JOURNAL OF ANNUAL MEETING, I906. 503 



FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. 

 PLANT BREEDERS' AUXILIARY— JOINT SESSION. 



The second annual meeting of the Plant Breeders' Auxiliary 

 of the Horticultural Society was called to order by the president, 

 Mr. J. M. Underwood, at two o'clock. 



The first number on the program was the "President's Address" 

 delivered by Mr. J. M. Underwood, of Lake City. (See index.) 



The President : We have a program this afternoon which we 

 intend to follow out, and the first thing I am going to call for is 

 the report of the secretary, Mr. Clarence Wedge. 



Mr. Clarence Wedge, of Albert Lea, then submitted the "Re- 

 port of the Secretary." (See index.) 



The President : I am glad the report of the secretary is so com- 

 plete and especially as it is a record so much better than I ever 

 dreamed of. since I thought it was practically impossible at this time 

 to make so detailed and interesting a report. It is a great source of 

 gratification to me that we have accomplished so much this year. 

 I know it must appear to you, as it does to me, necessary to have 

 some method by which we can get at this work, that we may have a 

 record that is of some value. I have been working as hard as 

 I could for nearly forty years in Minnesota, but never with a definite 

 purpose in such a way as this. There was no record kept of anything' 

 we were doing. We have been going every man for himself, but nO 

 one in any particular, methodical way. It seems after all these 

 years we have just got on the right track and are beginning to keep 

 a systematic record of everything we do. 



The next number on the program will treat of the subject of 

 "breeding for hardiness," by Prof. Andrew Boss. As you will 

 understand. Prof. Boss is a man who has given his best attention to 

 animal breeding. I know he is particularly successful and intelligent 

 along the line of animal breeding, and it is gratifying to know that 

 he has something to say in relation to breeding for hardiness in 

 plants. (See index.) 



Discussion. 



The President : We will now listen to a paper along this same 

 line by a man who is thoroughly competent to speak upon the subject, 

 and this paper has been prepared by Mr. Patten, of Iowa, whom 

 we are glad to have with us and from whom we always gain a good 

 deal of information. 



"Can We Breed Hardiness in our Trees and Plants?" was the 

 subject of the paper read by A'Ir. Chas. G. Patten, of Charles City, 

 Iowa. (See index.) 



Discussion. 



The President : Now, right along this same line that we have 

 had under consideration here we have another paper by a man who 

 has given this subject special study and thought, and he will speak 



