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subject, followed by a detailed description of the trees of th 
each of which is very fully described and illustrated with ori 
sketches showing wood, leaves, flowers and fruit, etc. in vari 
stages. We await with interest the advent of this new work in our © 
field. vat 
OUR ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1897.—This is a very handsome volume ~ 
i of 5381 pages bound in black cloth and well worth twice the annual 
a. fee, not to mention the magazine for the current year each member — 
he receives also. These repusrts are about ready for distribution and 
will be sent post paid to all members at an early day. If you have — att 
not renewed your membership, doso at once and receive one of these ia % 
valuable books for your library. , ae 
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SEX OF A HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—If any of our readers should 
notice the amusing blunder on page 25 of this number which leaves _ 
the sex of an association like our own somewhat in doubt, it meed 
not necessarily be laid to the charge of the writer of the article, Mr. vie 5 
F. H. Nutter. He may console himself with the reflection thatthe 
ie secretary has the last chance at it, and in a moment of men-_ fi, 
tal aberration must have got himself badly twisted. In the 
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meantime what is the sex of the institution anyway? 4 
PREMIUMS FOR SECURING NEW MEMBERS. — Valuable premiums 
are offered to you for securing new members as follows: For one — ne és 
new member, a cloth copy of Prof. S. B. Green’s “ Amateur Fruit ae 
Growing,” a young tree of the Hybrid Sand cherry or of the famous _ 
Surprise plum, while a limited supply of the last two hold out— | 
first come first served; for two new members, a copy of Prof. 
. Green’s new work “Vegetable Gardening,” sold at $1.25. Just what 
ee every amateur gardener in the northwest should have. 
‘a Give us a lift. 
ae OLIVER GIBBS, JR., WITH THE INSTITUTE CORPS.—Our former sec- 
o>, retary and long time associate in the horticultural work in the 
northwest is helping Prof. Gregg out as lecturer on horticultural 
topics with the farmer’s institute during the short ante-holidays 
tour. He is evidently enjoying this new experience. Of his audi- 
ences he writes: “A large proportion of the people who attend are 
on the alert for information on horticulture, or they are mightily © 
polite to the platform.’ This short tour includes Brainerd, Little — 
Falls, Sauk Centre and Monticello. Mr. Gibbs goes to Chicago on 
Christmas eve to visit his children. 
Bl! THEY OUTDO THE MOTHER SOCIETY.—We are interested to note 
ot aon that the Southern Minnesota Horticultural Society in the announce- 
ment of its coming meeting, found elsewhere in this number, are of- 
fering much larger premiums for display of ptates of apples than 
the state association, or even the state fair, but this offer is accom- 
panied by the condition that the fruit “shall not have been kept in a: 
cold storage.” Probably in that part of the state, plenty of speci- 
mens can be found of the limited number of varieties noted in good 
preservation under ordinary conditions. We hope we shall re- 
ceive a good photograph of this fruit exhibit for the benefit of the 
readers of our magazine. 
