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not be kept until they were deprived somewhat of their vitality and 

 usefulness. More pains could be taken to embellish such a periodi- 

 cal and made it readable; and whatever force there is in homeopa- 

 thy might appl}^ to this form of issuing- the report. The doses 

 would certainly be smaller and more easily taken, and perhaps it 

 would be easier to sugar-coat it. Its frequent and regular appear- 

 ance would be a constant reminder, and I believe it would be more 

 generally read than at present. 



As to the disadvantages of such an arrangement, there are none 

 of which I know that, upon reflection, do not cease to be so. I be- 

 lieve such a change would be the means, in our hands, of increas- 

 ing very largely our membership and the influence of the society 

 for good. The additional expense connected therewith, as far as it 

 is permitted to increase, need not exceed the additional fees received 

 from an increase of membership. I have conferred with the public 

 printer and the gentleman in charge of it, and there seems to be no 

 obstacle in the way of the suggested change. I beg you to give 

 this, as it seems to me, very important subject your earnest consid- 

 eration. 



Financial Report. 



I have the honor to submit the following financial report for the 

 year: 



Receipts from aunvial membership fees for 1892 $ 7.00 



1893 349.00 



1891 17.00 



Life membership fees , 15.00 



Total $388.00 



Di sbiirseiiients— 



Postage $137.59 



Printing, stationery, etc 109.11 



Express on reports, etc 12.60 



Expenses annual meeting, 1893 21.95 



Librarj' rent, etc 19.56 



Sundries 12.10 



E. A. Cuzner, salary 15.00 



Seal for society 6.10 



Paid to treasurer 50.39 



Total $388.00 



The disbursements, as they appear in this and in my financial 

 report for the preceeding j^ear, do not indicate exactly the compara- 

 tive expense of administering the secretary's office, as it has been 

 found a convenient method for all concerned for the secretary to 

 pay the cvirrent bills of the office directly from the membership fees 

 received, presenting a full detailed bill to the executive committee 

 at the time of the annual ineeting to be audited at one time, instead of 

 presenting in detail a large number of small bills. This method of 

 administering the finances meets the approval of the auditing coin- 

 mittee, and saves a large amount of work. The only objection to it 

 is that it gives the secretary no opportunity in his report to show 

 that he has paid a large fund into the treasury. 



Conclusion. 



The close of the third year of my service in your behalf is now at 

 hand. It has been a service in every way satisfactory and agreea- 

 ble to me, and, I trust prodvictive of some good results to you and 

 the interests of the horticulture of our state. While I know that my 

 work has not been free from error, and that certainly many things 

 that I have done might have deen better done or even, perhaps, bet- 

 ter left undone, yet it is equally certain that my only motive has 

 beeu in all instances to advance the work you have placed in my 

 hands. 



During the past year my duties in connection with the World's 

 Fair have taken me for a large portion of my time away from my 

 immediate duties as secretary. The ordinary routine work of the 

 society during this period has not, I believe, been neglected, and I 



