22 Annual REPORT. Av NR 
“Horticultural Literature and Libraries;”” “ The Orchard—best locatic 
soil and protection. 5 SR 
Messrs. Miller of Dundas, and Kenny of Morristown, will be p re és 
production. The various fruit lists adopted or approved last year will b be ti 
up for revision. Every facility will be given for the exhibition of fresh and 
served fruits, vegetables and other horticultural products; and it is hoped 
this feature will be even more prominent than heretofore. The citizens of Re 
ter will give free entertainment to members of the society and those 
members. Such are requested to forward their names to 8. D. Hillman, Rockin 
ter, Secretary of local committee. All are cordially invited to attend the meet- 
ing. The usual reductions in railway fares are expected. No formal programme 
will be printed, but a second announcement will follow this in a few days. 
CHAS. Y. LACY,. ~~ 
Secretary. 8 a 
MINNESOTA STATE HorTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 
Minneapolis, January 11th, 1878. 
The annual winter meeting of this Society will be held at Rochester, beginning 
at 10 o’clock a. m., Tuesday, January 15th, 1878, and continuing three days. 
The following papers will be on the programme in addition to those already 
announced: 
Mrs. W. L. Breckenridge, Rochester, paper on some floricultural subject. 
Col. Geo. Healey, Rochester, ‘‘Location, Laying Out, Planting and Care of 
Cemeteries.” 
Wm. Somerville, Rochester, paper on ‘The Form of Orchard Trees.” 
EK. B. Jordan, Rochester, (subject not announced.) 
M. Pearce, Rochester, ‘‘Soil and Cultivation for Fruit Trees.” 
J.C. Kramer, La Crescent, paper on ‘‘Grapes,’’ paper on ‘‘Potatoes.”’ 
O. F. Brand, Faribault, (subject not announced.) 
Judge 8. W. Eaton, Rochester, will address the Society. 
The following subjects, in addition to those already announced, will be opened 
for discussion: ‘‘The Congressional Tree Planting Act;’’ ‘Sorghum, Its Culti- 
vation and Manufacture; ‘‘Uses of Crab and Siberian Apples;*’ ‘‘Probable 
Effects of the Warm Weather of December, 1877;° ‘‘Game, Trespass, and 
other Laws Affecting the Horticulturist;** ‘‘The Garden Pea—Cultivation, 
Varieties, &c.;’> ‘‘The Tomato.”’ 
Interesting ‘ean are expected from several commitees, and the exhibition of 
fruits, &c., will, it is hoped, be large and fine. The citizens of Rochester 
will give free entertainment to members of the Society and those becoming 
members. 
The annual membership fee is one dollar, but all are cordially invited to 
attend the meeting. The meeting will be held in Good Templars’ Hall, Brown’s 
Block. 
The Winona & St. Peter R. R. will setwrn members at one cent per mile. 
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R. R. has not yet been heard from, but it is 
confidently expected that it will, as heretofore, return members at one-fifth fare. 
CHAS. Y. LACY, Secretary. 
