ecretary’s (Yorner. 
FOUND AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.—A gold cuff button with the 
letter “B” on it. Apply to the secretary. 
THE Iowa ANNUAL MEETING.—Reports of this meeting, which fol- 
owed directly after ours, will be foundin this number, prepared by 
A. K. Bush, our delegate. 
THE ANNUAL FORESTRY MEETING.—The regular annual gathering 
of the Minnesota State Forestry Association will convene in Minne- 
ipolis the second Tuesday in January, the place of meeting and 
program to be announced later. 
MEMBERSHIP TICKETS FOR 1898.—A handsome lithograph ticket is 
being prepared for our annual members this year, and will be sent 
soon to all who have paid their fee for the new year. Are you one 
# ofthis number? If not, please give it immediate attention. 
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HAVE YOU RENEWED MEMBERSHIP FOR 1898?—If you are one of 
BE te those who have not yet renewed membership in this society for the 
; Li bland 1898, please attend to it at once or notify the secretary of your 
_ desire to be dropped from the rolls. We are not anxious to drop 
_ you, but want you to stay and work with us. 
_ WILL You SEND A NEW MEMBER FoR 1898?—Notice on the inside 
_ page of the front cover of the magazine the valuable premiums of- 
_ fered toallnew members to our society. It should be easy to secure 
such where these inducements are presented. Take an evening off 
_ and talk to your neighbors about the value of our society to them! 
ae _ ANOTHER HOME HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL.—We learn that our 
i fellow member, Mr. Clarence Wedge, of Albert Lea, is about to enter 
P the field of journalism and launch a miniature monthly, appropri- 
ee ately entitled “Northern Trees and Fruits,” in the interest especi- 
_ ally of horticulture in this latitude. We wish him the success in 
_ this venture we feel sure he merits, and with his experience both as 
an editor and practical horticulturist shall look for a very “meaty” 
and useful production. When the prospectus is out, we shall be 
. Bed to give this enterprise more extended notice. — 
Bs GREEN ON FORESTRY.—Not content with the work accomplished 
a in the horticultural field by the two books on fruit and vegetable 
gardening he has already published, Prof. S. B. Green is now well 
: along in the preparation of a third in the series in the shape ofa 
vs text book on practical forestry, especially designed for the use of 
his class in the agricultural college, as indeed, the other two were 
_ previously; like them, however, it will be of equal value for general 
% ~ use. Considerable space is devoted to a general treatment of the 
