98 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The motion was seconded and unanimously carried. 



President Underwood then read the . following letter from 

 Mrs. C. O. Van Cleve. 



Minneapolis, Minn., January 11, 1893. 

 President Underwood, 



Dear Sir: 1 regret exceedingly that my impaired health, and almost 

 total deafness prevents my attendance at the horticultural meeting now 

 in session in Minneapolis. I read the proceedings as published in the 

 daily papers and trust that this will be a pleasant and profitable session. 

 Soloman, who is called the wisest man, in recounting what he lias done, 

 says, "I planted me vineyards, I made me gardens and orchards, and I 

 planted trees in them of all kinds of fruits," and we have reason to be- 

 lieve that he realized more pleasure from his horticultural experiments 

 than from many enterprises in which he was engaged. And our Savior's 

 beautiful allusion to the lilies, "which toil not, neither do they spin," is 

 an inspiration to all who cultivate the lovely flowers that yield such large 

 and satisfactory returns. 



As from year to year you come together to exchange ideas and learn how 

 best 10 care for and cultivate the fruits and flowers, you gather strength 

 and encouragement to go forward and strive for still greater success, and 

 can say with the representative of a very ancient horticultural meeting, 

 "and they took of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down 

 unto us, and brought us word- again and said, ' it is a good land which the 

 Lord our God has given us.'" 



Wishing you continued and ever-increasing success in your praiseworthy 

 efforts to develop and inspire the great capabilities oi our beloved state, 



I am verv cordially yours, 



C. O. VAN CLEVE. 



Mrs. Jennie Stager of Sauk Rapids offered the following 

 resolution : 



^^Resolred, That the members of the Minnesota State Horticultural 

 Society present a bouquet of the flowers now on exliibition at its twenty- 

 sixth annual meeti ig to its fellow member, Mrs. General C. O. Van 

 Cleve, to express to her the kindly thoughts and wishes of this association, 

 and 



Besolved, That the lady members be appointed a committee and 

 present the same bouquet to which was awarded first premium at this 

 meeting." 



The motion was seconded and unanimously carried by a ris- 

 ing vote. 



The following letter, from the board of mangers of the Min- 

 neapolis Exposition, was read: 



Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 12, 1893. 

 Mr. J. M. Underwood, President State Horticidtural Society. 



Dear Sir: As the Minnesota State Agricultural Society has defi- 

 nitely decided not to hold a fair in 1893, and as the Minneapolis Industrial 

 Exposition Association has decided to hold an exposition— opeuing Sep- 

 tember 6th and closing October 7th— which promises to excel all held 

 in the past, we feel that it would be eminently proper for us (in the 

 absence of a state fair) to enlarge upon our line of exhibits, and include 

 the horticulturist of the state, believing that an exhibit such as you 

 could and would make with the proper incentive in the way of liberal 

 premiums would prove a great attraction to our coming exposition, and 

 result in great benefit to the individual exhibitors. 



This matter has not yet been presented to our board, but, if favorably 

 received and considered by your society, I would suggest that a committee 

 familiar with the details of such exhibitions be appointed to confer with 

 our board with regard to same. 



Trusting this may meet with your approval, I remain. 



Respectfully yours, 

 W. M. Brackett, General Manager. 



