48 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Vice-President Wedge: We will next hear the report of Mr. 
H. J. Ludlow of Worthington. (See indez.) 
Vice-President Wedge: We have just received the following 
interesting telegram from our president, who is on his way 
home from California: 
WOODLAND PARK, Col., January 19, 1892. 
A. W. Latham, Secretary Minnesota State Horticultural Society. 
Very regretful I am prevented meeting the friends of horticulture. 
Pass strong resolutions endorsing the forest reserve system. Expect to 
be at my office Saturday. WYMAN ELLIOT. 
The telegram was received with applause by the members. 
The secretary then read the following reports: ‘‘Report on 
General Fruits.” (See index), and ‘‘A Report on Experimental 
Stations,” both by M. Pearce, Chowen. (See indez.) 
These reports were listened to with attention. 
The secretary then read the following paper: ‘“The Condi- 
tion of Fruit Growing in Central Minnesota,” by G. W. Holmes, 
Glencoe, Minn. (See indew.) 
The secretary next read the following paper: ‘‘Beyond the 
49th Parallel,” by Thomas Frankland, Stonewall, Manitoba. 
(See indea. ) 
The secretary then read the following: ‘‘A Report on 
General Fruits,” by C. F. Miller, Faribault, Minn. (See index.) 
Secretary Latham: I want to say before we adjourn that I 
have prepared a register of membership of the society, and I 
wish members would examine it and see if it is correct as far 
as their names are concerned, and also the names of others of 
whom they know. Of course such a register will not be 
entirely correct, for mistakes will creep in, in both names and 
post office addresses. It is my desire however, to have it as 
correct as possible and I ask the assistance of the members 
present, in perfecting it. 
I want also to call the attention of the members to the 
beautiful display of fruit on this table. These oranges were 
sent to the society with express on them pre-paid, by our old 
friend and fellow member, Truman M. Smith, of San Diego, 
Cal., who was for so many years, president of this society. 
He has also written a letter which will be read tomorrow even- 
ing to the society. 
The secretary then occupied a few minutes in exhibiting and — 
describing the fruit donated by Mr. Smith. 
Vice-President Wedge: If there is no objection we will now 
adjourn until 7:30 this evening. 
The meeting was here adjourned. 
