4 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



SEMI-CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY SESSION. 



J. M. Underwood, Lake City, Presiding. 



Song — Trafford N. Jayne. 

 Some History — A. W. Latham, Secretary. 



The Heroes of Minnesota Horticulture — Clarence Wedge, Albert Lea. 

 Personal Recollections — A. J. Philips, West Salem, Wis. 

 The Ladies of the Society — Mrs. Jennie Stager, Sauk Rapids. 

 Greeting from University Farm — A. F. Woods, Dean. 



The Minnesota Society and the Northwest — Prof. C. B. Waldron, Agri. Col- 

 lege, N. D. 

 Looking Ahead — C. S. Harrison, York, Neb. 



To conclude with a lantern slide talk, "Veterans of Minnesota Horticulture." 

 Slides prepared by Prof. LeRoy Cady. 



Friday morning session was given up largely to the plant 

 breeders' auxiliary, and as we had with us all of the leading plant 

 breeders of the Northwest it was a thoroughly practical and 

 profitable session. The reports of the fruit-breeding farm fol- 

 lowed by discussions on this appealing subject made up a meeting 

 of unusual interest. The last session of the annual gathering, 

 Friday afternoon, is not to be considered as a weak one, as we 

 always put onto the program of that session as good material 

 as is found at any session of the meeting. As you read again 

 this program you will note that this is the case. A large attend- 

 ance was present at that session, and when the meeting closed, as 

 late as 5 :00 o'clock, after an hour given up to parting talks by 

 many of the members, there were still one hundred in the audi- 

 ence. 



I must speak especially of the Gideon Memorial contestants, 

 four of whom delivered orations from the platform. Full par- 

 ticulars in regard to this will be found in the Secretary's Corner 

 of this number. 



There are unquestionably many other things worthy of men- 

 tion in this short account of the meeting, but where so large a 

 number give splendid service to the society it becomes impossible 

 to make personal mention. It is due, however, that I should 

 speak of two of those on the program who came from a distance 

 outside the state, delivering three addresses each without com- 

 pensation by the society, and whose services were most highly 

 appreciated : Prof. S. A. Beach, Horticulturist at the Iowa State 

 Agricultural College, and N. A. Rasmussen, President of the 

 Wisconsin Horticultural Society, an expert market gardener and 

 an institute worker in his own state. 



