48o secretary's corner. 



years and would do for that purpose in less time. It succeeds anywhere, 

 even on dry sandy soil, but of course is partial to wet. It is almost entirely 

 unknown, except in this neighborhood, where I have furnished it to neigh- 

 bors. I got my start from Wm. H. Guilford, of Dubuque, Iowa. This 

 veteran horticulturist speaks very highly of it and also notes its rapid growth 

 and recommends it for planting as a merchantable lumber tree." — E. F. Peck, 

 Austin, Minn. 



A Delay in the October NuMBER.—Fires and strikes have been mis- 

 chievous elements interfering much with the publications of the Horticul- 

 tural Society this year. A strike in the bindery department at the printer.-, 

 still continuing, prevented the mailing of the October number until about the 

 loth of the month, so that this number came to yovi later in the month than 

 any other issue of our monthly since the magazine was started. We hope for 

 greater promptness hereafter. 



Bring Your Friends to the Meeting. — Taking it for granted that you 

 will attend the annual meeting program of which is now in your hands — 

 why not invite your neighbors and friends to come also? If you need extra 

 copies of the program to use for this purpose, call upon the secretary for 

 them. There is such a diversity of interests represented in this meeting that 

 there must certainly be something of value for every one. Show your pro- 

 gram to others and help boom the attendance, which ought this year under 

 all these favorable circumstances to far exceed that of any other the society 

 has held. 



New Premiums Offered at the Annual Meeting.— There are three 

 new classes of premiums offered at our coming annual meeting, as will be 

 seen by consulting the program, as follows: 



1st. For different varieties of edible nuts — and we hope through this 

 premium to get out a full showing of all varieties of nuts that can be grown 

 in Minnesota. 



2nd. Collections of top-worked apples. This will give an opportunity to 

 exhibit many varieties of apples that are grown in this way and not in any 

 other way in Minnesota. 



3rd. Collections of winter seedlings. This premium applies to the same 

 territory covered by other premiums offered for seedling apples. 



Note This Particularly.— Accompanying the program, now in your 

 hands, will be found a blank form to be filled out by the members. In part it 

 refers to the renewal of membership for the year 1908. There is information- 

 other than this, however, asked for on this circular, and it will aid the officers 

 of the society very much in their work if each member will fill out this cir- 

 cular and return it to the secretary promptly, at least before December 1st 

 Whether it is your purpose to renew your annual membership at this time or 

 not, do not defer this important matter. It is a great advantage to know at 

 the opening of the new society year, which begins December 3rd, what mem- 

 bers are and what are not to be continued upon the roll. As usual we shall 

 take it for granted that your name is to be so continued, unless you direct 

 otherwise, but it is much better that this fact should be known definitely, as 

 it will be by the return of this circular. Can't you send one new membev 

 also for the coming year, whichj promises to be the richest and most fruitful 

 of any in the development of the work of the society? 



