C!ecretary's (^ori^er. 



Annuai. Meeting Wisconsin Horticulturai. Society. — This Society 

 has changed the date of its annual gathering and will convene this year at 

 Oshkosh, January 14th to 17th. 



Orchard Conditions of December 14th. — "I have been looking over 

 my orchard. No injury has occurred yet, and the young wood seems to be 

 riper than when growth was stopped by frost." 



J. S. Harris. 



Finances of the Southern Minnesota Society. — This association is a 

 long way from bankruptcy, the last report showing a balance of $66.25 in the 

 treasury and no bills to pay. The management is to be commended. 



The DeivEgate to the Northeastern Iowa Society. — Mr. E. F. Peck, 

 of Austin, consented to run the risk of being away from home over Thanksgiv- 

 ing and went as our delegate to the annual gathering of the above society. His 

 interesting report is to be found in the next issue. 



Iowa's Representative at the American Pomologicai. Society. — We 

 note that our fellow member, though an lowan, Mr. Chas. G. Patten, has been 

 chosen for the second time to represent the Iowa society at the biennial gather- 

 ing of this great national organization, which convenes next summer at Buffalo. 



DEI.EGATES TO SiSTER SOCIETIES. —The following members have been ap- 

 pointed to represent this society at the annual meetings of our neighboring 

 societies, viz.: W. W. Pendergast, to Wisconsin; Dewain Cook, to South 

 Dakota; and Prof. Wm. Robertson to Iowa. Of these the Iowa meeting has 

 already been held, and the delegate's report will appear in the next number. 



Are You Working - and will you send in at least one new member during 

 this the first 3^ear of the new century? With the 1900 magazines you have to 

 distribute and the help of the society folder, you ought to, to say nothing of 

 the inducements offered to you in horticultural books as premiums for such 

 service. Some one got you to join, and you thank them. Pass the obligation 

 along ! 



Those Sending New Members in December. — 



J. P. Andrews, Faribault 3 J. S. Harris, La Crescent 1 



Rev. M. Melinat, Webster 1 A. B. Franklin, Minneapolis 2 



P. A. Henning, Zumbrota ...... 2 W. W. Pendergast, Hutchinson . . 1 



A. N. Wright, Excelsior 2 A. H. Street, Albert Lea 1 



J. Longbittern, Seaforth 1 R. J. Mendenhall, Minneapolis. . . 1 



A. K. Bush, Farmers' Institute. . . 15 Francis Davis, Goodhue 1 



R. G. Benjamin, Hutchinson 1 CM. Jensen, Albert Lea 1 



G. D. McKisson, Charles City, la. 2 Paul Burtzlaff, Stillwater 1 



When will you send one? 



