106 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



FRIDAY MORNING SESSION. 

 January 23, 9 a. m. 



The meeting was called to order by the president. 

 President Elliott: We have with us here today Prof. C. B.Wal- 

 dron, or the North Dakota Agricultural College, of Fargo, who 

 has prepared a report on wild fruits which he will now read. 



Prof. Waldron: There is no report about it. I cannot tell 

 you people of Minnesota anything new in regard to wild fruits. 

 You have about the same as we have, only I want to show you 

 that we are as well off as you are. 



Prof. Waldron read the following paper: "Fruits of North 

 Dakota," by Prof. C. B. Waldron, Fargo, N. D. (See index.) 



A short discussion followed. 



Pres. Elliot:— We have some resolutions that Prof. Green 

 will read. 



Prof. Green then read the following resolutions inviting the 

 American Nurserymens Association to Minneapolis: 



Resolved, That we, the members of the Minnesota State Horticultural 

 Society, hereby extend to the American Nurserymens Association a cor- 

 dial invitation to hold their next annual convention in the city of Min- 

 neapolis, and pledge the best efforts of our society to make the meeting a 

 pleasant and entertaining one. 



Resolved, That a committee of twenty-five from this society be appointed 

 to act as a reception committee to act with representatives of the city 

 council, park board and other organizations to make the necessary ar- 

 rangements for the above meeting. 



On motion the resolutions were adopted. 



The president then appointed J. M. Underwood, C. L. Smith 

 and A. W. Latham a committee to consider the subject of this 

 resolution and to recommend twenty-five members to be ap- 

 pointed as delegates. 



Pres. Elliot: Ladies and gentlemen, I have the pleasure 

 of introducing to you the Mayor of Minneapolis, Mr. F. G. 

 Winston. He will now address a few words to you. 



Mayor Winston: Mr. President and gentlemen of the State 

 Horticultural Society: I did not come in here this morning to 

 address you, but I came here to pay my respects to your so- 

 ciety and to see the fruits you have on exhibition. I do not 

 believe I could talk on the subject of horticulture; I am not 

 familiar with the business. Anything in the agricultural line, 

 like cattle, horses, corn, wheat or potatoes, I am more familiar 

 with. Having been born and raised on the farm, I know some- 



