Cfecretary's (^ori^er. 



A Good Word. — "The Minnesota Horticulturist is worth more to me than 

 all the other fruit papers I have ever seen, and I have taken several of them." 



We Print More Magazines. — On account of the large membership it has 

 b;en found necessary to increase the issue of the "Horticulturist" to 1300 

 copies, the regular issue being 1200. 



A Late June Number. — The June Horticulturist will be issued, probably, 

 about June 10th. As it contains the notice of the summer meeting, it will be 

 necessary to hold it till about that time in order to fix even approximately the 

 date of the meeting that it come may at the height of the strawberry season. 



Deveeoping the Wied Fruits. — A letter from Prof. N. E. Hansen, of the 

 S. D. Experiment Station, says he is planting over one hundred thousand 

 fruit seedlings this spring, including sand cherries, choke cherries, plums, wild 

 grapes, etc. This is a hopeful field for trial work, and persistence must de- 

 velop results of value to northwestern pomology. 



Experience Peanting Crab Seed. — "Last year we received from the De- 

 partment of Agriculture about one-quarter pound of Pyrus baccata seed in the 

 middle of June. I finally decided to plant it. But only a small portion of it 

 came up. I find now (April 15th), on looking over the bed, that the balance 

 of the seed has started nicely and promises a good stand for this season." 



Same. B. Green. 



Report oe the South Dakota Horticueturae Society. — The reader's 

 attention is directed particularly to this report of a meeting of this kindred 

 society, which should have appeared in the April number, but was crowded 

 out inadvertently by the printer in the make-up of the magazine. The value 

 of these reports is much enhanced by their prompt production, and it is the 

 purpose to give them precedence over other matter. 



SaeE oe The Gideon Homestead.— The home grounds and orchards of 

 the late Peter M. Gideon have been sold recently to two gentlemen, Mr. W. I. 

 Gray and Mr. O. P. Briggs, both residents of Minneapolis, and we are informed 

 interested in the development and care of the trial orchard. This will be good 

 news for the many who were acquainted with the work Mr. Gideon was doing 

 there and its hopeful character. 



Membership eor 1902.— The roll at date of going to press stands at 1153. 

 Shall we make it 1200 this year? Except in the January issue no public record 

 has been made of the assistance of our members in building up this large list, 

 but it is the purpose to make a full statement of this work near the close 

 of the year. Would you like to get into this honorable list? You have only to 

 send one or more new members. 



