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paid for with this money. I want to present these books to 

 the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, and I hope you 

 will receive them. (Applause.) 



Mr. J. A. Sampson, Excelsior: I move a vote of thanks to 

 Mr. Elliot for his kindness in presenting such valuable books 

 to this society. 



Dr. M. M. Prisselle, Excelsior: I rise to second that motion. 

 I think that the society is under special obligation to our ex- 

 president, Mr. Wyman Elliot, for this very generous . gift. It 

 certainly is very timely and very acceptable in many respects. 

 I know I speak the sentiments of the society when I say that 

 we all fully appreciate the gift, and accept the offering of Mr. 

 Elliot with many thanks. 



Mr. C. L. Smith, Minneapolis: I would like to second that 

 motion, but it seems to me almost a burlesque to do it, because, 

 after all, this is such a minute part of the great obligation the 

 society rests under to Mr. Elliot. During the past twenty 

 years, at least, the one man who has stood as the horticultural 

 society of Minnesota has been Wyman Elliot. Of course, 

 others have done what the could, and when they could, but the 

 one man who has been ready to do what nobody else could do, 

 and what everybody else did not do, the one man who has done 

 anything and everything that the rest of the society could not 

 do, has been Wyman Elliot (applause); and so while I heartily 

 favor this testimonial, as I say, it seems almost a burlesque to 

 thank a man for a little thing like that and lose sight of all the 

 greater things that have been done by him. (Applause.) 



Mr. J. S. Harris, La Crescent: In that donation we see a 

 nucleus for our librarj^ We have, in addition, our own reports 

 and a few exchanges. Last year it was my privilege to bring 

 up quite a bundle of books, and I did so this year also. Now, • 

 if every member will act as a kind of committee of one and 

 gather books for us, when we get that new home we are ex- 

 pecting so soon, we shall have a library and reading room that 

 will make it an interesting place for us old fellows — and^ the 

 young fellows, too — to go into and finish our education. I 

 heartily second the vote of thanks also. (Applause ) 



The motion was unanimously carried by a rising vote. 



Mr. J. S. Harris, then presented the photograph of Mr. 

 Jonathan T. Grimes, a venera "lie member of the Minnesota 

 State Horticultural Society, to the secretary with the remark 

 that Mr. Grimes had done much for the good of the society in 

 past years, and requested the secretary to preserve the same. 



