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EEPOETS FROM LOCAL SOCIETIES. 



The Secretary stated that he had written Prof. Asire, secre- 

 tary of the Hennepin County Horticultural Society, but had re- 

 ceived no report as yet from him. He understood no meetings 

 had been held by the society for several months past. 



The following report was then read: 



SOUTHERN MINNESOTA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Following is a report of the winter meeting of the Southern 

 Minnesota Horticultural Society, held at Rochester, Jan. 1 and 

 2, 1889. 



President A. W. Sias called the meeting to order and H. W. 

 Stedman, being made secretary j;ro tem., read the report of the 

 secretary, Edwin Deacon, who was not present. In this report 

 the society was congratulated on account of its success; for 

 starting with seven charter members its membership now num- 

 bers fifty-nine, twenty-six different villages being represented. 



The society was incorporated in June, 1888; the following 

 members were the incorporators: 



A. W. Sias, Edwin Deacon, Wayland Stedman, John Bamber, 

 E. G. Ballard, Rochester; C. H. Pond, Kasson; John S. Harris, 

 La Crescent; S. A. McHenry, St. Charles; E. D. Sias, Rochester; 

 E. H. S. Dartt, Owatonna; J. M. Underwood, Lake City; J. H. 

 Vandervort, B. F. Hotaling, Edward Searing, Mankato; Dewain 

 Cook, Windom; Wm. L. Martin, Smith's Mills; H. W. Menden- 

 hall, Garden City; Albina Larkins, Mankato; Chas. T. Wag- 

 oner, Eagle Lake; John Wunder, Winona; O. M. Lord, Minne- 

 sota City; Wm. Somerville, Viola; S. Wedge, Rochester. 



The summer meeting of the society was held on the fourth of 

 July, at " Bamber' s Grove," near the city of Rochester. A 

 goodly number were present, a very creditable exhibit of ber- 

 ries, vegetables and flowers was made and premiums awarded, 

 after which the society listened to some remarks by two of Min- 

 nesota's pioneer horticulturists, J. S. Harris and A. W. Sias. 



There is certainly much in the present status of our society to 

 give us encouragement, and we ought not to enter our second 

 year of labor with any feeling of discouragement, for this year; 

 if each member does but a part of his duty, the membership may 

 easily be swelled to one hundred or more. 



