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244 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. . 
The resolution was discussed by Messrs. Elliot, Guiteau, Under- -, iS 
wood, Prof. Hays, Grimes and others, the feeling being almost unan- 3 
imous that the society would dowell to recognize Mr. Gideon’s serv- 
ices to Minnesota in this way. Prof. Hays was of the opinion that 
there were yet many trees on Mr. Gideon’s place that would prove 
to be good varieties for Minnesota, and he would like to see him abl€® 
to carry on his work. President Underwood called Mr. Wedge to } 
the chair that he might also say a word for the passage of the reso- ; 
lution. Mr. Grimes suggested that two birds be killed with one stone 
by the members each paying one dollar toward the fund and at the 
same time making some friend a member of the society, suiting his 
action tohis word. A rising vote was called for, resulting in thirty- 
nine votes to two in its favor. 
Mr. Clarence Wedge spoke briefly on what he was pleased to call ; 
his new hobby, 5 
A NEW ROSE FOR THE NORTH. 
“Blanc Double de Courtet” is the name which some wordy person 
has chosen to inflict upon a most beautiful and valuable white rose 
for ourstate. Itis a hybrid of the Rugosa and retains its hardiness 
and beautiful foliage together with the double blossom of some 
other rose with which it has been crossed. The catalogues mention 
it as bearing roses measuring five inches in diameter, but three and 
one-half to fourinches is about the size they average at our place. 
They are not fully double and like many of our good varieties make 
the prettiest show when a little more than half open. It is produced 
in clusters of five to six,and each blossom remains in good form 
about two days. Like its Rugosa parent it blooms in periods 
throughout the summer. 
“We have only had this rose two seasons, and it is very likely to 
develop some virtues or failings that we are not aware of today. We 
confess a strong bias for those fruits and flowers that are naturally 
adapted to our soil and are able to hold their own against cold and 
drouth by natural ‘force of character.’ The original Rugosa rose is 
pre-eminently such a plant, and one that should be more generally 
grown and appreciated. Although a single rose, it has features all 
its own that besides its hardiness should commend it to a place in 
every ornamental plantation, and its hybrids bid fair to give usroses 
that will be the peer of those of any clime.” 
Dr. Mary Whetstone in presenting a very interesting paper on 
mushrooms said: “You have been talked to about missionaries. I 
come in that capacity. A missionary brings something not pre- 
viously enjoyed. These other missionaries havetold you about the 
best fruits adapted to our state. I come to tell you of something 
older than the state,the mushroom as an article of diet. I have 
given but two years’ study to the subject, and find Prof. Lugger has 
forgotten more about mushrooms than I ever knew.” (For this 
paper see index.) 
This paper was supplemented: by a talk from Prof. Lug- 
ger, who proved to be a veritable encyclopedia on the subject, 
although he said he had not paid any attention to it formany years. 
He said in part: “I used to pay much attention to this study, and 
