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128 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. | 
For three years past they had been asking legislative aid to the extent 
at least of publishing their reports that the people may have the benefit 
of the experience of those who are giving their lives to horticultural 
work, but thus far without success. 
After the address of welcome by Mayor Powers, of Yankton, and the 
response by C. A. Cowles, of Vermilion, the secretary, Prof. Charles A. 
Keffer, of Brookings, read his paper “Forestry as a Government Problem.” 
The morning session of the second day was well attended. Commit- 
tees were appointed, and some interesting papers were read and dis- 
cussed. 
Delegate C. W. Young, of Concord, Nebraska, and the Minnesota dele- 
gate were made honorary members of the society. 
Your delegate was honored by a place on the awarding committee and 
on the committee revising the fruit list. 
The Russian thistle was reported a great pest in some portions of the 
state. 
Mr. T. H. Coniff, of the World’s Fair commission, addressed the society 
on the advisability of assisting the commission with a horticultural ex- 
hibit from the state. 
A committee of three was appointed to work in conjunction with Gen- 
eral Manager Gibbs of the commission. 
President McLouth, of the Agricultural College at Brookings, delivered 
the address, ‘‘ Horticulture and the Home.” y 
A valuable paper was read by Mrs. Mary L. Clark, of Drakola, on ‘‘How 
I Grew Plants in the Winter.” 
A fine collection of conifers and other trees adorned the room. A large 
collection of chrysanthemums, from the Agricultural College, beautified 
the tables. Eleven varieties of apples and some fifty specimens of canned 
fruit were exhibited. 
Mr. Gourney, of Nebraska, exhibited several cans of fruit preserved by 
the silicic acid method. Healso gave us an exhibition of side grafting 
which was considered a superior way. especially for plums and for top 
working. 
At the morning session of the third day, premiums were awarded; the 
committee on the revision of fruits made their report, and officers and 
delegates were elected. 
The following are the varieties of apples which were on exhibition: 
Ben Davis, Walbridge, Grimes Golden, Pippin, Wealthy, Seek-no-further, 
Willow Twig, Wallawathee, Bellflower, Baldwin and Perry Russet. 
The following varieties of fruit were recommended for cultivation: Of 
apples, Duchess, Wealthy, Whitney and Hibernal; for trial, Tzalletsreff, 
Annis, Charlamoff, Red Queen, and Antonovka; of crabs, Early Straw 
berry, Hyslop, Briars Sweet and Minnesota; for trial, Snyder; of plums, 
Desota, Forest Garden, Rollingstone, Wolff, Harrison Peach and best 
natives of Dakota, and the Miner for the southern district. Pears for trial, 
Bessamanka and Flemish Beauty; cherries, dwarf or sand cherry; 
raspberries; for red, Turner and Philadelphia; black, Souhegan, Ohio and 
Gregg. The blacks should be given some winter protection. Of black- 
berries, the Lucretia dewberry for trial; of strawberries, Crescent with 
Downers Prolific or Charles Downing; for trial, Warfield No. 2, Havi- 
land and Winsor, fertilized by Glendale or Mt. Vernon; of grapes, Concord, 
