506 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



This forestry association has been in existence in Minnesota for 

 somewhere about thirty years, and it has accomphshed a great work, 

 it has done a wonderful work in the guidance of the planters of the 

 prairie. It was largely instrumental in securing for the prairie 

 planters that $20,000 a year. It has done a good deal of work in 

 assisting the pioneer in getting proper forest legislation for the pre- 

 vention and suppression of forest fires, and has also done good work 

 in bringing about the formation of the present reserves in the 

 United States. But a few years ago the legislature passed a bill 

 which created a forest reserve board, which is appointed by the 

 governor, and the appropriation was taken away from the forestry 

 association and given to that forest resen^e board. But the forest 

 reserve board cannot do the work of a voluntary association. The 

 forestry board is doing a good work, and it is amply justified in 

 having secured the passage of the law, but it cannot do the work 

 of the association. Now what some of us want to do is to infuse 

 new life into this association, and we feel we must have a publica- 

 tion, that will be issued at least quarterly, that will reach our mem- 

 bers. We feel in the matter of membership that if we pay our 

 dollar we become members of the association, but we feel that the 

 members ought to be put on the same basis as those of the horticul- 

 tural society. Then I feel also that vv^e ought to have in the position 

 of secretary some one who can give a great deal of time and who 

 is imbued with a feeling of enthusiasm for the work. That is not 

 saying that I am disappointed with our present secretary, but he is 

 overburdened with wofk. I presented his name myself last year, he 

 is an admirable man for the place. But we can select the secretary 

 better in the executive committee, so we propose to make a few 

 changes in the constitution. We want to bring this Forestry Asso- 

 ciation into closer touch with other organizations that are interested 

 in the forestry of the state. I would like to bring this association 

 in touch with the Women's Federation of Clubs. 



Prof. Green then submitted the following amendments to the 

 constitution: (See index, Report of 1906.) 



On motion of Prof. Green the amendments submitted were unani- 

 mously adopted. 



Mr. J. M. Underwood : I have thought for a number of years 

 that the Forestry Association and the State Horticultural society 

 ought to be united. In the past for a number of years there were 

 two organizations of a somewhat similar character, the American 

 Park and Outdoor Art Association and the American Civic League. 

 These two organizations were working along the same lines, and yet 

 they were separate organizations. But when chey met at St. Louis this 

 past summer they came together, and thev now have one loyal and 

 reasonably strong society that will work for the good of the country. 

 In this instance our interests are practically the same. I am a 

 horticulturist, and when I hear a paper read on what kind of trees 

 to plant by the roadside, I want to know why we cannot plant burr 

 oaks. All of the features that interest us as foresters come out in our 

 publication, and when we get our horticultural magazine let all those 



