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come to this place where it is a little harder to grow some 

 things than it is farther south and east — but the harder you 

 try the more enthusiastic you become. I am especially pleased 

 with the establishment of this inner horticultural circle, organ- 

 ized for the purpose of breeding plants, and if there is anything 

 that makes your work a little more pronounced it is this breed- 

 ing work of your society which makes it different in its work 

 from that of any other society of a similar nature. It is one of 

 the differences which is more prominent. The thing that im- 

 presses me with reference to this society is the fact that you 

 are going after what you want, and it seems that you also gen- 

 erally get it. (Applause.) 



The President: Mrs. Knowles has been in attendance at 

 several of our meetings, but I don't believe we have heard one 

 word from her, and now I am going to give her a chance to say 

 something. 



Mrs. M. A. Knowles: I usually am frightened when I rise 

 to speak before an audience, and I forget what I want to say. 

 Every time I get home from these meetings I am more en- 

 thused than ever with the work and the prospects of horti- 

 culture. I joined this society a number of years ago, and I 

 intend to work right on as much as I can to help make it a 

 success. I have enjoyed this meeting very much and hope to 

 meet you all again next year. (Applause.) 



The President: We have with us this year Mr. Ole J. 

 Hagen, who is an officer of the Red River Valley Horticultural 

 Society. He is a worker, and a few words from him will be 

 very acceptable. 



Mr. Ole J. Hagen : I do not think I have much to say be- 

 cause I am not a speaker. This is the first meeting I have 

 ever attended, although I have been a member for a number 

 of years. I wish you could come up where I live to see what I 

 am doing, and also to see me when I am selling fruit. If you 

 could know the results you would be surprised. I have re- 

 ceived a very great inspiration from this meeting. (Applause.) 



The President: Now I am going to call next on Mrs. A. 

 W. Latham, the wife of the secretary. I do not think she has 

 ever said a word at our meetings. 



Mrs. A. W. Latham: I know I have never said anything 

 in the horticultural society meetings. I have not identified 

 myself really with the work, because I have never been especial- 

 ly interested in horticultural work. My idea of the horti- 

 culturist and his work is like that of the paper we had last 

 night on the X-ray light, and I think I am capable of speaking 

 upon that point better than any other. I have always enjoyed 



