200 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



A Valuable Book for Free Distribution.— Prof. F. L. Washburn, 

 state entotnologtst, has recently issued the eighth annual report of the oflSce 

 he so ably fills, and a copy is nowbefore me. It is not only valuable from a 

 practical standpoint and interesting reading, but it is well gotten up as a liter- 

 ary work and very fully illustrated. This report is especially valuable to the 

 fruit growers and nurserymen of the state, and Prof. Washburn must have had 

 their interests in viaw very largely in preparing it. The matter from page 50 

 to nearly the end of the book is devoted almost entirely to insect pests which 

 affect horticulture, the horticultural laws in the various states, and particularly 

 on page 98, etc., a complete alphabetical list of all the insecticides and fungi- 

 cides, with descriptions for making and applying the same in different cases. 

 On page 121 is an alphabetical list of some of the many fungous diseases and 

 injurious insects and remedies for the same, with numbers referring to the 

 insecticides and fungicides which immediately precede this list. I regard this 

 as one of the most handy books for the horticulturist.to keep on his table. 

 A copy can be secured free by application to Prof. Washburn at St. Anthony 

 Park, Minn. Don't fail to get a copy. 



The Minnesota' Fruit Exhibit at St. Louis Exposition. —As noted 

 in the April Secretary's Corner, the material to be used in erecting the struc- 

 ture on which Minnesota fruits are to be shown at the St. Louis Exposition 

 was shipped from Minneapolis, in a car by itself, on March 15th. Mr. Thos. 

 Redpath, who is to be there in charge of the exhibit during the exposition, 

 left here for St. Louis March 19th. The car arrived there, and its contents 

 were delivered on lot 46 in Horticultural Hall, where our exhibit is located, on 

 March 22nd. On March 24 Secy. Latham reached St. Louis, and at 8 o'clock 

 the next (Friday) morning, with the assistance of three carpenters and Mr. 

 Redpath, work was begun upon the structure. At 4:30 p. M. the carpenters 

 quit for the day (being union men, at 55 cents per hour), and the next day 

 being Saturday they quit at noon, and everything had to wait a day and a 

 half till 8 A. M. Monday morning. However, we were far enough along so the 

 tinsmiths put in a lining to the large refrigerator being built in the struc- 

 ture Saturday afternoon, all ready for the carpenters to cover it over. To ex- 

 pedite matters another carpenter was employed and the work rushed so that 

 the structure was completed excepting a few finishing touches Saturday night, 

 April 2nd, at which time Secy. Latham left for Minneapolis. 



Daring the week the cold storage where our fruit is being kept was visited 

 and the fruit examined. It was found in best condition with prospect of 

 keeping until called for, as it will be, at various dates during the summer and 

 up to the middle of August, by which date we hope to have plenty of early 

 ripening apples fresh from home. (Who has early apples to supply use?) 



Mr. Redpath writes that the last carpenter work was completed Wednesday 

 noon, and he was putting on paint, commencing that day. A letter from him 

 dated April 11th says he has been all over it once, and " it looks very neat." 

 The plan is to put on four coats of white, using varnish in the last coat and 

 then stripe not too lavishly with old gold. 



They have strenuous weather in St. Louis at this season of the year, 

 judging from our experience. Rain, frost, wind and resultant mud in vary- 

 ing proportions filled in the period referred to, and the letter above says, " You 

 remember we stopped at the Japanese building. It blew down Friday evening. 

 We had a big wind; I thought it would blow everything down. It dried the 

 mud." (Much needed — the last). 



Secy. Latham will be in St. Louis again April 25th to assist in getting the 

 exhibit in shape for the opening, which is to be Saturday, April 30th, at 

 noon, and will have become a accomplished event before this number reaches 

 our readers. 



