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by sun-scald. His remarks were very interesting. He was 

 elected an honorary life member of the society. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



The following officers were elected: 



President — A. W. Sias, Eochester. 



First Vice President — J. S. Harris, La Cresent. 



Second Vice President — M. J. Hoag, Eochester. 



Secretary and Treasurer^ — H. W. Stedman, 'Eochester. 



Executive Committee — J. Bamber, S. G. Whiting and L. Mc- 

 Lean. 



Mr. G. A. Van Campen, secretary of the Southern Minnesota- 

 Fair Association, then made a short address. 



He hoped that the two Southern Minnesota societies would 

 always be close friends. Both were interested in the prosperity 

 of this section of our state and desired a creditable fair. He- 

 knew that the horticultural society had greatly contributed 

 toward making the fair attractive and successful. 



A paper on floricultare, by Mrs. A. E. Larkin, of Mankato, was- 

 next read. She was given a vote of thanks for presenting such an 

 interesting paper and was made an honorary member for one 

 year. The hope was expressed that she would again favor the 

 society with another article. 



H. W. Stedman next read a paper entitled "Smith and Jones;: 

 or, how Horticulture Assists Agriculture." 



During the discussion, President Sias said that he had known 

 farmers, who, by neglecting horticulture and having neither 

 trees, gardens, fruits nor flowers, had made their farms so unat- 

 tractive and lonesome that their wives became insane and that, 

 their children, when old enough, were glad to leave for the city» 



It was stated that many of our native trees and shrubs grow- 

 ing wild in river valleys and on hills were very desirable and 

 beautiful, and that if they were sold by tree agents for high 

 prices, they would be appreciated and planted. Among these 

 are the Wahoo, or burning bush, which, with its bright crimson 

 berries, looks lide a tree of fire all winter, and the Bladder Nut^ 

 the Dogwood, the Woodbine and the Buffalo berry, and vines, 

 such as the Clematis, Bitter-sweet and Virginia Greeper. 



J. S. Harris read a paper on "Insects Injurious to the Horti- 

 culturist." He described at length the white grub, an insect 

 that feeds on strawberry plants. In the discussion he said that 



