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MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



ANNUAL MEETING NORTHEASTERN IOWA 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 1903. 



(Held at Decorah, Iowa, Dec. Ifi, 17 and 18.) 



L. p. H. HIGIIBY, ALBERT LEA. DELEGATE, 



The city of Decorah is located in the valley of upper Iowa River. 

 The immediate surrounding country is rather unique and differs 

 considerably from anything else seen in that part of Iowa, consist- 

 ing, as it does, of big hills and boulders overgrown with forest vege- 

 tation, mostly oak and some pine. The soil is a yellow, porous clay, 

 while the rock at places come to the surface. I enjoyed the sight- of 





THE "DUGWAY" on THE OUTSKIRTS OF DECORAH, IOWA. 



some perfect arbor vitas hedges and extra fine specimens of sheared 

 spruce and cedar on the lawns of the city. 



The hospitality of the city of Decorah was shown in various 

 ways. For instance, we were all given a ride about the city, during 

 which we take notice of the fact that nearly every window in the 

 public school was filled with flowering pot plants. 



Of visitors the meeting was favored with the presence of the 

 •following gentlemen : Wm. Toole, of Baraboo, Wis., as delegate of 

 the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society ; N. W. Antisdel, of Mil- 

 ford, Iowa, as delegate of the Northwestern Iowa Horticultural So- 

 ciety ; A. J. Philips, West Salem, Wis. ; Prof. Wesley Greene, of 



