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York, Neb., talked about his specialty, giving in his paper and in 

 answer to numerous questions much valuable information on the 

 subject of paeonies. Mr. Frank Nutter, city landscape gardener, 

 Minneapolis, gave an illustrated and highly practical paper on "Im- 

 proving Country School Grounds," a subject that needs to be em- 

 phasized and agitated in every community. And Mr. Oliver Gibbs, 

 of Prescott, Wis., presented a paper on "Our Summer Boarders, the 

 Birds." 



The aesthetic and poetical side of our common friends, the trees, 

 was beautifully presented by Mrs. C. M. Loring in her paper on 

 "Our Cousins, the Trees." 



The subject that elicited the most discussion was that of the 

 "Protection of Song Birds," by Mrs. J. B. Hudson, of Lake City. 

 Her paper showed a minuteness and patience of observation that 

 only a bird lover would give. The lively discussion that followed 

 resulted in the adoption of a resolution to present the matter before 

 the State Teachers' Association in the hopes of securing the co- 

 operation of the teachers of the state in inspiring the young with 

 a greater regard for bird life. 



Mrs. F. M. Barnard described the work of the Minneapolis Com- 

 mercial Club in encouraging the beautifying of home grounds. Mrs. 

 Barnard has served for two years on the committee to award the 

 prizes offered, hence could speak most intelligently of the practical 

 results. 



Miss Martha Scott Anderson presented a paper on "Pleasures of 

 Gardening." 



As these papers will appear in the Horticulturist, further com- 

 ment is omitted. 



At their business meeting the old officers were re-elected, viz., 

 president. Miss Emma V. White, Minneapolis ; vice-president, Mrs. 

 Jennie Stager, Sauk Rapids ; Secretary, Mrs. Anna B. Underwood, 

 Lake City; treasurer, Mrs. L. R. Moyer, Montevideo; Executive 

 Committee, Miss Lucia Dsnforth, Northfield, Mrs. D. F. Akin, 

 Farmington, Mrs. Louisa Cooke, Hutchinson. 



The Woman's Auxiliary emphasizes more particularly the orna- 

 mental side of horticulture, yet they consider the improvement of 

 home, church, school or village grounds as eminently practical, and 

 are doing: what they can to increase public sentiment along these 

 lines. That great interest is felt by the horticultural society as a 

 whole in their programs is evidence that their work is appreciated. 

 And indeed, they received many compliments not onlv from our 

 own members but from the visiting delegates, some of the latter as- 

 suring them they should report to their own societies what the 

 women of the Minnesota Horticultural Society were doing, in hopes 

 of arousing interest in a like work in their own states. 



