STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 189 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



Wednesday, Jan. 19, 1887. 



President Elliot stated, upon the adjournment of the Amber 

 Cane Association, that there was time for an hour's session of 

 the State Horticultural Society. 



The committee on the president's annual address presented the 

 following report, which, on motion of Mr. Brand, was accepted: 



REPORT ON presidents' S ADDRESS. 



The committee recommend that every school district in the 

 State be furnished a copy, bound in cloth, of the annual report of 

 the Society. ^ . ' 



In the matter of experimental stations w^ are in favor of the 

 Hatch bill and of the location of the new stations in the prairie 

 districts. 



If means can be had we are in favor of a primer of Horticul- 

 tRire for use in families and schools; treating of the primary 

 principles of fruit growing and gardening and profusely illus- 

 trated. 



We recommend the setting aside of fifty dollars or so much 

 thereof as may be needed, for the purchase of books and pamph- 

 lets for the information and aid of the Entomologist, the books to 

 belong to the Horticultural Society, to be kept at the Agricul- 

 tural College Building when not in use. 



We indorse the recommendations made in regard to the better 

 organization of committees; also as to the improvement of the state 

 fair grounds. We suggest, when these improvements are made, 

 that it will be a good place for the Society to celebrate Arbor Day. 



We approve of the recommendation requesting the State Ag- 

 ricultural Society to give special premiums for outside county 

 exhibits and the giving of equal special sweepstake premiums 

 for the counties of Dakota, Hennepin and Eamsey. 



We suggest that in the floral department the premiums for 

 amateur exhibits be passed on by committees composed of ama- 

 teurs. 



