120 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Western Horticlxtural Society — located in Manitoba, with head- 

 quarters in Winnipeg, holds its annual session this year on March 14th. Our 

 society will be represented on that occasion by T. A. Hoverstad, Supt. of Exp. 

 Station at Crookston. Prof. S. B. Green is also to be in attendance as 

 guest of that society. 



Our Manitoba brethren in horticulture have been fortunate in securing from 

 the government recognition to the amount of $200 per annum for expenses 

 and the printing of their report. 



Patten's "Soulard Hybrid " — A correspondent has evidently misunder- 

 stood a reference to Patten's "Soulard Hybrid" which appeared in the 

 biography of Mr. Patten, in the November, 1900, Horticulturist, to be in fact 

 a claim that he originated the Soulard crab. The variety referred to is one of 

 Mr. Patten's seedlings, a cross, as he thinks, of the Soulard crab with a Pippin 

 apple. In describing it he says "It has no value as an apple except as it marks 

 a decided step in the development of the native wild crab." He is still en 

 deavoring to improve upon the "Hybrid." 



Arkansas State Horticultural Society. — "I came here from Ohio 

 twenty-one years ago. We organized a State Horticultural Society soon after- 

 wards. It has been slow, hard work Vjuilding up our society. Our member- 

 ship has been small, and our state has never given us any financial aid. We 

 have had no income except from annual dues ($1.00j from members. All 

 this has been required to meet current expenses, hence we have never been 

 able to publish the proceedings of our society except in our newspapers. Our 

 membership is now growing, and a much greater interest is being taken in 

 horticulture. We are asking and expecting our legislature (now in session) to 

 make an appropriation to publish the proceedings of our society and otherwise 

 aid it in its useful work." — W. K. Tipton, Secretary. 



The Culture of Ginseng. — "There has been much interest shown lately 

 in the cultivation of ginseng. In fact, I am inclined to think there is rather 

 more of a craze on this subject than is warranted. I have many inquiries for 

 plants and seed, but I do not know any one in this state who has either for 

 sale. Nine years ago we bought several hundred plants from an Indian trader 

 at Fergus Falls and set them out on our grounds in as good a situation as we 

 had, but we lost them by the drought of 1894. There are probably many 

 sections of this state where this plant is obtained in small quantities, but I do 

 not know to whom to direct inquirers and would be glad to know of some one 

 who has either roots or seed to sell. It is a very easy matter to obtain roots or 

 seedlings from North Carolina, but it has been a question in my mind as to 

 whether the stock from so far south would be hardy with us, and with a view 

 of testing this last October I bought 200 roots from North Carolina, which we 

 shall plant in the spring." — Samuel B. Green, Horticultiirist, St. Anthony 

 Park. 



Who has these plants for sale? — Sec'y. 



A recent communication brings to the writer the news of the death of Mr. 

 R. H. Buttermore, of Lake City, which took place on December 10th last. 

 The deceased first become a member of the society in 1892 and renewed 

 the relationship from year to year thereafter till the time of his death. He 

 has many acquaintances in the association to mourn his loss. 



