96 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



"There is" he said, "a very large variety of fruit. The ex- 

 hibit of seedlings is larger than we ever had before and more 

 exceptionally fine varieties are shown than ever before. There 

 are, perhaps, a dozen seedlings, here of exceptionally fine 

 quality. They would compare favorably with our magnificent 

 Wealthy apple. There is one variety on exhibition from Cot- 

 tonwood county, which is a remarkably ^Droductive variety. 

 The quality is good, and the wood exhibited with the fruit would 

 show that it is hardy. It has one merit and that is that it 

 will probably keep all winter. The committee are unanimous 

 in commending the fruit exhibit and other exhibits upon this 

 occasion as being a credit to the society and the people of Min- 

 nesota. There are sixty- eight plates and a number that are 

 not on plates, and some plates have several varieties. There 

 are enough apples exhibited to make about two hundred 

 plates. Counting in the seedlings and all, I should think we 

 have about fifty varieties in all represented. There are over 

 twenty varieties of seedlings here. (Applause)." 



Secretary Latham then read the following letter from the 

 president of the South Dakota Horticultural Society. 



FORESTBURG, S. D., Jan. 9, 1893. 

 A. W. Latham, Secretary Minn. State Horticultural Society, Excelsior, Minn. 



Dear Sir: Let me, through you, thank the Minnesota society for the 

 annual reports sent us. They are becoming a "standard text book" with 

 us on horticultural matters. 



Let me also thank your society for sending Hon. C. W. H. Heideman as 

 a delegate to our annual meeting. He is a gentleman that we were all 

 glad to meet and the longer we were with him the more we thought of 

 him. Minnesota is doubly blest in such scientific horticulturists, and 

 South Dakota will at all times have a warm welcome ready for him. 



1 am sorry that we are unable to send a delegate to your society this 

 winter; but as you know, we are so hampered for want of funds that it is 

 impossible. We live in hopes that time and the legislature will change 

 all this, and then we will endeavor to repay your society in a measure for 

 their numerous favors. 



"With best wishes for a pleasant and profitable meeting I remain 



Yours truly, 



H. C. WARNER, 



President. 



Mr. Clarence Wedge then submitted his report as a delegate 

 to the Iowa State Horticultural Society. (See index. ) 



Mr. C. L. Smith, chairman of the committee on president's 

 address, made the following report: 



Committee on president's address report the following items that seem 

 to call for special attention : 



We should emphasize the fact that drouth, rather than low tempera- 

 ture, kills trees and plants. 



We endorse the suggestion that more attention be given to the general 

 planting of seeds of all our fruits. 



