MINNESOTA 



STATE HORTIGULTURAL SOCIETY. 



ANNUAL WINTER MEETING. 



At Market Hall, MiNiifEAPOLis, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 



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



Session with State Amber Cane Association, 



The twenty-first annual winter meeting of the State Horticultural 

 Society, held at Market Hall, Minneapolis, convened on Tuesday 

 morning, Jan. 17, 1888. The meeting was called to order shortly be- 

 fore 11 o'clock, by the President, Wyman Elliot, of Minneapolis. 



Prayer was offered by Prof. Gr. E. McLean, of the State University, 

 Minneapolis. 



President Elliot announced the following committees: 



Committee on Award of Premiums : M. C. Bunnell, Newport;'J. S. 

 Harris, La Crescent; Mrs. M. S. Grould, Excelsior. 



Committee on Fruit Lists: A. W. Sias, Rochester; J. S. Harris, 

 La Crescent; M. Pearce, Minneapolis. 



Committee on Final Resolutions: Col. J. H. Stevens, Minne'apolis, 

 A. W. Sias, Rochester; G. W. Fuller, Litchfield. 



Committee on Obituary: J. S. Harris, La Crescent; C. L. Smith, 

 Minneapolis; S. D. Hillman, Minneapolis. 



Committee on Publication: Col. J. H. Stevens, of Minneapolis; 

 with the President and Secretary. 



President Elliot stated it would perhaps be proper to name commit- 

 tees on Award of Premiums on Essays. 



Mr, Pearce. So far as the essays are concerned I think it is better 

 to have them read and awards made by the Society as a whole. 



Mr. Harris If there is time to have them read carefully that would 



