6 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
CURRANTS. 
Red Dutch, White Grape, Victoria, Stewart, Long Bunch Holland, North 
Star. 
GOOSEBERRIES. 
Houghton, Downing, Champion. Varieties for trial: Red Jacket, Tri- 
umph, Pearl, Columbus. 
STRAWBERRIES. 
Pistillate: Crescent, Warfield, Haverland. Staminate: Bederwood, 
Capt. Jack, Wilson, Enhance, Lovett, Splendid, Mary. 
NATIVE FRUITS. 
Valuable for trial: Dwarf Juneberry, Sand Cherry, Buffalo Berry. 
(a) Peterson’s Charlamoff.—There are two distinct kinds under this 
name; the one referred to is of spreading growth and bears conical shaped 
fruit. 
(b) Does best top-worked. 
(c) Tardy bearer. (d) Early bearer. (e) For severe situations. 
ANNUAL MEETING, 1899, MINNESOTA STATE 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
J. S. HARRIS, LA CRESCENT, AND F. H. NUTTER, MINNEAPOLIS. 
The thirty-third annual meeeting and exhibition of fruit of the Minnesota 
State Horticultural Society was held at Minneapolis in the rooms of the 
county commissioners, in the Hennepin county court-house, where they have 
been held the last three or four years. These rooms are very convenient, 
giving a good assembly room, two rooms for the exhibition of fruits and 
other horticultural products, and a cloak room. 
The attendance was fully up to that of last year and a very good and full 
program was fully carried out. Delegates from other societies and adjoining 
states present : Prof. C. B. Waldron, Fargo, N. D.; Prof. N. E. Hansen, 
Brookings, S. D.; Eugene Secor, Iowa State Society, Forest City, Ia.; W. 
J. Reeves, N. W. Iowa Society, Clear Lake, Ia.; Irving C. Smith, Wisconsin 
State Horticultural Society, Green Bay, Wis., and A. J. Philips, secretary of 
Wisconsin State Horticultural Society. There were present from our own 
state a number of new members, who are enthusiastic young horticulturists 
and promise to be diligent workers and worthy to take up and continue the 
work of the “Old Veterans,” as they one by one depart to receive the re- 
wards of good and faithful service, and they may henceforth depart rejoic- 
ing that the good work they have begun will be continued and that their 
mantle falls upon the shoulders of worthy men who will maintain the honor 
and dignity of the society, keeping it ever in the front ranks of associations 
of the kind. On account of the infirmity of age and ill health our most popu- 
lar and dearly beloved pioneer member, Col. J. H. Stevens, was not able to 
come out to any of the sessions, but he received the sympathy and best wishes 
of every member present. The absence of C. L. Smith and Mrs. Jennie 
Stager was very noticeable, because for many years past they have always 
been in their places and live features of the meeting. 
Our new president, W. W. Pendergast, presided over the meeting with 
dignity and credit to himself and entire satisfaction to the society. 
The best and most profitable sessions of the meeting were held at the 
College of Agriculture, St. Anthony Park, Wednesday afternoon and even- 
