Secretary's ^ori^er. 



Illness of J. Cole Doughty.— The genial secretary of the Jewell 

 Nursery Co., has had to succutnb to our common enemy, the grip, 

 and for some weeks has been kept at home during- the rushing sea- 

 son at the nursery. He has our sympathy under these trying cir- 

 cumstances. If all things are for our good, it would seem that he 

 needed the discipline. We are glad to know he is improving. 



Annual Meeting Am. Pom. Society.— The Ohio State Horticul- 

 tural Society has invited the American Pomological Society to 

 hold its next session at Columbus, Ohio, and it is arranged that 

 it will convene there Sept. 1, 2 and 3 next. This being its twen- 

 ty-fifth biennial gathering will round out its fiftieth year. Perhaps 

 they do not especiall}'^ celebrate this event, but this is at least their 

 only opportunity. The program will be announced later. 



A Bureau of Plant Registration.— The agricultural colleges 

 and experiment stations are considering a plan for establishing a 

 central bureau in connection with the division of pomology at 

 Washington, where all varieties of plants placed upon the market 

 may be registered and numbered, accompanied by a full descrip- 

 tion and specimens of bloom, fruit, seed and foliage, etc. This 

 movement is of so much importance that the circular received is 

 published in this number in full. It is suggested that members 

 interested communicate their views directly to some member of 

 the committee named therein. 



The New Printing Law. — On the next to the last day of the ses- 

 sion of the legislature, a new general printing law was enacted, 

 which has a bearing, more or less important, on the issuance of the 

 reports of this societj^. The purpose of the law is greater econ- 

 omy in the administration of this branch of the publice service, and 

 any embarassment coming to us as a result of its enforcement is, 

 we believe, through inadvertence on the part of those concerned in 

 its preparation, as only the most friendly spirit has been manifested 

 towards our association by the members of the legislature. No 

 definite statement can as yet be made as to the exact situation. 



Narrow Escape of the Forest Fire Warden Law.— Governor 

 Clough is to be commended for vetoing a bill passed by the late 

 legislature repealing in toto the forest fire warden law enacted two 

 years ago. The bill for its repeal had a hearing before the forestry 

 committee of the house and in the enforced absence of Gen. An- 

 drews, who was sick in bed. Prof. Green and others appeared in 

 behalf of the present law. The committee by a large preponderence 

 voted adversely to the bill to repeal. But in spite of this the house 



