498 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
voters on any amendment to the constitution or by-laws in the same 
way they are now restricted as to election of officers. 
Adjourned sine die. 
WYMAN ELLIOT, 
Chairman Executive Board. 
A. W: Latham, Sec. 
Record of meeting held in the secretary’s office, Minneapolis, 
7-30 Ily, HEC. 4 7," VOOo. 
All present except L: R. Moyer. 
The following delegates were chosen to represent this society 
at various horticultural meetings: 
C. E. Older, to South Dakota State Horticultural Society. 
O. M. Lord, to Iowa State Horticultural Society. 
Frank Yahnke, to Wisconsin State Horticultural Society. 
Wyman Elliot was elected chairman of the board for the en- 
suing year. 
A. W. Latham was elected secretary for the ensuing year, at 
a salary of $75 per month. 
The salaries of the president and treasurer were fixed at $25 
each for the year 1900. 
J.S. Parks, of Pleasant Mounds, was appointed superintendent 
of a trial station, to be located at his place. 
Upon the request of Clarence Wedge, the trial station on his 
grounds was discontinued. 
A committee consisting of Messrs. Elliot, Green and Harris 
was appointed to look after the apple seedlings growing on the Gid- 
eon place. 
It was decided to refer the question of giving plant premiums 
to all members annually to a committee consisting of Messrs. Lath- 
am, Green and Elliot, with power to act. 
The standing committees for the year were re-appointed the 
same as for the preceding year, except that the name of Prof. N. E. 
Hansen was added to the committee on nomenclature. 
One hundred dollars was appropriated to pay expenses incur- 
red by Prof. S. B. Green in connection with investigations to be 
made in his proposed trip to western ‘Europe along the line of 
adaptation of horticultural methods in that country to Minnesota 
conditions. 
Adjourned sine die. 
. WYMAN ELLIOT, 
Chairman Executive Board. 
A. W. Latham, Sec. 
