492 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The President : The statement made by Mrs. Stager in her re- 

 port in reg-ard to the Martha crab again brings out the point that 

 any fact in horticulture supposed to be firmly established may be 

 successfully contradicted. (Laughter.) 



The President: We will now listen to the report from the 

 Central Station by Prof. Green. 



Prof. S. B. Green, of St. Anthony Park, then submitted a report 

 from the Central Trial Station. (See index.) 



The President : As it is getting somewhat late, and we have a 

 number of reports still on the program, we will omit two reports 

 and take up the report on packages and marketing. I believe Mr. 

 R. A. Wright is chairman of that committee. (See index.) 



Discussion. 



The President : I want to ask Mr. Elliot whether he is ready 

 to report on the Gideon Memorial Fund. 



Mr. Elliot : About all there is to be said was embodied in the 

 report of the secretary, and unless Prof. Green has anything further 

 to add I have nothing to report. 



The President: Then we will next pass to the report of the 

 committee on the Harris Memorial Fund, of which Mr. S. M. Owen 

 is chairman. (See index.) 



The President : I presume the members present have all ob- 

 served the tablet in bronze in the corner of the room, and I am sure 

 we are all very much gratified to have such a beautiful and lasting 

 memorial of Mr. Harris. 



On motion of Mr. Parks the meeting adjourned. 



WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. 



Owing to the sudden summons to the president, Mr. Wedge, the 

 meeting' was called to order at 2 o'clock by the secretary, Mr. La- 

 tham, who called Prof. Green to the chair to act as president pro 

 tempore. 



The Chairman : It is a matter of regret to me that the president 

 has been called away, and at the same time I esteem it an honor 

 to be called to preside over this meeting. 



Without any further preliminaries we will take up the regular 

 order of the program, and I will call upon Mr. Rowell, if he is pres- 

 ent, to read his paper. 



Mr. H. H. S. Rowell, of Minneapolis, then read a paper entitled, 

 "Minnesota as an Apple State." (See index.) 



The Chairman : I know you have all heard of Mr. Harrison, 

 know of him and have read his writings in the various agricultural 

 papers, and we will now have the pleasure of listening to an address 

 by Rev. C. S. Harrison, of York, Nebraska. Mr. Harrison is presi- 

 dent of the Park and Forestry Association of Nebraska, and has not 

 only been a missionary in the Christian church in Nebraska and 

 Minnesota, but also a pioneer in horticulture. I now have the pleas- 

 ure of introducing him to you. 



Rev. C. S. Harrison, of York, Neb., then delivered an address 

 upon "The Forward Movement in Horticulture." (See index.) 



