ecretary’s (Yorner. 
DEATH OF Mrs. ANNIE BONNIWELL.—Late press dispatches an- 
nounce the death at her home in Hutchinson, in November, of this 
most estimable lady. She had been out of health for some years, 
and last year did not attend our annual meeting, though prior to 
that for a good many years she had been regularly present. Her 
absence from our gatherings will be noted with sadness by the 
many friends she has made in our ranks. No particulars as to her 
death are at hand at the time of writing. 
PROF. GREEN A SECRETARY.—A new honor has been thrust upon 
the professor by making him secretary of the society composed of 
horticulturists and botanists of the various experiment stations of 
the country. 
DELEGATE TO N. E. IowA HorT. SOCIETY.—Our society will be 
represented at the annual meeting of this society by Mr. J. C. Hawk- 
ins, of Austin, who is at present president of the So. Minn. Society. 
This meeting convenes at McGregor, Nov. 29, 30 and Dec. Ist. 
HAVE YOU PAID YOUR MEMBERSHIP FEE FOR 1899?—With the 
programs for our annual meeting, recently sent out, went a card to 
be used in renewing membership in the society. You are urged to 
give this early attention. Fill out the card and enclose gia one 
dollar to the secretary. 
DELEGATE FROM IOWA STATE SOCIETY.—EI]mer Reeves, of Waverly 
Ia., will represent the state society at our coming meeting. Mr. 
Reeves is a nurseryman and especially well known to us for many 
years as secretary of the Northeastern Iowa Society. An engraving 
of him and a short sketch of his life was published in our monthly 
two or three years since. 
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF IOWA STATE Hort. SOCIETY.—This 
meeting will be at the rooms in the Capitol, at Des Moines, Dec. 
13-16. The program contains eighty-six numbers, with enough 
variety to satisfy any one. The committee preparing it have adopted 
in a measure the plan of preparing a number of five-minute papers 
on one topic. It will give them satisfaction, as it has us. 
ANNUAL MEETING N. W. Iowa Hort. SocIETY.—The program for 
this meeting, which takes place Dec. 6-8 at Carroll, Ia., is received, 
and itis a good one. We have never to the writer’s knowledge had 
a delegate from that society at our annual gatherings, but we 
surely ought. A letter from Vice-President M. E. Hinkley gives 
as a reason for not coming that their meeting is at the same dateas 
ours. 
