ANNUAL MEETING, SO. MINN. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. I49 



ANNUAL MEETING, 1904, SO. MINN. HORTICULTURAL 



SOCIETY. 



L. 1'. HIGHBY, SEC'y, ALBERT LEA. 



The eleventh annual meeting of the So. Minn. Hort. Society 

 was held in the city of Albert Lea, Feb. 25, 1904. 



As the president of the society, Mr. O. W. Moore, of Spring 

 Valley, was hindered by sickness from being present, the meeting 

 was called to order by Vice-President P. Clausen, at whose sugges- 

 tion A. W. Massee, of Albert Lea, was chosen as chairman of the 

 •session. 



The morning session was spent listening to the reading of 

 the president's address and of committee reports. 



The following notes are from the Albert Lea Evening 

 Tribune : 



In the afternoon there was a larger attendance than at the 

 morning session, although the stormy weather kept not a few 

 away. 



The topic assigned M. E. Giles, "Experiences of the Horticul- 

 tural Amateur" proved a very interesting one. 



The paper by President O. W. Moore, of Spring \'alley, upon 

 "Spraying" was read by Secretary Highby. The topic was con- 

 tinued by J. Q. Annis, who told of the effects of the work in Ar- 

 kansas and other places, his remarks being largely devoted to 

 borers and insects that greatly damage apple and other fruit 

 trees. 



There was a vigorous discussion over the matter and many in- 

 teresting points w^ere brought out, Mr. Annis recommending a 

 wash of soft soap and water. Chris Bertleson said he used helle- 

 bore and slaked lime for cleaning currants from insects. 



C. G. Patten gave some ideas regarding the various insects that 

 attack fruit and declared the currant w-orm can be absolutely de- 

 stroyed by hellebore, and that agent is harmless to people, while 

 Paris green is dangerous. 



Mr. Hibbs was called upon to give his experience in spraying, 

 and he said that while he had not at all times met with success 

 the last year, he had the satisfaction of knowing that he had de- 

 feated the worms on apple trees. 



C. G. Patten, of Charles City, low-a, read a paper upon "Orig- 

 inating New Varieties." The paper was a literary treat as well 

 as a brilliant and understandable exposition of a highly interest- 

 ing topic, as it went to the bottom of the raising of seedlings. 



Clarence Wedge took up the subject and went into some 

 points more in detail and especially in the selection of the seed 

 to be planted for originating new varieties. Mr. Wedge closed 

 with a hearty endorsement of the Patten's Greening as a profit- 

 able fruit to raise. 



Peter Clausen urged all present to endeavor to secure the 



