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without especial flattery to you or to your people, that none have 

 been conducted more ably; none have included more interesting 

 discussions and papers than have the meetings of this week. I 

 shall ever esteem it as a high privilege that I have been enjoying 

 this past week among you. I shall return to my home feeling 

 that I have been benefited by being in your midst. Of one ses- 

 sion especially, I wish to speak. I must say that on yesterday 

 evening your entertainment in this hall was worthy of an audience 

 of thousands. People have often paid door fees to attend literary 

 entertainments, simply viewed as such, that were not equal to 

 your entertainment in this hall last evening. I thank you again 

 for the honor you have shown me. 



President Elliot. Speaking for the members of our associa- 

 tion, we feel that we have been greatly honored by the presence 

 of these friends that have come here; that have come from the 

 east, from the north and from the south. We have not only been 

 instructed, but have been helped by their presence, and feel it 

 will add increased interest to our organization. * 



Mr. Grimes. I would suggest that this Society send two dele- 

 gates to the next meeting of the American Horticultural Society, 

 to be held in Texas, one to bear his own expenses. 



Col. Stevens. I should object to that. I should hate to go 

 with my expenses paid, while my friend Grimes was able to de- 

 fray his own expenses. 



Prof. Eagan said as the matter had been mentioned, he would 

 say that he hoped all would consider themselves as delegates and 

 invited to that meeting; it would be second to no other, unless 

 perhaps, the one held in California. The citizens of Texas were 

 making arrangements for the meeting, which would be held in 

 February, 1890. He had already been in correspondence with 

 parties interested concerning the arrangements for the meeting. 



President Elliot. Friends, we are about to close our annual ses- 

 sion, and I hope that you all have been paid for your coming here 

 and taking part in this meeting and in these discussions. I hope 

 that when you go home you will not lay down your enthusiasm, 

 nor let the work lag for want of your support. We desire that 

 everyone should feel that he has something to work for in this 

 great Northwest, in the line of horticulture. We hope you will 

 all come again next year feeling that it has been a profitable one, 

 and that you may have made greater progress than in any pre- 

 ceding year. We want you to feel that you have been guided 

 and directed aright by those you have placed in charge, and that 



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