80 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Annual Meeting, Wisconsin State Horticultural Society.— 

 This meeting' will open Monday evening-, February 6, at Madison 

 and continue in session four days. Tuesday evening- is given up to 

 forestry entirely. Thursday evening the Alumni of Agricultural 

 College will hold the boards. We are glad the young people are lo 

 have a chance to be heard. As before stated, Mr. Underwood will 

 go from Minnesota to represent our society, and we hope others, as 

 well, who can make it convenient. 



A Long Scion and a Short Root.— The secretary in his corner 

 last month was guilty of a serious reversion. It is so easy to twist 

 things in this way, but an editor should never do it. Don't make 

 the mistake of planting root-grafts with a "short scion and a long 

 root," even if the Secretary's Corner does counsel it. A long scion 

 gives an opportunity for roots to grow from it and will result in a 

 much hardier and safer tree than "a short scion and a long root.'' 

 Make your root-grafts with a "long scion and a short root." In 

 either case avoid "budded trees" — you don't want them at all. 



Green's "Forestry in Minnesota," in Cloth as a Premium.— 

 The Horticultural Society has had a quantity of this new work, by 

 Prof. S. B. Green, bound in cloth in a neat and substantial way to 

 match the other books on fruit and vegetable culture by the same 

 author. This valuable work, of 311 pages, is offered by the society 

 to our members as a premium for securing new members. It is an 

 easy way for you to secure in form for permanent preservation a 

 copy of a work you can make of great practical use. It can be bought 

 of the secretary also for 50c., postpaid. 



Death of H. D. Burch, Excelsior.— The sudden death of Mr. 

 Burch, which occurred early in the year, removes from our midst a 

 practical horticulturist of many years experience in our state. A 

 personal acquaintance with Mr, Burch has given the writer a high 

 opinion of his worth as a Christian citizen and zealous -worker in 

 every good cause. Though not long allied with our society, his 

 value to local horticulture was fully recognized. By education a 

 lawyer, and devoting a large share of his life to the profession of 

 teaching, he brought to the practice of our art a high degree of in- 

 telligence. 



The Proposed Legislation "Regulating Introduction and 

 Sale of Nursery Stock."— The committee appointed at the 

 late annual meeting of this society to prepare a bill for the 

 purpose expressed in the above title are making progress 

 and hope to soon have the matter in shape for presentation. A 

 great deal of correspondence has been received on the subject by 

 members of the committee, and all phases of the question are be- 

 ing carefully considered with the purpose of treating all interests 

 with fairness. In the state there seems to be a general desire for 

 the passage of such a law, while outside of the state it is generally 

 opposed, largely, it would appear, from a misunderstanding of the 

 ends sought to be accomplished and the means to be employed. 

 Some such legislation as this is sorely needed. We hope to have a 

 copy of the bill for publication in the next issue and to report pro- 

 gress. 



