^Secretary's ^orijei*. 



The Secretary at the Fair.— On account of the official connec- 

 tion of the secretary with the horticultural exhibit at the state fair, 

 he will be found there all throu<^h fair week, and during- that period 

 the office and librarj- will be closed. 



Yellow Clover.— Mr. R. H. Penderj-^ast, of Dulutb, ha.s sent me 

 a specimen plant of a small kind of clover with a brijifht yellow 

 blossom. Do any of our readers know anything- about this? Mr. 

 Pendergast found it growing on his lawn. 



Col. J. II. Stevens. — We are glad to announce the steady improve- 

 ment in health of Col. Stevens. Few were aware of the severity of 

 the attack which prostrated him some three months since. For 

 several weeks he was confined to his bed, but a steady gain has at 

 last brought him down stairs and out of doors, and we hope soon to 

 see him about on the streets again. His active, temperate and 

 wholesome life stand him in good stead now at the time of his need. 



Three Score and Ten.— On August 17th last, our esteemed fel- 

 low worker, John S. Harris, passed the alloted span of life which 

 terminates with the seventieth birthday, and he is now living on 

 "borrowed time." With his temperate, cheerful and honest life, 

 we have reason to believe his credit so good that he will be able 

 to make a long loan at the outset and easily renew it as it matures. 

 That he may be granted a long lease of days in which to prosecute 

 the good work he has so much at heart is the earnest wish and prayer 

 of his host of friends. 



A Change of Name Suggested.— Prof. W. M. Hays, of the Univ- 

 ersity E.xperiment Farm, suggests the advisability of changing the 

 name of the "experiment stations" conducted under the auspices of 

 this society to "trial stations," so as to avoid any possible confusion 

 with the experiment stations now being conducted bj' the state ex- 

 periment station as branches. There being now three of these sub- 

 stations in operation in which experiments are being conducted in 

 horticulture as well as other branches of agriculture, it appears 

 that such a change wcMild be in the direction of clearness in no- 

 menclature. 



A Freestone Plum.— We received from the Jewell Nursery Com- 

 pany, lately, specimens of a haiulsome re<ldi8h-yellow plum of large 

 size for the season, 4*2 in. around, which at the proper stage of ma- 

 turity is a full freestone, with fine flesh, of excellent quality and 

 entirely free from astringency. We note that the stone is flat and of 

 large circumference, .mo that the fruit is more nearly divided in half 

 by it than in the case of any other native plum within our recollecton. 

 This, we take it, adds materially to its otherwise especial value for 

 domestic purposes. It is also a fine dessert fruit. If the tree has 

 as many good qualities as the fruit, it is well worth disseminating. 

 No name accompanied the specimens. 



