fare. Many may wish to visit Minneapolis or St. Paul at that time, and this rate 

 IS not confined to members of the horticultural society but may be had by any 

 one attending. To secure it, however, it will be necessar3' for each holder of 

 a certificate to hand it to the secretary at the meeting beforehand and to 

 be there again December 8 and have the certificate countersigned. No 

 other place or time will answer the purpose. It will be of no use whatever to 

 "bring the ticket to the office of the secretary. He can do nothing there to 

 hel]) you. Haven't you neighbors and friends who would like to come to the 

 cities at that time? Please spread this information. Tickets will be good 

 purchased any time from December 1 to 7, and good for return until Decem- 

 ber 12. 



