MINNESOTA 



STATE Horticultural Society. 



TWENTIETH ANNUAL MEETING 



At the State Capitol, St. Paul, Tuesday, Wednesday, 

 Thursday and Friday, January 18, 19, 20, and 21, 1887, 

 In Joint Session with State Amber Cane 

 Association. 



Following is the circular sent out announcing the annual 

 meeting of the Society : 



The twentieth annual winter meeting of the State Horticultural- Society, 

 will be held at the capitol. St. Paul. [on Jan. 18 to 21 inclusive, 1887, the State 

 Amber Cane Association occupying the time for its tenth annual session, on 

 the afternoon of Wednesday, January 19th. 



The public are earnestly invited to attend the meetings, which are free to all. 

 Ladies are very cordially invited. 



Members are specially urged to be present, and all others interested in the 

 objects of the meeting. Local societies are requested to send delegates and 

 participate in the proceedings. It is desired that this may be one of the most 

 interesting and profitable sessions yet held in the history of either associa- 

 tion. 



Reports from individual members of committees are expected in person, or 

 by manuscript. Let none be negligent in this respect, to the end that we may 

 know whether fruit culture is making that progress it should throughout the 

 State. Give concise reports of varieties cultivated in your immediate neigh- 

 borhood, with names of persons having the greatest success with fruits, flowers 

 or vegetables, and the names, as far as possible, of varieties under cultivation 

 succeeding best; especially of hardy, new varieties, or seedlings that may be 

 more fruitful or better adapted to your location than old and tried varieties; 

 stating character of soil, exposure and protection, if any. 



Members of committees and others are requested to send or bring sample 

 products of fruits, flowers and vegetables, in order to make an attractive and 



