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Bessemianka Pear. — It is gratifying to hear from Mr. J. R. Cummins that 

 this Russian variety of pears has come through the winter without any injury, 

 the wood itself being bright and green and the trees full of blossoms. Other 

 reports also have come into the office to this effect. If we have found a pear 

 that will endure such a winter as the last was, that has seriously injured many 

 half hardy trees, it may prove to be of practical value to us. 



Summer Meeting, Missouri Horticultural Society.— The regular 

 summer meeting of this society is to be held in Horticultural Hall, at the 

 World's Fair, June 7th to 10th, one session each day. Pains have been taken 

 evidently to make this in some sense a national meeting, as many of those on 

 the program are from points outside of the state. We understand that our 

 friend, Prof. R. S. Mackintosh, of Auburn, Ala., is to be there and probably 

 many other acquaintances of whom we may hear later. 



Notice of Summer Meetinc.. — The attention of our readers is called to 

 the notice of the summer meeting, to be held at the height of the strawberry 

 season, at the State Experiment Station. Notwithstanding the injury to some 

 strawberry beds in the state from the severe weather we are still expecting 

 a large show of strawberries on that occassion, and we hope that every mem- 

 ber attending will bring such varieties as he may have. A special request is 

 made for flowers also. Roses are not represented anything like as they should 

 should be at this meeting. Don't forget the time and come prepared to enjoy 

 the gathering. 



Twenty Thousand Acres for the State Forestry Board. — Prof. S. 

 B. Green and Gen'l C. C. Andrews, during the first two weeks of June, are to 

 make a tour of northern Minnesota to select 20,000 acres of non-agricultural 

 lands in that region to be set aside for reforestation under the management of 

 the State Forestry Board. There are large areas of such lands in different 

 parts of the northern counties of the state, mainly in Itasca and and St. Louis 

 counties. With a suitable appropriation from the state legislature the 

 Forestry Board will be in a position another year to enter upon this most 

 practical work, a work in which the national government is already doing a 

 great amount in different parts of the country. 



Minnesota Fruit Exhibit a Rendezvous.— Members of this society 

 and other friends must not forget that the Minnesota Fruit Exhibit in the 

 Horticultural Building at St. Louis is their natural rallying place when visit- 

 ing the fair. Call upon Mr. Redpath, who is in charge there, and he will give 

 you a cordial welcome and invite you to make yourself at home with the con- 

 veniences that have been provided — and don't forget to register, as we 

 like to keep a full record of all our friends visiting the exhibit. 



Our old friend, A. W. Sias, suggests that there shall be a rally of "North- 

 western Fruit Cranks" at our exhibit in St. Louis on October 4th next, the 

 38th anniversary of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society. Probably he 

 expects to be there at that time himself. 



