C!ecretary's (^orr^er. 



Injury from Frost. — W. S. Widmoyer, of Dresbach, reports that, "The 

 frost got all of the currants around here and a good share of the plums and 

 cherries." 



Are You Coming to the Summer Meeting? See the notice on page 234 

 of this number — and bring something, roses, berries, etc., to help along the 

 display, and a liberal lunch basket to help out the picnic dinner. 



A Hardy Horse Chestnut Tree. — Mr William Dey, of Sleepy Eye. 

 sends information of a very nice horse chestnut tree growing on the farm of 

 Mary C. Bohannan, at Golden Gate, Brown County, Minnesota. It has been 

 in bearing for a number of years and is quite hardy. 



The Horticulturist is Appreciated. — A member in remitting lately 

 says, "I am glad you do not stop the Horticulturist just because I forgot to re- 

 mit. You may continue sending it to me forever, if I don't stop it, and I will 

 pay some time.'' This amounts to a life membership of a sort specially profit- 

 able for the .society. 



Are You Interested in Song Birds?— Those interested in the preser- 

 vation of our Song Birds can give the work great help by securing uncommon 

 specimens of nests of our Minnesota birds. All such nests will be used to 

 enlarge the "Bird's Nest Exhibit" that attracted so many at Federation Head- 

 quarters, State Fair, the object of which is to interest all in this wonderful 

 study of nature's work. Send all communications to Mrs. J. B. Hudson, Lake 

 City, Minn. 



Strawberries in the Northwest Territory.— a very zealous mem- 

 ber of our society living in Regina, N. W. T., Mr. H. Anticknap, writes under 

 date of May 17, that they had no snow last winter, but says their strawberries 

 wintered very well, and he expects to get some fruit this year. He speaks also 

 of 1,000 seedling apple trees which he procured from the Minnesota Experi- 

 ment Station, which are all living. We shall be interested to know whether 

 Minnesota seedling apple trees will survive in that far northern region. 



Putting dp Small Fruits for Exhibition.— Have any of our readers 

 had any successful experience in putting up strawberries and ra.spberries or 

 other small fruits in glass jars for exhibition purposes? In planning for the 

 coming exposition at St. Louis it is thought best to prepare some fruits in glass 

 for use there. Any information that our readers can give on this subject will 

 be very thankfully received by Secretary Latham. It should be sent at once to 

 be available, as the strawberry season comes on so soon. In writing please 

 state the results of the experience and send full directions of the method em- 

 ployed and formula of the solution used. 



An "Apple" Periodical. — A new publication that should be made of a 

 very practical character is about to be published by the Ouincy Publishing Co., 

 Ouincy, Illinois, entitled "The Apple Specialist." The name indicates with 

 sufficient clearness the contents of the journal. It is not intended to be speci- 

 ally a trade journal, but will contain general information covering the 

 whole subject of growing, marketing, etc. It is a wide field, and if welj 

 handled this periodical should secure a large subscription list and be of high 

 value. Subscription price is placed at 50c. a year. The size of the paper is 

 given as 11 in. X 16 in., 16 pages, 4 columns to the page. 



