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in liis eightieth year before his spirit departed to join the great band 

 on the other side of the river were "'Let us go out and plant some 

 trees;" and Alexander Mitchell, the great railway president, of Mil- 

 waukee, who was one of the most munificent patrons of horticulture 

 in the Northwest, are a few of the names of the departed of 1887 

 which are as familiar as household words to us all. Let us ever cher- 

 ish their memory and profit by their example. May our words and 

 works be such that when we are gone other generations may be able 

 to say that the world is better for our having lived in it. 



J. S. Harris, 

 C. L Smith, 



S. D. HiLLMAN, 



Committee. 



IOWA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual meeting of the Iowa State Horticultural Society, at 

 Des Moines was well attended. President Patten, in his annual ad- 

 dress, stated: 



The society has established trial stations, ofi'ered premiums for the 

 introduction of new and adapted varieties, and the systematic practice 

 of crossing and hybridizing which it is advocating will be productive 

 of great good. It is demonstrating the wisdom of critical analysis of 

 the situation before proceeding. It is, in short, every day making 

 horticulture more of a success. 



The annual election of officers resulted as follows: 

 President — C. G. Patten, Charles City. 

 Vice President — Eugene Secor, Forest City. 

 Secretary — George Yan Houten, Lennox. 

 Treasurer — H. Sthrom, Iowa City. 

 Custodian and Librarian — G. B. Brackett, Denmark. 



WISCONSIN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual winter meeting of this society was held at Platteville, 

 Wis., beginning Jan. 10, 1888. 



The following list of officers was elected : 



President— J. M. Smith, Green Bay. 



Vice President — B. F. Adams, Madison. 



Secretary — B. F. Hoxie, Eyansville. 



Corresponding Secretary — A. L. Hatch,^Ithica. 



Treasurer — Matt Anderson, Pine Blufi". 



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