72 MINNESOTA. STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



HORTICULTURAL CLUBS 



Plan for the; Orgaxizatiox of Clubs for the Discussion of 



Horticultural Topics. 



(Suggested by the Minnesota State Horticultural Society.) 



1. Who can become nienibers? Ans. Any one, young or old, 



2. How many are necessary? Ans. Three or more. 



3. How often are meetings to be held? Ans. Once every week 



from November 1st to April 1st, and occasionally during 

 the balance of the year. 



4. What text books are necessary? Ans.^'The Minnesota Hor- 



ticulturist," a magazine published monthly by the Min- 

 nesota State Horticultural Society, and the back bound 

 reports of the same societ)% 



5. How may they be obtained? Ans. B^^ sending one dollar 



to the secretary of the society, A. W. Latham, 207 Ka- 

 sota Block, Minneapolis, Minn., any one may be- 

 come a subscriber to the monthly magazine (including 

 membership for the year in the Minnesota State Horti- 

 cultural Society, and all the privileges of the society). 



Besides this, neu^ members, if they appljat the time of 

 subscribing, are entitled to receive postpaid a copy of 

 the report of the society for 1893, -114 pages (cloth bound, 

 while they last), and six horticultural premiums worth 

 25 cents each. (For list of premiums, see second page of 

 the cover of this number). 



6. How may the back reports of the society referred to in 



question 4 be obtained ? Ans. Five volumes of the back 

 reports (from 200 to 400 pages each)— being the ones re- 

 ferred to in the "topic outlines" — will be sent by express 

 to any Horticultural Club scndinglive subscription fees 

 for 1894. These will be found invaluable for reference 

 and study and reading aloud at the meetings. 



suggestions to one getting up a club. 

 Send word to all you can to meet yovx some evening, either at a 

 private residence or at the school house; if there are only a few, a 

 residence will be better. In drder that the first meeting maj' be a 

 success, ask some one to prepare an essay on the first topic for dis- 

 cussion, strawberries. After that is read, you will ask questions 

 upon that subject and bring out discussion on the same. Appoint 

 any one that is best ([ualified to write on the topic appointed for the 

 next meeting, etc. (See bj'-law 1). Encourage the fullest discussion 

 of every point. 



PLEDGE FOR THE FORMATION OF A HORTICULTURAL CLUB. 

 We, the undersigned, do hereby form ourselves into a Horticul- 

 tural Club for the study of subjects pertaining to horticulture, and 

 we pledge each other that we will be present, if possible, at every 

 ineeting of the club and participate in its exercises and do all we 

 can to promote its interests. 



Signatures. 



