Secretary's ^ori^er. 



Have You Paid Your Annual Fee for 1899?— Perhaps you are 

 one of the few who have not. Sit down and do it now, or notify the 

 secretary that you do not wish to continue with us longer. We need 

 your help and want you to stay with us. 



Don't Buy Budded Apple Trees— This budded apple tree 

 scheme is still being worked with the uninformed. A root-grafted 

 tree with short scion and long root is far better for this climate. 

 Beware of any who talk "budded apples." 



The Iowa Society and Horticulture in the Public Schools.— 

 Mr. F. M. Powell, of Glenwood, Iowa, presented a strong resolution at 

 the late meeting of that society for the introduction of a horticul- 

 tural primer into the schools, and a committee was appointed to 

 prepare the primer and get the law to introduce it. We shall watch 

 this move with interest. Iowa's public schools take very high 

 rank. 



Precarious Condition of Col. J. H. Stevens.— As we write, this 

 old and tried friend of horticulture and the horticultural society is 

 making a gallant fight with a severe attack of pneumonia, and the 

 result still hangs in doubt. Our hearts go out to him in this hour 

 of his distress and trial. No member of our association has more 

 endeared himself to our society or its individual members than he. 

 We hope for the beet. 



Annual Meeting Iowa Horticultural Society.— Friend Dartt 

 (E. H. S.), of Owatonna, is always a busy man, but he consented to 

 help us out as an " emergency " delegate to the Iowa meeting, which 

 met at Des Moines Dec. 13-16. That society sent its president and 

 two other members to our gathering, so Mr. Dartt had to work hard 

 to bring the balance down duly. His report will be found in the 

 next issue, and we may expect a good one. 



Ex-Pres. Underwood and the Wisconsin Society.— At the last 

 session of the executive board Mr. Underwood was selected to rep- 

 resent our society at the winter gathering of this sister organiza- 

 tion. Mrs. U. goes along, and reads a paper, perhaps on Women's 

 Auxiliary, It wouldn't hurt our neighbors to do the gracious act to 

 the ladies, as we are trying to do. 



The Russian Nomenclature Commission Report.— This report 

 is now in press and will be sent in pamphlet form for distribution 

 to members of adjoining state societies. The members of this 

 society will receive it in some early issue of our magazine, probably 

 the February number. It will be found worthy of careful study and 

 preservation for reference. It is not understood to represent a 

 complete work but marks a long step in right way. 



Annual Meeting South Dakota Horticultural Society.— For 

 the first time in years this society held an annual session, conven- 

 ing December 13, 14 and 15 last, at Yankton. Through an unfortu- 

 nate hitch, our society was not represented, which is especially 



