MINNESOTA 



STATE HOBTICHLTDRAL SOCIETY. 



TRANSACTIONS 1887-8. 



TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING. 



At Market Hall, Minneapolis, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 



AND Friday, ^January 17, 18, 19 and 20, 1888, in Joint 



Session With State Amber Cane Association". 



\ NOTE.- This Society will not be held responsible for individual opinions which art 

 found in this report. — Secretary.] 



Following is the circular sent out announcing the annual winter 

 meeting of the Society : 



The Tweaty-first Annual Winter Meeting of the State Horticultural Society will 

 be held at Minneapolis, on January 17th to 20th, inclusive, 18S8, the State Amber 

 Cane Association occupying the time for its Eleventh Annual Session on the after- 

 noon of Wednesday, January 18th. 



A cordial invitation is extended to kindred organizations in other States, as well 

 as to those of Local Societies, to send delegates to the meetings, which are free to all 

 Ladies are especially invited to attend and take part in the exercises. 



All members are especially urged to be present and to render such assistance as 

 may be nesessary to make the session one of interest and profit. If you have suc- 

 ceeded in growing fruit come and tell us about it, or if you wish to know more 

 about it come and ask questions. We want a lively and wide awake session. 



Members of special and standing committees are expected to report in person or 

 by manuscript; let the same be brief and to the point. This is important as indi- 

 cating what progress is being made in fruit and vegetable culture throughout the 

 State. 

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