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roads and a relief to this city, and to those who live contiguous 

 to the river into which this enormous quantity of plant food is 

 now being thrown. 



Mr. Pearse. This is a question in which I have been deeply 

 interested and I labored on it for about two months, I found the 

 gardeners were so indifferent that I finally dropped the whole 

 matter in disgust. This manure is worth millions of dollars to 

 them and it is being wasted by the thousands of loads. But as 

 soon as arrangements can be made, we are going to get it. 



President Elliot. If you are not too slow in making your ar- 

 rangements, and do not let some syndicate step in and take this 

 thing. If they do, the farmers and gardeners will have to pay 

 for all they get. 



Prof. Green. In Boston where I was foreman of a nursery, 

 we used to buy large quantities of such material for use, and a 

 high price was paid for it, and it was considered a good invest- 

 ment. 



The meeting then adjourned until seven o'clock p. m. 



EVENING SESSION. 



THURSDAY, JAN. 17, 1889. 



The meeting was called to order at seven o'clock p. m., by 

 President Elliot. 

 The following paper was read by Prof. Green: 



NECESSITY OF HORTICULTURAL EDUCATION. 

 By Prof. Sarmiel B. Green, St. Anthony ParJc. 



Members of the Minnesota Horticultural Society, 



Ladies and Gentlemen: Allow me to call your attention 

 to something of the progress made in horticulture, and also to 

 the education best suited for the young men who desire to en- 

 gage in it. 



I well know that many of the efforts made to educate youag 

 men in this country, who would take firm hold upon agriculture 

 and horticulture, and follow it as a life work, have been par- 

 tially unsuccessful, and some times it has happened that for a 



