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they have the interest of the Society at heart, and that they are 

 with you at work in the same cause. We know that many of us 

 have large interests to look after, besides our own horticultural 

 work, and it takes very much of our time. We hope that you 

 will bear with us if we do not always do just as you think we 

 ought to. Sometimes our task seems to be burdensome, but we 

 feel that on the whole, it pays us well for the time and money 

 that we spend in this character of work. If we do not reap the 

 benefit ourselves, perhaps others will; future generations may 

 derive some good from our work, and feel that we did not live 

 and work in vain in our time. We may possibly give some aid to 

 others in this good cause in which we are all striving to become 

 more enlightened. 



In regard to the work of legislation before the committee, I 

 wish to ask each and everyone who may have suggestions to 

 make to put them in writing and forward them to the committee, 

 so they may know what your wishes are. And wherever you 

 can put in a wotd for our Society, we hope you will do so and not 

 say you have no interest in our work. Every new member that 

 you can get will add so much more to the interest of the cause. 

 The work committed to us to do in this life, we should do with 

 all our might, and we trust it will be done faithfully and well. 

 Some of our members have spent a good deal of time in this work 

 without receiving any pecuniary compensation or reward, but I 

 hope and trust that you will continue to do all in your power to 

 forward the interests of this Society. 



Mr. Frankland. Mr. President, in looking around the room I 

 have felt myself a privileged member of your Society. I did not 

 expect to receive such kindly treatment at your hands, although 

 I have traveled a good many miles, and came from beyond 

 the boundary to attend this meeting. I came to learn, and de- 

 sire to return my thanks to this Society for giving me such very 

 kind and useful instruction. I have been amply repaid for my 

 visit; and if at another time I can make the necessary arrange- 

 ments, I shall be very happy to visit Minneapolis, or some other 

 place where your Society may meet again. 



Mr. Eeeves. I wish to thank the members of the Horticultural 

 Society for courtesies shown me and for honors conferred, both 

 on my account and the state I have the honor to represent. I 

 hope that any who can do so, will visit the Iowa society when- 

 ever you have the opportunity, and I wish to give you a cordial 

 invitation to attend the next meeting of the Northern Iowa hor- 



