496 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
so nearly in the same field with the work that we are trying to do 
in the northern part of the state, that we are especially interested 
in the problem you are trying to solve to raise some hardy varieties, 
That is the problem which northern Iowa is trying to solve, and we 
are trying to work it out along the same lines in which you are 
engaged. 
As a representative of the state society I wish to thank you for 
the very hearty welcome you have given me and the entertainment 
-and pleasure your meeting has afforded me, and I wish to invite 
you to our state meeting, to begin next Tuesday morning at Des 
Moines, and while it possibly may not rival yours in enthusiasm I 
believe you will find a good lot of people down in Iowa. I hope you 
will come and see us. . 
The Chairman: Thank you, Mr. Secor. We are pleased to 
have you with us and hope you will ange visit Minnesota and feel 
perfectly at home among us. 
Mr, Jerabek: While I was looking around my place I found in 
an old orchard site four Siberian crab trees. Why are they not 
recommended for planting by the society? 
The Chairman: The Siberian crab has its value as a hardy 
stock, but it is not of sufficient value to be sought after. There is 
probably nothing that is hardier, and Prof. Hansen is recommend- 
ing that we use the Siberian crab to get better apples. 
On motion of Mr. C. E. Older, the society adjourned sine die. 
