ecretary's (^orrjer 



The present paid amiual membership roll for 1894 stands at oOo. 



Some seventy-five volutnea of paper bound reports, etc., from this 

 library are now at the printers being- bound. 



Be sure you call at the library when in the city, see what we have 

 and get yotxr share of the useful publications alwaj'S on hand here 

 for distribution. 



The premiums of plants still due annual members for 189-1 will not 

 be sent till spring- of 1895, unless specially ordered. Being- mainly 

 small fruits, the loss following their delivery this fall would be very 

 general. 



The notice of the next annual meeting, to be held Jan. 8th to 11th, 

 1895, will be printed in the January, 1895, number of the "Horticul- 

 turist," and not be sent out in a separate enclosure as heretofore. 

 On this account this nviraber will be sent out a little earlier than 

 usual, about Dec. 20th, probably. Please take notice. 



Is there any subject you would like to have discussed at the 

 winter meeting,andany particular person you would like to have look 

 it up? If so, please address the secretary at an early day, as the 

 program for that meeting is now being made up. Send in any 

 questions desired to be answered at that time to go into the "Ques- 

 tion Box." 



The following paid life members have been added to the list this 

 year: J. R. Cummins, Washburn; E. E. Harris, La Crescent; and 

 L. J. Gjemse, Hader. The first and second joined at the time of the 

 last winter meeting, and the third on Sept. 19. 



This roll should be larger, and undoubtedly will be in the near 

 future. The Massachusetts society with a comparatively small an- 

 nual list, has several hundred life members at a considerable higher 

 rate than with us. 



Arrangements have been made for printing what is called the 

 "journal" of the societj', that is, the record of the last annual meet- 

 ing, including the officers reports, etc., apart from the magazine; but 

 it is to be bound in with the twelve magazines at the close of the 

 society year. The magazines make 480 pages and the record and in- 

 dex will njake from fifty to seventy-five more, making in all an an- 

 nual report much larger than any heretofore jniblished by our so- 

 ciety. It is the purpose to furnish a cloth bound copj- of this volunje 

 to each member at the beginning of next year, with the under- 

 standing that the magazines received during the pastj'ear be dis- 

 tributed wliere they will do the most good. 



