RECORD OF 



ANNUAL WINTER 3IEETING. 



FIRST DAY. 

 Morning Session, Tuesday, January 10th, 1893. 



About sixty members of the society were present when the 

 meeting was callei to order at 10 o'clock by the president, J. 

 M. Underwood, of Lake City. 



After prayer offered by the Rev. C. E. Page, of Windom, 

 President Underwood opened the meeting with the following 

 remarks: "Ladies and gentlemen and fellow members of the 

 horticultural society : — It is needless, I hope, for me to express 

 the pleasure that I feel at seeing you all here to-day. It is my 

 belief that we are about to have one of the most successful 

 meetings in the history of our society. I am confirmed in this 

 opinion by the fact that I have been suddenly taken with a 

 severe hoarseness which will deprive me, in a great measure, 

 from saying very much, consequently you will have an oppor- 

 tunity to do yoar share of the talking [laughter]. I assure 

 you that I regret I am not in a position to perform my 

 ordinary functions of doing a good deal of talking, but it is 

 undoubtedly a providence, and I suppose is intended to give 

 you all a chance to say something [laughter]." 



"The first thing in the order of business is the appointment of 

 a committee on credentials, and I will name as members of that 

 committee Dr. M. M. Frisselle, Mr. Joshua AUyn and Mr. De- 

 wain Cook. The first thing on our program is the report of 

 the several committees on small fruits. Mr. Pearce, of Chow- 

 en, is the first one named on the program, but as he is not here 

 to report, I will call upon Mr. L. H. Wilcox." 



Mr. L. H. Wilcox, of Hastings, submitted a verbal report, 

 which will be found in its proper place under the head of 

 "Small Fruits." (See index.) His report was followed by 

 that of Mr. J. A. Sampson, of Excelsior. (See index. ) Mrs. 

 A. A. Kennedy, of Hutchinson, then submitted her report as a 

 member of the same committee. (See index. ) 



