480 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Those coming to the meeting can purchase tickets four days before the meeting, 

 including Sunday: that is, as early as Nov. 27. The tickets will be good to" 

 return four days after the meeting, including Sunday: that is, as late as Dec. 8. 

 This allows a margin of twelve days during which the ticket will be good. 

 But please note that the ticket will not be countersigned and returned to the 

 purchaser until Friday, Dec. 4. You cannot secure a round trip ticket, but 

 when purchasing the ticket for Minneapolis ask the railroad agent for a certifi- 

 cate, and he will understand what you mean. This certificate should be handed 

 to the secretary of the horticultural society at the time of the meeting, and the 

 purchaser will get it back again on Friday, Dec 4. 



The Society Badge Book. — For several years a badge book has been 

 prepared for use at the annual meeting, to contain the names of those who ex- 

 pect to attend the meeting. A similar book will be prepared this year, but 

 instead of providing a piece of pasteboard with the number printed on it the 

 badge number in figures will be printed on the regular ribbon socie'y badge 

 large enough to be read easily twenty-five feet away. This will make the badge 

 book a practical thing, and we hope each member purposing to attend will 

 take advantage of the opportunity to have his name placed in it. Notice to this 

 efTect must reach the secretary by the Saturday immediately preceding the 

 opening of the meeting. 



Annual Society Banouet.— The expense of the annual society banquet 

 this year is to be paid by E. A. Webb, editor of "The P'armer", St. Paul, and 

 the money realized from the sale of tickets to it is to be used in fitting up the 

 horticultural classroom at the Agricultural College — the fame room in which 

 the Harris Memorial tablet is to be placed— with portraits of eminent horti- 

 culturists, a tablet containing a list of such persons and other suitable memor- 

 ials of like character. The object in view will be apparent to our readers, and 

 it is presumed that all the members present at the annual meeting will desire 

 to take advantage of this opportunity to help along so worthy an object. The 

 usual entertaining program will be provided, and the hour at which it is held 

 is that of the regular evening meal. Let the secretary know if possible before 

 the meeting whether you will be with us at that time. 



Special Premium.s Offered at the Annual Meeting — An oppor- 

 tunity presented to the nurserymen of the state to make special premium offers 

 at the coming annual meeting, to be paid in nursery stock, brought out un- 

 expectedly liberal responses. A number of these offers came just too late to go 

 into the program, aad with the permission of those making the offers they will be 

 held over until another year. Most of these offers are made in connection with 

 the growth of seedling apples. Those which appear in the present program are 

 made by Cashman's Nursery, at Owatonna; Wm. Sandrock, at Rushford; J. P. 

 Andrews, Faribault; John Eklof,Cokato; and the Jewell Nursery Co., Lake City. 

 Besides these offers of nursery stock Mr. C. M. Loring made a special offer 

 of $25.00 in money, which is also to be found in this year's list. Offers being 

 held over until another year were made by the following, Mitchell's Nursery, 

 at Owatonna; O. F. Brand & Sons, Faribault; W. E. Fryer, Mantorville; C. E. 

 Snyder, Preston. Only a single day's notice was given in the opportunity to 

 make these special offers or the list would imdoubtedly be larger still. 



