Secretary's ^orr^er. 



Eig-hty-seven additional names have been placed on our member- 

 ship roll since the first of Februar3^ 



The American Pomoloi^ical Society is to hold its next annual meet- 

 ing- at San Francisco during- next winter — the exact date j^et to be 

 determined. 



Take special notice of the offer of writing- paper on opposite pag-e. 

 The stationer}^ is good, as well as cheap, and will, in its use, be of 

 material aid to the society. 



The horticultural portion of the state fair premium list is being 

 revised with the purpose of drawing- out a full display of the fruits, 

 veg-etables and flowers of our state. Copies of the new list will be 

 sent to each member of the society in due season. 



Please notice that another group has been added to our list of pre- 

 miums through the kindness of Mr. S. D. Richardson, making six 

 premiums to which each new member is entitled, besides the re- 

 port of 1893. Here is a chance to get hardy nursery stock and a 

 whole library to tell you how to take care of it. If the members can 

 spare time to tell this to their neighbors, we can easily double our 

 membership list, and xow is the time to do it ! 



Preparatory work is being done in connection with the rose fes- 

 tival which our society are hoping to be able to hold in the city of 

 Minneapolis at the time of the next summer meeting, in the inonth 

 of June. A premium list, subject to revision, has been prepared and 

 sent to the florists and some others who it is thought might partici- 

 pate, asking for sviggestions and co-operation. Should the season 

 be favorable, it is hoped to make this event a success financially for 

 the benefit of a building fund for the society. 



Notwithstanding the protests of a few of our busy members, who 

 can scarcel}^ spare the time to cut the leaves, the magazine is still 

 being issued uncut, for the reason that manj^ will doubtless wish to 

 have them bound at the close of the year, which cannot well be done 

 if thej' are cut bj' niachiner5^ at this time. 



You have noticed that a verj^ much higher grade of paper is being 

 used than for our ordinarj' report. Onl3' 1,000 copies are being 

 printed on this paper, and it is hoped that our subscription list will 

 eventually require the whole number. The balance of the edition, 

 2,500 copies, ^\rill be printed on book paper as usual and bound for 

 distribution. The inagazine carries better uncut, also. 



What do yoix say? Shall we cut it? 



