ecretary's (^ori^er. 



Northern Iowa Horticultural Society.— The annual winter 

 meeting- of this society will be held at Mason City, Iowa, Nov. 27-29, 

 1894. 



Program for our Winter Meeting.— Have you any subject you 

 would like to discuss or hear discussed at that time? Please advise 

 the secretary at an early da5^ It meets Jan. 8-11, 1895. 



Missouri State Horticultural Society.— This society meets at 

 Trenton, Mo., Dec. 5-7, 1894. Missouri is becoming one of the great 

 fruit growing states and its societj^ is in a very prosperous condi- 

 tion. A large meeting- is expected. 



Farmers' Institutes. — Mr. P. V. Collins, manager of " The North- 

 western Agriculturist," has written to this oftice inquiring as to the 

 advisability of putting two or three corps of farmers' institute in- 

 structors in the field, instead of one. What are the objections to 

 increasing this valuable service? What do the meiubers of this 

 society say? 



Iowa State Horticultural Society.— Their annual meeting will 

 be held at Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 11, 1894. Prof. J. L. Budd writes that 

 on account of his health he will be south this winter, but Prof. N. E. 

 Hanson (who will be remembered as the delegate at our last winter 

 meeting) will act as secretary protein. Both this and the northern 

 la. society have promised to send us delegates at our next meeting. 



Our Flora. — A new number of the Minnesota Botanical Studies' 

 published under the supervision of the state botanist, Prof. Conway 

 MacMillan, contains three articles of special value to the people of 

 the state. One is by Francis Ramalej^ on the grasses of Minueoota; 

 another is by E. P. Sheldon, and is entitled, "A Preliminary List of 

 the Astragalus of Milk Betch "; and the third is a description of the 

 black molds of North America, written by Roscoe M. Pound, of the 

 Nebraska botanical survey. 



Obituary.— Dr. L. N. Sharp died at his residence in Minneapolis, 

 Friday, Oct. 19, 1894, aged 62 years. He has held important positions 

 in the colleges here, among them the chair of surgery in the Col- 

 lege of Physicians and Surgeons; was the founder and president of 

 the Minnesota College of Pharmacy, and held the chair of phar- 

 macy. He also held the chair of sanitary science in the Minnesota 

 College hospital, andhas been connected with the hospitals of the 

 city. 



Dr. Sharp has been for several years a member of this society 

 and was much interested in its work, being a quite regular attendant 

 at -its meetings. The hearty sympathy shown by such as he is of 

 inestimable value to the workers in this or any cause. He will be 

 most kindly remembered by tliose who knew him best. 



