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December 6-9, 1898. 



JOURNAL OF THE THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL MEETING 

 OF THE MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY, HELD IN MINNEAPOLIS. 



' (For program of this meeting see page 474, Report of 1898.) 



Tuesday Morning Session. 



The meeting was called to order by President J. M. Under- 

 wood, at 10 o'clock A. M., in the rooms of the County Commis- 

 sioners of Hennepin County. 



The President: Fellow members, Ladies and Gentlemen. The 

 time has arrived for the opening- of our morning session. With- 

 out stopping to make any further opening remarks, we will at once 

 take up our program for this forenoon. We have a very interesting 

 topic. The general subject is " Strawberries." A number have spo- 

 ken to me and desire that this program shall be carried out in de- 

 tail, and it will therefore be necessary to start promptly and stick 

 strictly to the subject in order to give each paper that consideration 

 which its importance demands. 



In taking up the work of this meeting I want you to understand 

 that we want a full and free discussion of all topics, and we want 

 every one who is present in the room, whether a member of the 

 society or not, to be at perfect liberty in taking part in the discus- 

 sions or in asking questions, and generally assist in making the 

 program interesting, and if in any way we can help you in the con- 

 sideration of the topic under discussion, of course, we shall be glad 

 to do so. We want promptness. I believe it is the most interesting 

 program that has ever been put before the society for consideration 



The first business in hand is the appointment of a committee on 

 credentials. I will appoint C. L. Smith, S. D. Richardson and Dewain 

 Cook. All delegates present from other societies will please leave 

 their credentials with the secretary. 



The following paper was then read: "The Old Favorites 

 among Strawberries." C. A. Sargent, Red Wing. (See index.) 

 Discussion. 



