_Seeretary’s | Porner. 
THE IowA STATE Hor’. SOCIETY meets this winter at Des Moines, on 
Dec. 11th, in annual session. 
NEw CHIEF OF FORESTRY DiIviIS1on.—Albert R. Green, of the general 
land office, has been'selected as new chief of division of forestry, of the Interior 
Department, authorized by the last congress. 
THE NORTHEASTERN Iowa SociEty—holds its next annual session at 
Iowa Falls, Nov. 27-29. The secretary would be glad to know very soon of 
any members who contemplate attending. 
THE ILLs. STATE Hor’. SocrEtTy.—A letter from the secretary, L. R. 
Bryant, announces the probability of the attendance of a delegate at our an- 
nual meeting. That Society meets in Champaign, Dec. 11-13. 
ANNUAL MEETING, WIS. STATE Hor’. SociEtTY.—-This society announces 
its annual meeting to be held at Oshkosh, in that State, on Jan. 14-19, 1901. 
Prof. E. S. Goff will represent that society at the coming meeting of our society, 
A NuRSERY CHANGE.—Mr. W. L. Taylor, who has for some time been 
conducting a nursery near Litchfield, has lately purchased the old Cutt’s Nur- 
sery, at Howard Lake, and is planning to run his nursery there with a branch 
office in Litchfield. 
THE NExt Iowa MEETING.—A communication from the secretary of the 
Iowa State Horticultural Society announces their coming annual meeting to 
convene at Des Moines, Dec. 11-13. The writer would be glad to know of any 
who expect to attend this gathering. 
THE MIssouRI HoRTICULTURISTS.—A letter from the secretary: of the Mis- 
souri society announces their annual meeting at Farmington, ninety miles 
south of St. Louis, at the same time as the meeting of our own society, Dec. 
4th. Will any of our members be in that neighborhood at about that time? 
MEETING OF AFFILIATED SOCIETIES.—It is expected that the State For- 
estry Association, the State Bee-Keepers’ Association and the Women’s Auxil- 
iary will all, as usual, hold meetings at the same time and place and in con- 
junction with that of our own society. Come prepared to get the good from 
all these. 
AGRICULTURE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.—It is reported that the state su- 
perintendent of public instruction, Mr. J. H. Lewis, is considering a plan for 
teaching the elements of agriculture, including horticulture, etc., in the public 
schools, and that steps are being taken to prepare suitable material for this 
purpose. If this report be true, Supt. Lewis is making a departure which this 
society has long advocated, and he may feel sure of our hearty support. 
A BADGE BOOK is in contemplation in connection with the coming annual 
meeting. It will likely contain only the names of those who notify the secre- 
tary of an intention to be present. Each member whose name appears in 
the book will be furnished with a numbered badge to be worn at the meeting, 
