5 10 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. E. A. Smith, of Lake City, then read a paper on the sub- 

 ject of "The Making of a Successful Orchard." (See index.) 

 Discussion. 



The President: If there is no further discussion we will take 

 a topic that we have passed, and Prof. Robertson will tell us why 

 some apple trees do not bear. I see Prof. Robertson is down on 

 the program as being from St. Anthony Park. It strikes me he is 

 from Faribault county and a neighbor of mine. Isn't that where 

 you are from, Professor? 



Prof . Robertson : I don't know. (Laughter.) 

 Prof. Wm Robertson, then delivered an oral dissertation upon 

 the topic of "Why Some Orchard Trees Do Not Bear." 

 Discussion. 



The President : We must close this discussion, although it is 

 very interesting. Mr. Lyman will now read a paper giving his 

 experience with the Wealthy as a parent of seedlings. These 

 plates of apples here (indicating apples on the table) were grown 

 by Mr. Lyman and are seedlings of the Wealthy. 



Mr. A. B. Lyman, of Excelsior, then read a paper on the topic 

 of "The Wealthy as a Parent of Seedlings." (See index.) 

 Discussion. 



Mr. E. A. Smith : After this splendid tribute to the Wealthy 

 I would like to introduce a resolution. While I was at St. Louis 

 I was greatly interested in looking through the pomological exhibit 

 made by the United States Government. The fruits were either pre- 

 served in liquid or they were represented by wax models. I found 

 most of the Wisconsin apples represented, including the North- 

 western Greening, also the Okabena and others, and I found the 

 Wealthy represented as coming from six states, but none from 

 Minnesota. The following states had the Wealthy apple : Texas 

 Nebraska, Idaho, Missouri, Wisconsin and Iowa, but not a specimen 

 in all those exhibits was equal to the splendid specimens here ex- 

 hibited. The Wealthy is essentially a product of Minnesota ; it 

 originated here, and this state ought to have proper credit at the 

 Department for originating that apple, and this resolution is pre- 

 sented for the purpose of securing deserved recognition : 



"Resolved, That the secretary of the Minnesota Horticul- 

 tural Society be authorized to correspond with the proper of- 

 ficials at Washington, in order to obtain information regarding 

 the steps necessary to be taken in order to secure suitable 

 recognition of the Wealthy apple in the pomological section of 

 the United States Department of Agriculture as coming 

 from the state of Minnesota, the place of its origin, and that the 

 secretary be further instructed to comply with the conditions 

 that may be imposed in order to secure said recognition, and 

 that he report the result at the next annual meeting of the 

 Horticultural society." 

 On motion of Mr. Smith the resolution presented by him was 

 unanimously adopted. 



The President : We still have several papers on the program. 



