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always be present at the annual meetings, thanking him for the 

 invitations he extended and assuring him that all would be glad 

 to avail themselves of them, whenever practicable. 



Mr. J. S. Harris then submitted his report as a delegate to the 

 summer meeting of the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society. 

 (See index.) 



This was followed by the report of Mr. O. F. Brand of Fari- 

 bault who attended the Ontario society's meeting during the 

 summer. {See index. ) The society then took a recess until 

 7:30 P. M. 



Evening Session, Thursday, January 12, 7:30 p. m. 



The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M., by President 

 Underwood. 



Mr. J. B. Mitchell, of Cresco, Iowa, a delegate froia the Iowa 

 State Horticultural Society, submitted a paper entitled, 

 "Apple Trees from Seed." {See index.) Mr. Mitchell said 

 that he wished to correct the report of last year, which made 

 him say that trees grown from seeds would come into bearing 

 sooner than grafted trees. 



The society then listened to tbe report of L. R. Moyer of 

 Montevideo, a member of the committee on deciduous trees 

 and shrubs. {See index. ) 



This was followed by a short discussion, after which 

 Miss Sara M. Manning of Lake City read the following report 

 of the committee on out door herbaceous plants by L. R. Moyer 

 of Montevideo. {See index.) This was followed by a long dis- 

 cussion. 



Mr. L. R. Moyer then read the following paper, ' 'The Prairie 

 Flora of Western Minnesota," which was received with ap- 

 plause. {See index.) Considerable discussion followed the 

 reading of this paper. At this point Mr. O. F. Brand, chair- 

 man of the committee on life memberships, submitted a report 

 recommending for election to life membership Mr. William 

 Somerville, stating that he was one of the original twelve who 

 organized the association. 



The motion was seconded and unanimously carried by a ris- 

 ing vote. 



The society then listened to Mr. E. Nagel while he read his 

 paper on "Plants for Easter Flowering". {See index.) This 

 paper was followed by an interesting discussion. 



