518 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The secretary. Mr. A. W. Latham, submitted the following 

 annual report: (See index.) 



The annual report of the treasurer, Mr. F. G. Gould, was 

 then read by secretary Latham, as follows: (See index.) 



Pres. Underwood: The next on our program is the report 

 of the committee on legislation. 



Mr. Elliot: The secretary has gone into that in detail, and 

 I do not think I can add anything to it. All I can say is that 

 we started in to obtain something, and we obtained what we 

 started in for, and it has put our society in a great deal better 

 condition than it has ever been in before. 



Pres. Underwood: We will now listen to the report of the 

 delegate to the Northeastern Iowa Horticultural Society, Mr. 

 O. M. Lord, of Minnesota City. 



Mr, Lord: I feel somewhat handicapped in this report by 

 the statement of the secretary that yon would expect a good one. 

 I do not know what earthly reason he had for making such a 

 statement. If I render a correct report of the meeting I shall 

 certainly make a good one; at least I was greatly interested in it. 

 Judging from the papers that were read here today they 

 certainly have the merit of brevity, and I fear I shall trespass 

 on your time. If my paper is too long, I want you to step on 

 my toes. 



Mr. Lord then submitted the following report, which was re- 

 ceived with unstinted applause: (See index.) 



Pres. Underwood: We will now listen to an address by Prof. 

 Hansen, of Brookings, South Dakota, on "Notes on European 

 Horticulture." (See index.) 



A brief discussion ensued. 



Pres. Underwood: We have another paper on the program 

 this evening, and I will call on Prof. Brewster. 



"The Ideal Horticulturist." Prof. H. W.Brewster, St. An- 

 thony Park. (See index.) 



Pres. Underwood: Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes 

 our program for this evening. Tomorrow morning's program 

 begins at 9 o'clock. The general subject is apples. The meet- 

 ing is now adjourned to 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. 



