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or three times during the season Mr. Moulton’s orchard of Russian 
apples, 5 
Mr. Dart. IJ think the duties of the committee should extend 
farther. Might be charged we were partial. 
Mr. Gould. Would amend to make it the duty of the committee 
to report on Russian varieties of apples under cultivation in this 
state. Would also amend to make the committee consist of five 
instead of three. These amendments were carried and the follow- 
ing successively. nominated and elected to serve upon the commit- 
tee: J. T. Grimes, E. H. S. Dart, J. M. Underwood, A. W. Sias, 
A. W. Latham. 
Comuinittee on Seedling Apples. 
Mr. Hollister. Move the appointment of a committee of three 
to report on Minnesota Seedlings at the next meeting of the Society. 
The motion was amended to make the committee consist of five 
members and then carried. The following were successively elected 
to serve: D. Day, Farmington; F. G. Gould, Excelsior; G. W. 
Fuller, Litchfield ; M. Pearce, Rochester; J.S. Harris, La Crescent. 
ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL SOCIETIES. 
The report of the committee on the Organization of Local Soci- 
eties was called for and was read by Mr. Harris, the chairman. 
The report was as follows : 
Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the State Horticultural Society :—The Com- 
mittee on the Organization of Local Societies would respectfully report, havmg 
given the matter a careful attention and would submit the following for the con- 
sideration of this meeting. 
Peculiar Need of Horticultural Progress. 
In agriculture, commerce and manufactures Minnesota is making unparal- 
elled progress and commanding the favorable attention of the whole civilized 
world. With one single exception, within her borders is found every element 
and every article is or can be produced in abundance that is essential to promote 
the-health, happiness and prosperity of a mighty nation. Our grain fields, our 
dairies. our sheep folds, and our lakes, rivers and brooks, stocked with the best 
of fish bid defiance to grim want, and with only such an amount of skillful labor 
bestowed upon them as is essential for the perfect development of the physical 
nature, the earth yields her increase and we have bread enough and to spare. 
The one exception is fruit alJ owr own—the lucious apples, melting pears, grapes 
that hold ‘wine in the cluster,’’ and all the smaller fruits plenty and convenient 
where we may pluck them from the tree and vine fresh and ripe, and this must 
