C!ecretary's (^orr^er. 



Dei^egate from Wisconsin State Horticulturai, Society.— Mr. A. 

 D. Barnes, of Waupaca, Wis., is to represent the Wisconsin society at our 

 annual meeting. Mr. Barnes is well known to many of our members from a 

 previous visit we received from him in a similar capacity some years since. 



Delegate from the Iowa State Horticulturai. Society. — Mr. A. 

 F. Collman, of Corning. Iowa, is expected to be with us at the coming annual 

 meeting as a representative of the Iowa State Horticultural society. Mr. 

 Collman was with us some years since in a similar capacity, and we shall be 

 much pleased to meet him again. 



Medal from the American Pomological Society. — The report of 

 Mr. Wyman Elliot, delegate from this society to the American Pomological 

 Society, which met in Boston in September, appears in this number. The 

 medal referred to in his report has not yet arrived, but we are assured that it 

 will before long be one of the most valued decorations of the office of the 

 horticultural society. 



Four Acres of Fruit Exhibits at the St. Louis Fair. — That por- 

 tion of Horticultural Hall to be devoted exclusively to pomological exhibits 

 covers an area of four acres. As it is divided into comparatively large 

 blocks and the aisle spaces are fifteen feet wide or less, nearly the whole of this 

 area will be covered with fruit, everything in its season, from the early 

 strawberries of the south, coming in at the opening of the fair, to the grandest 

 display of fall fruits ever made in America. 



Apple Raising in Polk County.— Ole J. Hagen, of Hendrum, Minn., a 

 resident of Polk County, in a recent letter speaks of exhibiting at their county 

 fair the following varieties of apples: Patten's Greening, Peter, Wealthy, 

 Moulton, Greenwood, Pride of Minneapolis and Florence crabs. The farmers 

 in that part of the Red River Valley are getting to grow considerable fruit in 

 their young orchards. Intelligent persistence will steadily increase the 

 amount. Mr. Hagen is one of the earliest and most persistent experimenters 

 in that section of our state. 



Program for the Winter Meeting.— a very full program for the 

 winter meeting is now complete and in the hands of the printer. Sixty or 

 more of the practical horticulturists of the Northwest are included in this 

 program and will present their topics in person. A large number of other 

 members will also participate in the discussions and have a warm word of 

 greeting and hearty shake hands for their brothers who may be present. This 

 meeting is an opportunity that should not be missed to become acquainted 

 with those who are interested in a splendid work. 



Come to Winter Meeting. — Low rates on the railroads and special 

 rates at the hotels will make the expense of coming to Minneapolis to the 

 winter meeting comparatively small. The program is rich in material of a 

 very practical kind. We shall have the annual banquet and a host of other 

 things that will make this meeting the most enjoyable ever held by the state 

 horticultural society. If you are interested in any department of horticulture, 

 as a professional or as an amateur, you can't afford to fail to be present on this 

 occasion. Drop a line to the secretary in good season and get your name into 

 the badge book. 



