Secretary's (^ orqer. 



The Minnesota Rose Society.— a society under the above title has 

 been organized at Excelsior, the purpose of which is to consider not only roses, 

 as indicated in the title, but also hardy shrubs, garden flowers and other orna- 

 mentals. Mrs. H. B. Tillotson is president and Mr. J. R. Brown secretary. 



Membership of Horticultural Society. — The Membership of this 

 society is certainly growing and at this time including life members has 

 re ached the total of 1,762 members. It looks as though we were to make 

 the 1,800 mark this year. 



Premium on Peck of Wealthy at the State Fair. — Through a 

 typographical error the premium offered on peck of Wealthy apples at the 

 coming state fair reads $2 00. Please change this to $20.00, which is the 

 amount of the premium. See page 77, state fair premium list. 



Minnesota State Fair. — Don't forget the state fair opens this year on 

 August 29th, and make your entries, etc., accordingly. Don't leave your 

 entries to be made on arrival but attend to it immediately. If you have not 

 received the premium list, Sec'y E. W. Randall will send one by addressing 

 him at Hamline. 



Fruits in the Red River Valley —Mr. R. M. Probstfield, of Moor- 

 head, writes in regard to this year's fruitage in the Red River Valley, "Apple 

 trees of all kinds are loaded with fruit, raspberry crop immense, currents and 

 gooseberries good crop. Strawberries beds that wintered had also a good crop 

 this year. No blight on apple trees." 



Influence of Top- Working on Bearing. — J. S. Trigg, of Rock, Iowa, 

 says, "We note a marked difference in the bearing age of some Fameuse apple 

 trees top-worked on Hibernal stock and some top-worked on the Briar Sweet 

 crab, the latter bearing heavily in six years while the former have not yet pro- 

 duced an apple." What is the experience of our readers along this line, as to 

 the Hibernal being a late bearer when top-worked? 



Cold Storage for the State Fair Fruits. — The usual arrangement 

 for storing early ripening fruits for the state fair and for the winter meeting of 

 the society has been made with A. Booth & Co , of Minneapolis. By using 

 these cold storage facilities the season of many of these fruits can be length- 

 ened, but special care will have to be taken in handling and packing fiuit in- 

 tended for cold storage as bruises bring about early decay. Plums and early 

 ripening apples should be saved in this way in order to make a full exhibit of 

 what is grown on the place. 



"Vegetable Gardening" at Popular Prices. — The Webb Publishing 

 Co., of St. Paul, who are publishing Prof. Green's book on "Vegetable Gard- 

 ening" have issued a new list placing the price of this valuable work at $1.00 

 bound in cloth, and $ ,50 bound in paper, and hereafter the paper bound 

 volume will be offered for securing a new member; the cloth bound volume, 



