ANNUAL MEETING, 1899, MINN. STATE HORT. SOCIETY. 7 
ing. Pendergast Hall was filled to its utmost capacity, a large number of the 
students being present. The address by Prof. N. E. Hansen, ‘““What I Saw in 
Northern Europe and Siberia,” illustrated with some eighty stereopticon 
views, was most interesting and instructive. 
Another departure from the usual order was the memorial exercises on 
Thursday afternoon in honor of the late Peter M. Gideon, originator of the 
popular Wealthy apple. Very appropriate tributes were paid to his memory. 
The election of officers resulted in the re-election of all of those whose terms 
had expired, except the treasurer, C. W. Sampson. O. M. Lord was elected 
to take his place. But few changes were made in the fruit lists. Patten’s 
Greening was put upon the list of the first degree of hardiness. 
The exhibit of fruit was better than any one ever before made at a win- 
ter meeting of the society. In all there were about 600 plates, including ap- 
ples, grapes and plums. Two hundred fifty-one entries were made. 
Honorary life members were elected as follows, viz: aged veterans of the 
society: J. G. Bass, Hamline; S. H. Kenney, Morristown; R. Knapheide, St. 
Paul; Wm. Mackintosh, Langdon; Wm. Oxford, Freeburg; S. D. Richard- 
son, Winnebago City. For distinguished services in the promotion of West- 
ern Pomology: C. G. Patten, Charles City, Iowa; Prof. N. E. Hansen, 
Brookings, S. D. J. S. HaRRIs. 
It is doubtful if ever an annual meeting has occurred which was more 
thoroughly enjoyed by those present. The attendance was large though not 
all that might have been hoped from a membership greater than that of any 
other similar society in the country. While some accustomed faces were 
missing, new ones were there to fill their places, and from other states an 
unusually latge number were present to represent sister organizations in 
Tewa, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, while far off Vir- 
ginia, through an enthusiastic horticulturist, sent us words of greeting. 
The fruit exhibits were not so extensive as they have been on one or two 
previous occasions, but what might have been lacking in quantity was more 
than made up in quality, for rarely have they come to the tables in better 
condition. The awards as announced will give an idea of what was to be seen 
_ in the exhibition rooms. 
One department seemed to be somewhat lacking, to the disappointment 
of some of the attendants, that of cut flowers and growing plants. 
An examination of the printed program will show that not only the 
practical but the ornamental side of horticulture was considered, and the 
discussions were entered into with interest by many of those present. 
On Wednesday morning the Bee-Keepers’ Association met with us in 
joint session, at which Prof. Conway MacMillan, of the state university, un- 
folded to the audience in an interesting address the opening chapter of plant 
life, after which the two societies met in separate rooms. On Thursday after- 
noon the subject of Forestry was considered jointly with the State Forestry 
Association. 
Wednesday afternoon and evening the members were the guests of the 
State Experiment Station, at St. Anthony Park, and after supper in the 
beautiful dining hall were entertained by the students with music both vocal 
and instrumental and with papers of interest, after which Prof. N. E. Hansen, 
- of Brookings, S. D., impressed upon his hearers, both by eye and ear, many 
of the incidents of his recent trip to the far east. His stereopticon views 
were very fine, and it was a novel experience to the visitor from the north- 
