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could be read by all desiring information of this character. There 

 should also be a room for the display of the fruits of the garden 

 and orchard, with pictures of trees, shrubs and flowers, all giving 

 object lessons to visitors that came within its walls. Think of 

 this and let us all work that this may be accomplished. 



Seed Planting. The slogan of every one interested in soil 

 culture should be where soil conditions are at all favorable, 

 "plant fruit trees and seeds." Yes, plant seeds and care for them 

 with a mother's fostering care, and you will be rewarded for 

 your effort. In selecting seed to plant if possible choose from 

 long-keeping, high colored, good quality varieties. Come in 

 close touch with the Minnesota State Horticultural Society by 

 becoming an annual member or, better still, a life member and 

 get acquainted with the modes and methods of up-to-date fruit 

 growing. 



Mr. A. D. Barnes (Wis.) : I wish to thoroughly commend 

 that portion of my friend Elliot's paper wherein he puts forth 

 a plea for a horticultural home. It would be a splendid thing for 

 any state to have such a home, where its fruit might be exhibited 

 and where it might have a permanent abiding place, and I trust 

 you may carry the idea into execution. I also wish to commend 

 that part of his paper wherein he advocates the planting of 

 more apple seeds. I believe through the planting of apple seeds 

 we are going to reach the heights of apple culture in the near fu- 

 ture. 



Mr. C. M. Loring: I was very glad to hear the suggestion 

 made by Mr. Elliot of securing a home for this horticultural 

 society. When a boy I used to attend the meetings of the Mas- 

 sachusetts Horticultural society, and at that time its founder, 

 Marshall P. Wilder, was to me a demi-god. It seemed to me 

 as I went through the hall and saw the fruits of the work of that 

 man who first organized that society and commenced the work 

 the result of which we are now seeing and enjoying, it seemed to 

 me something enormous. Every Saturday in that beautiful 

 home they have an exhibition of fruits and flowers, and it seems 

 to me that this great state of Minnesota ought to be able to pro- 

 vide a home for the State Horticultural Society, the largest 

 society of the kind in the world, and I feel under obligations to 

 Mr. Elliot for the suggestion he has made, and I sincerely hope 

 and trust a determined effort will be made towards carrying it 

 out. (Applause.) 



The most prolific cause of poorly colored apples on the lower branches is 

 found to be due to one limb overlapping another. It is more important to 

 thin out the branches from the lower than from the upper parts of the tree; 

 indeed, in this climate, there is danger of doing too much pruning in the tops 

 of the trees. 



