ANNUAL MEETING 519 



MORNING SESSION. 



Wednesday, December 4th. 



The meeting was called to order at 9:30 by President Under- 

 wood. 



Pres. Underwood: The general subject this morning is 

 apples, and the first topic on the program is in regard to top- 

 working the apple. We will hear from Secretary Philips of 

 Wisconsin, on "Top-Working the Apple." 



Mr. A. J. Philips, of West Salem, Wis., then spoke as fol- 

 lows: (See index.) 



The reading was followed by a long discussion. 



Mr. P. V. Collins: A few days ago I was in the Historical 

 Library in St. Paul, and in looking over the old newspaper 

 files. I read an account of the visit of a New York editor to 

 Minnesota. That editor was Horace Greeley. He said that 

 Minnesota was a very fine country, but he would not want to 

 live here because they could nev^er raise apples. That was in 

 1860. In 1865 he came here again, and the horticultural society, 

 or the horticulturists, had at the place where he was received 

 a large sign painted, on which his previous words were quoted, 

 that we could never raise apples in Minnesota. On a table un- 

 derneath this sign were one hundred varieties of apples raised 

 in Hennepin county. That shows that newspaper editors do 

 not know much about horticulture. I want to get better ac- 

 quainted with the people, and at the suggestion of my able 

 partner, my wife, I am here to ask you to an informal recep- 

 tion at our residence this evening. I have arranged with the 

 president to adjourn the meeting at nine o'clock. I want to 

 extend this invitation to every member of the society, and all 

 in attendance, including the ladies and everybody. Leave your 

 *'biled' shirt and swallow tail at the hotel, and come as you 

 are. (Applause.) 



Pres. Underwood: I thank Mr. Collins very much for his in- 

 vitation, and without any formality in the matter I will accept 

 Mr. Collins' kind invitation, and we will adjourn our meeting at 

 9 o'clock this evening. If we are all here promptly at 7 o'clock, 

 we will have time enough to get through our evening session. 

 If there is no objection, we will commence at 7 o'clock instead 

 of half past seven, and that will give us ample time to adjourn 

 at 9 o'clock. 



