PROCEEDINGS 
AT THE 
Pee NT ER MEETING, 
HELD AT ROCHESTER, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, 
JANUARY 15, 16, anv 17, 1878. 
The society met pursuant to the following notice which was 
forwarded by postal card to the principal newspapers and the lead- 
ing horticulturists of the state. 
ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
MINNESOTA State HortTICcULTURAL SOCIETY, 
Minneapolis, Dec. 24th, 1877. 
The annual winter meeting of this society will be held at Rochester, beginning 
at 10 o'clock a.m., Tuesday, January 15, 1878, and continuing three days. The 
following have already promised papers on the svbjects named, and favorable 
answers’are daily expected from others. 
U.S. Hollister, Esq., St. Paul, ‘‘ The Growing of Seeds for Market.”’ 
Hon. L. B. Hodges, St. Paul, ‘‘ Planting Trees for Shade and Ornament on 
Streets and Roads.’’ 
E. Wilcox, Esq., ‘Trempeleau, Wis., report on ‘‘The Propagation of Hardy 
Trees.”” 
Hon. R. J. Mendenhall, Minneapolis, report on ‘‘ Injurious Insects.” 
J.S. Harris, Esq., La Crescent, report on ‘‘ The Horticultural Exhibit at the 
State Fair.”’ 
Prof. Chas Y. Lacy, Minneapolis, ‘‘ Education for Farmers.” 
The following subjects have been proposed for discussion: ‘‘Commercial Fer- 
tilizers—does it pay to use them in the West?’’ ‘‘ Home made Fe.tilizera—best 
plans for securing, composting and applying for fruit and vegetable gardens;”’ 
