

Peaches.— Mr. A. F. Collman, (Iowa,) committee of awards on 

 peaches and pears at late annual meeting, said: "I examined the 

 peaches and I pronounced them very good. I do not see why you 

 should be discouraged in growing peaches when you can raise such 

 fruit as is exhibited here. The pears are very nice, but they are a 

 little past their season. I see no reason why you should be dis- 

 couraged in growing those fruits." 



A Horticultural Club was organized at Nimrod January Ist, 

 1896, called "The Nimrod Horticultural and Improvement Associa- 

 tion." There were eighteen members. The officers elected were: 

 President, Mrs. M. L. Williams, - - Nimrod, Minn 



Vice-President, Mr. Elmer Raines, - - « « 



Treasurer, Mr. Pat. McCoy, - . . . " " 



Secretary, Mrs. Dasie Morgan, . . . <( « 



Meetings to be held the first and third Wednesday' of each month. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



Mrs. Dasie Morgan, Secretary. 



I see in the last number of the HORTICULTURIST the reporter 

 makes me say in the discussion on "Fruit List," just the opposite of 

 what I iid say. What I said was "the Stewart is the best currant 

 in our section, and with such kinds as the Stewart, Victoria and 

 Long Bunch Holland we did not have any use for the Red Dutch." 

 The published report reads: "Mr. Richardson:— In our part of the 

 state the Red Dutch is ahead of anything else." 



S. D. Richardson. 



Winnebago City, Jan. 9, 1896. 



When the members get enthusiastic and several are trying to talk 

 at once, as often happens, it is no wonder the reporter makes a few 

 breaks.— Secretary. 



A New Plant. — "I wish to inquire if any member of the society 

 has tested the Poinciana Pulcherrima in Minnesota as a house 

 plant, and if so how it is regarded. With us it is the most beautiful 

 and satisfactory small tree we have. It grows to be eight or ten 

 feet high. A nurseryman of Oneco says of it: 'A magnificent win- 

 dow plant, combining the beauty of Mimosa leaves with gorgeous 

 flowers; blooms continually on new growths.' 



"By the way, trees were killed more extensivel}'^ last winter than I 

 ever knew them to be in Minnesota during the most severe winters 

 of my residence there." 



\ A. W. SlAS, Harbor View, Fla. 



