26 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Win. Lyons — 



Three bu. asparagus First, 1.00 



Pie-plant First, 1 .00 



R. P. Lupton, Excelsior- 

 Collection of vegetables Second, 3.00 



Pie-plant : Second, .50 



Beets Second, .50 



Turnips Second, .50 



Lettuce ^ First, 1 00 



Extra Premiums Allowed. 

 J. F. Gilmore, Richfield, on collection of gooseberries 



and currants 2.00 



FLOWERS. 



Roger S. Mackintosh, pansies First, $3.00 



E. Nagel & Co., Minneapolis, floral design First, 5.00 



Martha Lyons, cut flowers Second, 3.00 



Hand bouquet Second, 1.00 



F. G. Gould, Excelsior- 



Collection of art flowers First, 5.00 



Collection of roses First, 5.00 



Collection of pansies Second, 2. 00 



Hand bouquet First, 2.00 



J. G. Bass, Hamline, collection of roses Second, 3.00 



REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS AT THE SUMMER MEETING 



OF STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY HELD AT 



STATE EXPERIMENTAL STATION, JUNE 26, '90. 



About twenty-five were present including Prof. J. L. Budd, 

 of Ames, Iowa. There was a fair show of strawberries but the 

 general complaint was that the crop was light, especially on 

 old beds. New beds had fruited more abundantly than old 

 ones. 



The exhibit of roses, by F. G. Gould, was exceptionally fine. 



The show of vegetables was also very good. 



The meeting was called to order by Pres. Elliot, at 1:30, and 

 was first addressed by Prof. Budd, who spoke of his increasing 

 belief in the value of Russian fruits, especially in cherries, and 

 said some of the Russian cherries would grow wherever the sand 

 cherry would. He spoke favorably also of the Russian apple, 

 and said some of them were valuable for low lands, while some 

 were especially adapted to high lands. 



Mr. O. C. Gregg, being introduced by the president, made 

 some interesting remarks upon the relation of horticulture to 

 the Farmers' Institute course. 



Col. J. H. Stevens next addressed the meeting as follows* — 

 Mr. President, I hardly know what to say when those great 



