120 ANNUAL REPORT. 
None have had any root protection. All are winter varieties. Rol- 
lin’s Pippin and Wabasha are first class eating apples. 
Mr. Jewell :—Have seen these apples. Of the six varieties only 
two fixed my attention. The Wabasha is nothing remarkable. The 
Elgin Beauty is as fine as any Duchess I ever saw. It never lost 
any growth in consequence of the winter of 1872-3. The apple is of 
fine appearance. The tree is in better condition than the Melinda. 
(A full description of these apples will be found in the appendix.) . 
Centennial. 
Business arrangements for the Centennial Exhibition was the 
next order taken up. ‘ 
Mr. Grimes :—It will requre some one to be there to receive, dis- 
play, and take care of the fruit, and this Society must send some 
one. 
Mr. Elliot :—There should be a committee of three to confer with 
the State Centennial Board. 
Mr. Harris :—The State Agricultural Society is intending to make 
an exhibition of the products of Minnesota, and depend much up- 
on the Horticultural Society to aid them. 
Mr. Dartt moved that this Society exhibit in connection with the 
Agricultural Society. The motion was carried. . 
Mr. Dartt moved a committee, consisting of Messrs. Elliot, Har- 
ris and Jewell, be appointed to confer with the Agricultural Society 
or its Executive Committee. 
Mr. Harris suggested that it might not be policy for him to act 
on that committee as he was a member of the Executive Committee 
of the Agricultural Society. 
Speeches were made by Messrs. Hart, Jewell, Dartt and Elliot. 
Mr. Jewell moved to amend by dropping the name of Mr. Harris 
and substituting Mr. Lacy. The amendment was accepted and the 
motion carried by which Messrs. Elliot, Lacy and Jewell were ap 
pointed such committee. 
A motion was made by Mr. Harris that the Horticultural Society 
sustain the committee just appointed in whatever they may do after 
conference with the Executive Committee of this Society. 
The motion was disposed of by instructing the committee to 
report to the Executive Committee of the Society. 
Mr. Pearce moved a resolution pledging the efforts of the Horti- 
cultural Society toward making an exhibition at the Centennial, 
but no action was taken on the motion as it was considered best to 
await the action of the Legislature. 
