488 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
THURSDAY MORNING SESSION. 
The meeting was called to order at 9 o’clock by the president. 
The President: There is an old friend of mine here whom I 
met years ago in Massachusetts, and he is always at work doing 
some good and trying to make the world a little better, and I told 
him I would try to give him a chance to speak a little while here. 
I have the pleasure of introducing to you my old friend Col. 
Daniels. (See index.) 
“President’s Annual Address.” W. W. Pendergast, Hutchin- 
son. (See index.) 
The president then read telegrams of greeting from the Mis- 
souri and the Northwestern Iowa Horticultural Societies, to which 
the secretary was instructed to make a suitable response, 
“Annual Report of Secretary.” A. W. Latham, Minneapolis. 
(See index.) 
On motion of Mr. Harris the report of the secretary was 
adopted. 
“Annual Report of Treasurer.” C. W. Sampson, Eureka. 
(See index.) 
On motion of Mr. Wedge the report of the treasurer was 
adopted. 
“Annual Report of the Executive Board.’ Wyman Elliot, 
Chairman, Minneapolis. (See index.) 
On motion of Mr, Wheaton the report was adopted. 
“Report of Legislative Committee.” Wyman Elliot, Chairman, 
Minneapolis. (See index.) 
Mr. Elliot: This matter of regulation of nursery stock is of 
great importance. One nurseryman said to me the other day, “I 
can sell nothing outside of the state. The moment I attempt to 
deliver anything outside of the state I am stopped.” We have no 
law regulating the matter in our state, and some of our members 
were so much opposed to it that they prevented the passage of the 
law. Not only our own members, but some of the nurserymen 
outside the state took particular pains to circulate papers and do 
everything possible to prevent the passage of such a law, but I 
hope during the session of the next legislature we may see our way 
clear to inaugurate some protection of this nature. 
On motion of Mr. Grimes the report was adopted and ordered 
placed on file for publication. 
“The Story of a Minnesota Garden.” Prof. Thomas Shaw, St. 
Anthony Park. (See index.) 
