Il6 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



GREVII.LEA RoBUSTA (SiLK Oak). — This is a popular greenhouse plant, 

 easily grown from seed; when young it is very graceful with its fern-like 

 leaves. It produces clusters of richly developed golden j-ellow flowers, con- 

 taining honey in sufficient quantities to attract bees and birds where they are 

 within reach. In California and southern Florida it becomes a favorite lawn 

 tree. The plants need frequent repotting if kept in the house. 



Our Society's Representative on the State Forestry Board.— Mr. 

 M. M. Williams, of Little Falls, who has been filling the position of represent- 

 ative of this society on the State Forestry Board the past two years, has been 

 recommended by the management of the society to the governor for re-appoint- 

 ment. Mr. Williams has lately become a life member of this society, making 

 the eighth addition to that roll since the beginning of this society year. 



Photographs Wanted in This Office. — Any members of the society 

 who have photographs of interesting objects about their places in the way of 

 trees, plants, grounds, etc., are requested to communicate with the secretary, 

 as it is the purpose to have more illustrations in the magazine, and they must 

 necessarily be largely of objects in and about the homes of the members. Any 

 photographs that pertain to any branch of horticulture in the state will be of 

 value. 



Is Your Membership Renewed? — To secure the plant premiums offered 

 (see list of premiums on inside page of front cover of this magazine) the annual 

 fee must be sent to the secretary before April 1st, and selections for premiums 

 made at the same time. The plants offered are of good size for planting and 

 will be sent by mail post-paid. On receipt of the fee the volume of "Trees, 

 Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota" for 1902 will be mailed. Don't put this 

 off, but give it immediate attention! 



Twenty Thousand DoIvI.ars for the Minnesota State Forestry 

 Board. — This board has scored a distinct advantage of very large importance 

 in securing'a favorable committee report on the bill before the legislature ap- 

 propriating $20,000 for the purchase of lands to be used in connection with 

 reforestation. Public sentiment is very generally active on this subject, 

 and there is no reasonable doubt about the passage of this law. The friends 

 of forestry and the public at large are to be congratulated on the encoui aging 

 outlook. 



How to Keep the Weai^Thy. — The following words from Seth H. Ken- 

 ney note a valuable experience. "My son wrapped some Wealthy in paper 

 and kept his cellar cool and has Wealthys in as good condition as they can be. 

 He let them stay on the trees till they got a good color. He says he has 

 found out how to keep Wealthy apples. I ate some of them. They were crisp 

 and in the very best condition now. I wrapped the apples I sent to Buffalo; 

 they came out good." 



The San Jose Scale in Alabama.— Prof. R. S. Mackintosh writes that 

 their society is trying to secure the passage in the legislature of a scale bill. 

 It seems to be very much needed. He says, "The San Jose scale is terror 

 when it gets into an orchard. I know of two orchards at Montgomery that 

 are being cut down, one of 1,000 trees and the other of 2,000." He speaks 

 of the mercury being down to 17 above and says he would rather have been in 

 Minnesota with it 20 below zero. Mr. Mackintosh is "too busy to have time 

 to be homesick." 



