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486 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Discussion. 
The President: Mr. Harris will read the next paper. 
‘‘The Seedlings of 1897.” J. S. Harris, La Crescent. (See 
index). 4 
Following Mr. Harris’ paper, Mrs. D. Minor of Minneapolis, 
favored the audience with a vocal selection, entitled ‘‘The 
Prince.” 
The following paper was then read by the writer: ‘‘ Meth- 
, 
ods of Propagating Apple Trees Described and Compared,” 
S. D. Richardson, Winnebago City. (See index). 
The President: We will now take up the subject of girdling 
by Mr. Dartt. 
‘‘Girdling to Produce Early Bearing.” EH.H.S. Dartt, Owa- 
tonna. (See index). 
Discussion. 
The President: Our next paper is on the subject of mulch- 
ing by Mr. Dewain Cook. 
‘‘Cultivation versus Mulching for the Orchard.” Dewain 
Cook, Windom. (See index). 
Discussion. 
‘‘What Place has Grass in the Orchard?” <A. K. Bush, Do- 
ver. (See index). 
Discussion. 
‘Limit of Age in a Minnesota Orchard and How to Increase 
It.’ Wm. Somerville, Viola. (See index). 
‘A Review of Apple Blight.” Clarence Wedge, Albert Lea. 
(See index). 
Discussion. 
The President: The next paper is on a subject we are all 
interested in, as we all still have in mind the fight we made in 
the] legislature last winter. Prof. Lugger will now read a 
paper on the San Jose scale. 
‘“‘An Enemy We Dread-—the San Jose Scale.” Prof. Otto 
Lugger, Minnesota Experiment Station. (See index). 
The President: We have not time to prolong the discussion 
on these subjects, as we have had a long session, and I do not 
want to make it too tiresome for you, but this is an interesting 
subject, and perhaps we will have time to take it up and dis- 
cuss it somewhat at our next session. 
President Underwood then appointed the following commit- 
tees: 
On Awards: Grapes, R. A. Wright; Apples, Prof. S. B. 
Green; Honey, E. R. Pond; Flowers, Mrs. Jennie Stager. 
