Secretary's ^orr^er. 



Membership Roll for 1907. — At the date of writing, Jan. 28th, the annual 

 membership roll for 1907 stands at 1036, adding to which the life roll of ap- 

 proximately 150 members brings the total membership to date up to 1186. 

 Don't you want to give this roll a lift? 



Have You Sent in a New Member? — The membership roll is steadily 

 growing as usual at this time of the year, but if we are to reach the maximum 

 aspired to for 1907 it can only be done with the assistance of the membership. 

 Don't fail to send in at least one new member ! There should be some one in 

 your neighborhood who ought to be a member of the society, and you would 

 do him a service by bringing him in. 



A Demonstration Forestry School. — A bill has been introduced into 

 each house of the state legislature providing for the establishment of such a 

 school in Itasca Park. Please note an article on this subject occupying the 

 first ten pages of this number. It is an important step in the direction of the 

 development of practical forestry in Minnesota and should receive the ap- 

 proval of every public minded citizen. 



Health of Mr. Frank Yahnke. — This honored and most useful member 

 of our society has been in poor health since early last fall, his condition re- 

 quiring later two visits to the hospital, from which he has now lately returned 

 again to his home in Winona, and it is understood that he is slowly improv- 

 ing. His host of friends are looking forward to his speedy recovery and join 

 in hope that there may be yet many years of useful service in store for him. 



Our Delegate to the Wisconsin Meeting. — Mr. John A. Howard, of 

 Hammond, Minn., vice Mr. S. H. Kenney, who was unable to go, is to repre- 

 sent our society at the coming annual meeting of the Wisconsin Society, 

 which is to be held in Madison, Feb. 5th, 6th and 7th. Other members of our 

 society, we understand, will also be present, Prof. Samuel B. Green by invita- 

 tion as a participant on the program, also Mr. Roy D. Underwood, of Lake 

 City, as a visitor. With such a strong representation Minnesota ought to 

 make a good showing at that meeting. 



Annual Meeting, South Dakota Horticultural Society. — The regular 

 annual gathering of the South Dakota Horticultural Society was held at 

 Groton, S. D. on Jan. 22-23-24. The program of the meeting received 

 shows the usual variety of topics, commencing Tuesday morning and clos- 

 ing Thursday afternoon. Prof. N. E. Hanson, the secretary of the society, 

 was present to tell "what I have seen this summer," which refers to his 

 tour of Siberia and northern Europe in search of hardy plants. Mr. L. R. 

 Moyer, of Montevideo, attended this meeting as the representative of the 

 Minnesota Society. 



About the 1906 Magazines. — Since the report for 1906 has been sent you, 

 so that you have bound into it all the 1906 magazines, what have you done 

 with the 'Minnesota Horticulturists" received last year? It is one of the 

 conditions of accepting the vohnne that the memlier should give away these 



