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magazines where they would be appreciated, and incidently they can be used 

 to good advantage in securing new members. Don't throw away these valu- 

 able periodicals ; others who are not acquainted with them would be hungry 

 for them. Pass them along and do good while you may, both to the re- 

 cipient and the society. 



Select Seedling Apple Trees for Plant Premium. — Apple seedlings, No. 

 9 in the list of plant premiums this year, have been grown from the same 

 seed of the Malinda apple which was sent out last year to plant for the pur- 

 pose of growing seedlings for the prize contest. Members selecting these 

 seedlings for plant premiums can enter them in this apple seedling contest. 

 Many times heretofore this contest has been referred to, and another descrip- 

 tion of it is to be found in the supplement accompanying this number. If you 

 can not grow apple trees from the seed successfully, secure some of these 

 seedlings and plant them instead ; it will answer every purpose. 



The American Breeders' Association. — This national organization held 

 its annual meeting at Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 15 to 18, in connection with that 

 of the Ohio State Horticultural Society and other kindred Ohio associations. 

 The only name from this part of the country that we note is that of Prof. N. 

 E. Hansen, who delivers an address entitled, "A Plant Breeder's Trip to 

 Eurasia." A number of plant breeding topics appear scattered through the 

 different sessions, and as the question of plant breeding is a live one just now 

 in Minnesota there should be many of our members who would be interested 

 in studying these subjects as presented at this meeting. A remittance of $1 

 to the secretary, Hon. W. M. Hays, Washington, D. C, will bring the pub- 

 lished report containing them. 



Death of A. W. Sias. — The death of this honored life member of an early 

 date occurred unexpectedly, to us at least, at the home of his son in Pomona,, 

 Missouri, on Dec. 24th, 1906, of pneumonia, passing away at the age of sev- 

 enty-five years. Mr. Sias was one of the charter members of the State Horti- 

 cultural Society. The surviving members of the first roll of the society are 

 now only Mr. Wyman Elliot and, perhaps, Mr. C. L. Smith, of Spokane, 

 Wash., though as to the latter name there is some uncertainty. Mr. Sias hav- 

 ing a nursery at Rochester at an early date was a larger factor in laying the 

 foundations of successful horticulture in Minnesota. He removed from the 

 state in 1890, since that date residing most of the time in Florida. A more 

 extended biographical notice will appear later. 



Apple Seed for Distribution. — A quantity of Wealthy apple seed has 

 been secured from fruit grown in the orchard of Mr. J. A. Howard, of Ham- 

 mond, Minnesota, and it can be had from Secretary Latham upon application 

 at ten cents per packet of twenty-five seeds. This seed is suitable for growing 

 seedlings to be used in the apple seedling contest offered by this society, the 

 first prize of which is to be $100, in 1912, and so on for seven successive 

 years at $100 per year, to be awarded for the best seedling apple shown at 

 each annual exhibit. Your attention is called to the supplement contained 

 in this number, which gives a full description of this contest on one page, and 

 on the other is a form of application which can be used in making an entry 

 for this contest. We hope every member of the society will make at least 

 one entry each year for a number of years, and as many more as may be. 



