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MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



were Prof. X. E. Hansen, of South Dakota, E. M. Sherman, of 

 Charles City, Iowa, and Rev. C. S. Harrison, of York, Neb. A 

 large number of members of our society aside from those who 

 were connected with the exhibits were present and spent much 

 time in Horticultural Hall, it being possible at almost any time 

 to get together enough members to hold a good sized horticul- 

 tural meeting. 



In the absence of Mr. Thomas Redpath at St. Louis, where 

 he is spending the season in charge of the Minnesota fruit dis- 



Single plate table, Hort. Hall, Minn. State Fair, 1904. 



play, Mr. G. W. Strand officiated as assistant in charge of the 

 hall, and to his zeal and fidelity in common with that of other 

 assistants there its successful maintenance is in large part due. 

 It must not be forgotten that the decorations in the hall, 

 which were unique, beautiful and elaborate beyond any previous 

 effort in this direction, were put up under charge of Mr. Wyman 

 Elliot. Festoons of evergreen rope, with spirals of evergreen 

 around the posts, and clusters of evergreen sprays on the girders 

 and along the outside walls made up a decoration that, contrast- 

 ing vividly with the whiteness of the interior, was most pleasing. 



