28 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



I have been twenty years trying to find out which is the best 

 variety, and it may be because I have not had as much experi 

 ence as other folks, but I have made a great many enquiries of 

 men who have had the experience, and when I have asked them 

 this question, "what two varieties would you plant?" they 

 would give me ten or fifteen kinds of berries . 



I think for market as far as I have seen them the Crescent is 

 the best; marketmen seem to favor them. 



We do not ship any berries, raise them only for our own use. 



Now of course I am giving you other people's ideas more than 

 I am my own, but I am satisfied that I am more interested in 

 strawberries now than ever before. 



Pres. Elliot spoke about the Busch place and his great profit 

 from forced cucumbers. 



Mr. Busch sold last year $12,000 worth from six acres of land, 

 mostly cucumbers, but some celery and cabbage. He stores 

 his celery in boxes and covers it with salted hay and brings the 

 boxes into the green house two weeks before it is needed. 

 Does not earth up in the field, and plants his celery very late. 



Mr. President — I have purposely neglected to call for a speech 

 of welcome from Prof. N. W. McLain until the last. 



Prof. McLain:— 



Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen: If it is true that a man 

 can make the best speech upon a subject of which he knows 

 the least, I ought to make a good one on horticulture, although 

 I know a good many things about horticulturists. 



I was brought up on a farm. I am surprised to hear that 

 there is only one bush in Minnesota, instead I think there 

 should be a good many trees equal to the man just referred to 

 by your president, and when you go away you must make up 

 yours minds that there is not going to be only one bush in 

 Minnesota. 



Now then, it is no use for me to try to tell you anything 

 about horticulture, but you are welcome at the state farm and 

 there are many nice things we would like to have you see be- 

 fore you leave. 



A motion was made and carried to have a short memorial for 

 the next annual report of Prof. C. Gibbs, a promoter' of horti- 

 culture. 



Meeting then adjourned sine die. 



On Friday, Jan. 27, the members of the horticultural society, 

 through the courtesy of the Minneapolis resident members, 

 m ade the tour of the park system of the city of Minneapolis, 



