504 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



upon "Early Maturity and Hardiness of Trees.'' I take great pleasure 

 in introducing- to you Prof. R. A. Emerson, who is the professor of 

 horticulture of -the University of Nebraska. (Applause.) (See 

 index.) 



Discussion. 



The President : Our next subject will be a history of plant 

 breeding at the State Experiment Station, and Prof. Green will 

 tell us what they have accomplished there. 



Prof. S. B. Green then detailed the experiments in "Plant Breed- 

 ing at the State Experiment Station.'' (See index.) 



The President: Mr. Elliot, of the executive board, has now an 

 important matter which he wishes to present to the auxiliary in re- 

 gard to "Legislation for Fruit Breeding." (See index.) 



A vote was then taken, and the motion prevailed unanimously by 

 a rising vote. 



Mr. Elliot : I am indebted to my friend Philips for this specimen 

 (exhibiting an apple). He sent an apple to me and said it was a 

 seedling of the Northern Spy raised in Wisconsin. I cut the apple 

 and saved seven seeds from it. I sent those seeds to Mr. Redpath 

 and lequested him to plant them, and from those seven seeds he now 

 has three valuable seedlings. This is only one instance ; if we had 

 time I could name others. 



Mr. Wedge : There is another instance I might refer to. The 

 seed of the best plums that took premiums at the state fair were 

 saved and planted by Mr. Redpath, and the most promising plums 

 I have seen were shown to me this year at the state fair as a result 

 of these seedlings. They were astonishingly large, have fair flesh, 

 most delicious in flavor and are a freestone. We are going to oflfer 

 to any one present who will agree to plant the seeds two of these 

 premium apples. We are going to give tw'O to each one as far as 

 they will go. We have some others that will be distributed after 

 these. 



The election of oiificers was then taken up with the following re- 

 sults : president, J. M. Underwood ; secretary and treasurer. Clar- 

 ence Wedge. 



The President : I am sure, as far as I am concerned. I accept the 

 position cheerfully, although I had suggested to Mr. Wedge that we 

 let some younger member of the society take up the work. How- 

 ever, if my administration meets with your approval. I am willing 

 to take the office and do the best I can. 



At this point the meeting of the auxiliary was declared ad- 

 journed, and Pres. Green took charge of the meeting. 



Mr. Elliot : Fellow members : Unbeknown to the man whom 

 I shall name, the Excutive Board decided to make him an honorary 

 life member, and it is also because of a custom that we have adopted 

 that the retiring president shall be made an honorary life member 

 that I wish to present the name of Mr. Clarence Wedge as being 

 eligible to honorary life membership in the society, and I offer a 

 motion accordingly. 



