ANNUAL MEETING, I9OI, MINN., HORT. SOCIETY. 5 



ANNUAL MEETING, 1901, MINNESOTA STATE 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The thirty-fifth annual session of our society was held in the 

 lecture rooms of Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, 

 the same place where the association met the year before. 



In its general features the gathering corresponded very closely 

 to that of the previous year. Its appointments were similar, and 

 the officers presiding were the same, and the program, as usual, 

 covered a variety of topics, each session being confined as nearly 

 as possible to various phases of one subject. The session differed,, 

 however, in one respect materially from the year before, and that 

 is in the matter of attendance. The first session of last year's 

 meeting found 140 present, and at the first session this year there 

 were 225. This comparative difference continued throughout the 

 meetings. As the gathering of the year before was the largest 

 the society had ever held, the one just closed is also now considered 

 the largest. With a membership of over 1,000 and the attendance 

 at the annual meeting ranging from 200 to 300 at each session, the 

 organization may fairly be considered very successful. 



The fruit exhibit filled the two rooms adjoining prepared for 

 that purpose and made a beautiful show, the plates shown running 

 up into the hundreds. The special feature of this exhibit was the 

 show of seedling apples, to draw out which unusual premiums had 

 been offered and in such a way that each variety of merit was cer- 

 tain of securing a premium. The result of this was an exhibit of 

 twenty varieties of early winter seedling apples and fourteen va- 

 rieties of late winter seedling apples. Amdngst them were some 

 very handsome apples and also some of very decided, merit and 

 value as commercial varieties. The result of this show of seedlings 

 as apparent in the division of premiums allowed will be found in 

 the list of premiums following this report. 



A number of visitors were present with us as usual, among 

 whom may be noticed the names of: 



J. L. Herbst, Secretary Wisconsin State Horticultural Society, 

 Sparta, Wis. 



Z. K. Jewett, Sparta, Wis. 



A. J. Philips, West Salem, Wis. 



Charles G. Patten, Charles City, la. 



C. H. True, Secretary X. E. Iowa Society, Edgewood, la. 



Dr. F. M. Powell, representing Iowa State Society, Glenwood, 

 Iowa. 



Prof. N. E. Hansen, Secretary S. D, Society. 



All the officers of the society for 1901 were re-elected without 

 opposition. 



