ANNUAL MEETING, SOUTHERN MINN. HORT. SOCIETY. 63 
The election of officers resulted as follows: president, J.C. Haw- 
kins (by unanimous vote); vice-president for three years, O. L. 
Gregg, of Mower Co.; vice-president for two years, Jonathan Free- 
man,of Freeborn Co.; vice-president for one year, O. W. Moore, of 
Fillmore Co.; secretary and treasurer, Robert Parkhill, of Chatfield, 
Fillmore Co. 
The work of the afternoon session was well sustained and the at- 
tendance full, but the time of the secretary was so much taken up 
with committee and other work that very meagre notes were taken. 
Papers were read by Messrs. Underwood, Gaylord and Gardner, and 
instructive addresses given by Messrs. Kimball, Christgau, Dins- 
more and Harris. 
' The report of committee on fruit list was received and adopted. 
The list is as follows: 
FRUIT LIST. 
Adopted by the Southern Minnesota Horticultural Soclety, Jan. 14, 1898. 
AppLes.—Of the first degree of hardiness: Duchess, Hibernal, Charlamoff. 
Of the second degree of hardiness: Wealthy, Longfield, Tetofsky, Malinda. 
Promising varieties for trial: Pattens, Okabena, Peerless, Repku Malenka, Anisim. 
CRABS AND HyBrrips.—Best for general cultivation: Virginia, Whitney, Minnesota, 
Sweet Russet. 
Crabs and hybrids for trial: Dartt, Pride of Minneapolis. 
PuLuMs,—Best for general cultivation: Desota, Cheney, Wolf, Rollingstone. 
Most promising varieties for trial: Rockford, Wyant, Ocheeda, Surprise, Aitkin. 
GRApES.—Concord, Delaware, Moore’s Early, Worden. 
RASPBERRIES.—Red varieties: Turner, Cuthbert, Loudon. Miller. 
Black and purple varieties: Ohio, Palmer, Nemaha, Older. 
-BLACKBERRIES.—Ancient Briton, Snyder. 
CoRRANTS.—Red Dutch, White Grape, Victoria. Long Bunch Holland. 
GOOSEBERRIES, —Houghton, Downing, Red Jacket. 
STRAWBERRIES,.—Pistillate: Crescent, Warfield, Haverland. Staminate: Bederwood, 
Enhance, Lovett. 
NATIVE Froits.—Dwarf Juneberry, Sand Cherry. 
Resolutions on the value of the work of Prof. J. L. Budd were in- 
troduced by FP. W. Kimball and passed unanimously as follows: 
“Realizing the benefits that have accrued to us from the efforts of Prof. J. L. Budd 
in the introduction of Russian fruits, and realizing in a measure the obstacles he has 
met and overcome, we congratulate him on his success and tender him our hearty 
thanks.” 
J.S. Harris, the father of Minnesota horticulture, was made an 
honorary life member of the society, after which the meeting ad- 
journed,to meet next January at Spring Valley, at the call of the 
executive board. 
Transmitted to A. W. Latham, secretary of Minnesota State Horti- 
cultural Society, in accordance with the terms of the constitution, 
adopted January 14, 1889. 
CLARENCE WEDGE, Retiring Secretary. 
