MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. wt 
FM. Finch, St. Paul; Cacti. ' meg 
RR. J. Mendenhall, sitasleapalls api 3 ; 
38. Harris, LaCrescent ; 
W. Elliot, Minneapolis ; 6e . 
Wu. King, St. Paul; Flowers and Floriculture. oh a 
J. T. Grimes, Minneapolis; Vegetables and Market Gardens. 
W. E. Brimhall, St. Paul; Perennial Garden Vegetables. 
M. Pearce, Rochester; Vegetables and Market Gardens. 
E. H. S. Dart, Owatonna; Trees for the Forest, and Forest —— 
W.K. Bate; Stockton; Apple Culture. 
Reports of General Fruit Committee. 
Papers on other subjects or by other parties will also be accepted. 
The exhibition of fruits and vegetables has been an interesting feature at 
former meetings, and it is hoped that all who have new or nas Sigh ial 
specimens will bring them with them. 
The citizens of Owatonna will give free entertainment to members of the 
Society. Members who prefer it, and visitors, will find excellent accommo- 
dations at the Arnold House, at the reduced rate of $1.50 per day. 
Efforts will be made to secure the usual reduction in railroad fare. 
The annual membership fee of the Society is $1.00, but all are cordially 
invited to attend the meeting. 
CHAS. Y. LACY, Sec’y, ° 
Minneapolis, Minn. 
TUESDAY MORNING. 
In accordance with notice given in the public press, and the 
above programme, the Society met at Chambers’ Hall, and was 
called to order by President Smith at 11 o’clock a. m. 
Agricultural Society. 
Mr. Dart was called upon to make some remarks, but declined 
to speak. A letter from J. 8. Brockelhurst, Esq., of Princeton, 
was read, which opened a discussion on the conduct of the State 
Agricultural Society. 
Pres. Smith. No premiums have been paid except to horse- 
men, and no satisfaction is given by the officers in answer to 
inquiries. 
Mr. Grimes. I was surprised that they took in so much money 
as they did at the fair. The President told me that the premiums 
must be paid pro rata. 
Pres. Smith. It is time we cut loose from the Agricultural So- 
