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propag-ated for stock upon which to graft and bud half-hardy var- 

 ieties that would not stand the rigors of this climate without this 

 kind of management — or, perhaps, if this philanthropic friend cannot 

 be found, our state legislature could be prevailed upon to make an 

 appropriation sufficient to meet this contingency. 



ANNUAL MEETING, WOMEN'S AUXILIARY. 



MISS EMMA V. WHITE, MINNEAPOLIS. 



One of the pleasant features of the winter meeting was the 

 session prepared and presided over by the Women's Auxiliary. 

 While some might consider the topics presented as relating more es- 

 pecially to the aesthetic in horticulture, still they were eminently 

 practical, and such as should come properly within the scope of the 

 society's interests. 



The speakers were all prominent in the work which they repre- 

 sented, and were listened to with attention, many of the papers elicit- 

 ing interesting discussions. 



Miss Lucia Danforth, of Carleton College, gave an illustrated 

 talk on the possibilities of beautifying country school grounds. Her 

 plan was pronounced idealistic by some, yet she set forth a condi- 

 tion devoutly to be wished for and persistently to be attempted. 



Mrs. Conde HamHn, president of the Civic League of St. Paul, 

 spoke of the out-door work accomplished by the league in the way 

 of better sanitation and of adornment. 



A paper on "Our National Flower," prepared by Mrs. Henry F. 

 Brown, president of the Minneapolis Improvement League, was 

 read, in which she suggested the maize as an appropriate national 

 emblem, it being one of the few distinctly American products. 



Prof. Maria L. Sanford, of the University of Minnesota, spoke 

 on a subject of vital interest, "The Forest Reserve," referring es- 

 pecially to the efforts to establish a national park in the vicinity of 

 Cass Lake. 



A paper by Mr. Roy Underwood, of Lake City, related to beau- 

 tifying the home grounds, and Prof. Wm. M. Hays, of the State 

 Agricultural School, presented a practical plan, which is in partial 

 operation, of teaching agriculture in the common schools. 



As these addresses and papers will appear in the Horticulturist, 

 no detailed account is needed here. 



At the business meeting of the auxiliary an informal discussion 

 on interesting children in horticulture brought out some pleasing 

 and significant personal experiences. Mrs. Frances Town, by re- 



