Secretary's (^ori^er. 



Plant Premiums for 1907. — The list of plant premiums for this year has 

 been somewhat changed from that of the year before. It will be found in the 

 pink folder and also on the inside page of the front cover of our monthly. 

 Members should note that all orders for plant premiums must reach the sec- 

 retary by April ist to be honored. In every case select by number. 



About the New Report. — The annual report for 1906 is now being sent 

 out, but, as heretofore, it will not be mailed except upon special request to 

 members living either in Minneapolis or at points nearby, as in most cases 

 they can call at the office for the book, which saves the society the expense 

 of postage and gets it into the hands of the member in better shape than if 

 it went through the mails. 



Delegates to So. Dakota and Wisconsin. — These delegates were ap- 

 pointed by the executive board when in session at the time of our annual 

 meeting. Mr. L. R. Moyer will represent our society at the South Dakota 

 meeting, to be held at Groton, Jan. 22 to 24, and Mr. Seth H. Kenney, of 

 Waterville, is to represent us at the Wisconsin meeting, to be held in Madi- 

 son at a date not yet known, probably early in February. 



Rock County Horticultural 6"ociety. — Mr. C. E. Older, of Luverne, 

 and other good friends of horticulture in that vicinity, have organized a 

 local horticultural society under the above name. They start out with four- 

 teen members, the president being Mr. C. E. Older and secretary Mr. N. R. 

 Reynolds, also of Luverne. This latest organization of the local societies 

 occupies the most southwesterly county of the state. 



Annual Meeting So. Minn. Hort. Society. — This strong auxiliary 

 society will hold its annual meeting at Austin, Jan. i6th to i8th, a three days' 

 season, for which a suitable program has been prepared, covering the usual 

 range of subjects at such gatherings. Members of the state society living 

 convenient to the place of meeting should certainly make it a point to attend. 

 Some of the most active members in the state society are connected with 

 this auxiliary, and an interesting and practical meeting is certain. 



The Proposed Orchard Experiment Station. — At the late annual 

 meeting of the society a resolution was unanimously adopted asking the state 

 legislature to purchase a suitable tract of land for an orchard experiment sta- 

 tion and provide means for operating it. Something like 100 to 160 acres is 

 needed for this purpose, and it should be located reasonably convenient for 

 access from the State Experiment Station, in connection with which it would 

 be operated, the work thereon being of course in charge of the professor of. 

 horticulture at the state station. The movement now under way in the horti- 

 cultural society to originate varieties of fruits especially adapted to this section 

 requires this station if it is to be carried on in any large or orderly way, and 

 the expected results would warrant an expenditure infinitely greater than 

 what would be required for the purpose. Every member of the society is 

 deeply interested in the success of this plan, and every one can assist in for- 

 warding it by verbal or written communication with members of the state 

 legislature for their respective districts. Don't forget that upon your personal 

 effort depends the success of this movement. The lawmakers want to know 

 what their constituents wish them to do and will look to you for this in- 

 formation. 



