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SOUTHERN MINNESOTA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



ANNUAL REPORT, 1893, PREPARED BY CLARENCE WEDGE, SECRETARY. 



In accordance with Article III, of the constitution of j'our 

 society, I have the pleasure of furnishing herewith a list of the 

 members of the Southern Minnesota Horticultural Society and a 

 report of the proceedings of their first annual meeting. 



At a preliminary- meeting of a few horticulturists of Mower and 

 Freeborn counties, held at Albert Lea in October last, F. W. Kimball, 

 of Austin, was chosen president, and Clarence Wedge, secretary, 

 and a committee on program appointed, which in due time 

 announced the following program: 



Program of the Winter Meeting of the Southern Minnesota Horticultural 

 Society, to be held in the city of Austin, Wednesday and Thursday, December 

 13th and 14th, 1893: 



OPENING SESSION, WEDNESDAY, 1:30 P. ?I. 

 Prayer, Rev. C. E. Wright; What are We Here For, Pres. F. W. Kimball; Can 

 a Farmer Grow Strawberries, Geo. H. Prescott, Albert Lea, Manlius Asher, Aus- 

 tin; Lawns and Ornamental Trees, G. Seebach; Profit in a Minnesota Orchard, 

 E.D.Ames. Lyle; My Four Best Russian Apples, J. B. Mitchell, Cresco, la.; ap- 

 pointment of committees by the president ; Question Box. 



WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION, 7:30 P. X. 

 Address of Welcome, Mayor of Austin ; Response to Address of Welcome, by 

 a member of the society; Tbe Raspberry Patch, J. S. Harris, La Crescent; Will 

 Horticulture Pay in this Country, L. French; Some Hints on Flowers all Can 

 Grow, A. X. Kinsman, Austin ; The Influence of Horticulture on Our Homes, O. 

 W. Shaw, Austin. 



THURSDAY XORNING SESSION, 9:00 A. ?I. 

 How to Prune the Grape, illustrated, C.R.Ransom, Albert Lea; Plums, a 

 Neglected Fruit, Clarence Wedge, Albert Lea ; Evergreens for Shelter, A. V. Ellis, 

 Austin; What Fruit can our Farmers Most Profitably Plant, E. H. S. Dartt, Supt. 

 of Experimental Station, O^s'atonna; Report of committees; Question Box. 



THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION, 1:00 P.M. 

 Election of officers; a discussion on vegetable gardening led by J. S. Harris, 

 Geo. H. Prescott, and others; Remarks on General Horticulture, J. J. Hunt, 

 Brownsdale; The Growing of Celerj', X. I. Johnson, Austin. 



Discussions will follow^ each paper read. Ever>'body is cordially invited to at- 

 tend these meetings and take part in the discussions. Membership in the society 

 which will entitle the holder to receive the cloth bound reports of the State Hor- 

 ticultural Society, a fine book of over 300 pages, $1.00 per annum, payable to secre- 

 tary. 



FREE ENTERTAINEENT 

 has been provided for all niembers by the citizens of Austin. Come all and help 

 make the gardens and orchards, the streets, parks and groves of this, our "Blue 

 grass region,'' the richest and most beautiful of the state. 



Day sessions in the auditor's office of court house. Evening sessions in the 

 court room. 



F. W. KlMBALi,, President, CLARENCE WEDGE, Secretary, 



Austin, Minnesota. Albert Lea, Minnesota. 



The programme as above was carried out with the exception of 

 papers bj' Manlius Asher, E. D. Ames, L. French, C. R. Ransom. J. J. 

 Hunt, and N. I. Johnson, several of whom are known to have been 

 detained by sickness. The papers read before the society and the 

 discussions following were of a nature likely to be helpful to those 



