ANNUAL WINTER MEETING. 55 



Practical Tree Planting on the Prairies and Preservation of the Natural 

 Forest Region— Prof. D. E,. McGinnis, Secretary of the Chamber of Com- 

 merce, Grand Forks, N. D. 



Timber and Water Conservation— H. C.Putnam, Eau Claire, Wis. 



Present Situation of the Forestry Problem- B. E. Fernow, Chief of 

 Forestry, Washington, D, 0. 



Geo. C. Jones, Watertown, S. D., State Forester, E. T. Ensign of Col- 

 orado, and J. O. Barrett, Secretary Minnesota Forestry Association and 

 others prominent in this field will be present or contribute papers for the 

 occasion. 



Thursday Morning Session, 9 o'clock. General Subject, Bee-Keeping 

 and Fruit List. 



Prayer. 



Address by J. P. West, Hastings, President Bee-Keepers' Association. 



Report of committee on apiculture— Dr. J. R. Walker, Leech Lake; 

 Mrs. J. W. Blackwell, Alexandria. 



Suggestions to Beginners in Bee-Keeping— C. C. Aldrich, Morristown. 

 Further papers will be presented by Prof. S. B. Green and others, inter- 

 spersed with discussions. 



11 o'clock. Report of committee on fruit list. 



Thursday Afternoon Session, 2 o'clock. General Subject, Annual Elec- 

 tion and World's Fair. 



Report of committee on award of premiums. 



Report of committee on president's address. 



Report of delegate to South Dakota Horticultural Society— C. W. H. 

 Heideman, New Ulm. 



Report of delegate to Iowa Horticultural Society— Clarence Wedge, 

 Albert Lea. 



Report of delegates to Am. Horticultural Society — Wyman Elliot and 

 A. W. Latham. 



Annual report of the executive committee. 



Annual election of officers. 



Status and Plans for the Minnesota Horticultural Exhibit at the Colum- 

 bian Exposition— A. W. Latham, Superintendent. 



Report of World's Fair committee— J. M. Underwood, W. Elliot, Prof. 

 S. B. Green. 



Forestry at theWorld's Fair — J. O. Barrett, Secretary Minnesota Forestry 

 Association. 



How can the Florist Assist in the Horticultural Exhibit at the World's 

 Fair?— A. S. Swanson, St. Paul. 



Thursday Evening Session; 7:30 o'clock. General Subject, Floriculture. 



Report of committee on deciduous trees and shrubs— L. R. Moyer, Monte- 

 video; Ralph D. Cleveland, Minneapolis; Wm. Wachlin, Faribault. 



Report of committee on out-door herbaceous plants— L. R. Moyer, Monte- 

 video; W. J. Wickersheim, Idlewlld; Miss Sara M. Manning, Lake City. 



The Prairie Flora of Western Minnesota — L, R. Moyer, Montevideo. 



