STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. ni I 
state in the union, the state in which the nurserymen has the 
most difficulties to contend against; the state which offers premi- 
ums to the tree planters, it is left to the state to tax the man who 
has the temerity to grow trees for the tree planter. 
We feel that all that is needed is to call the attention of our 
legislature to this subject, and that their love of justice would 
prompt them to remove this burden. 
G. W. FULLER, 
A. W. SIAS, 
Committee. 
The committee on fruit, etc., on exhibition report the number of 
fruits not up to premium years, but very creditable considering the 
past severe winter. 
Apples and Crabs. 
Oliver Gibbs Jr., Lake City, exhibits 3 plates Minnesota Crab, 
1 plate Tallman Sweet, 2 plates Walbridge, 2 plates Haas, 2 plates 
Russett, 1 plate Utter’s Red. 
H. E. Lowell shows 6 plates Wealthy, 1 plate Morrison’s Seed- 
ling, 1 plate very fine unnamed sweet seedling. 
A. W. Sias of Rochester, shows 1 plate Pewaukee, 1 plate 
Wealthy, 1 plate Walbridge, 1 plate Fameuse, also specimens of 
Wabasha Seedling, Minnesota Greening, Melinda, Rollins, Russett 
and four unknown. 
John $. Harris of La Cresent, exhibits 1 plate each of Jonathan, 
Westfield, Seeknofurther, Northern Spy, Winter Winesap, Perry, 
Russett, Little Red, Romanite, Willow Twig, Walbridge and one 
seedling named La Crescent. 
O. D. Storrs of Wright Co., shows Wealthy, Pioneer, Winstead 
Pippin, Walbridge, Morrison’s Treasure, Minnesota, Hyslop, Pride 
of Minneapolis and other varieties of seedlings. 
We find three specimens of Alexander very fine, but do not 
know who exhibits them. 
Wyman Elliot of Minneapolis shows a collection of new vari- 
eties of potatoes, including Burbank’s Seedling, Beauty of Hebron, 
Early Tennant, St. Patrick, Clark’s No. 1 and 2, Chicago Seedling. 
The severity of last winter and the severe winds of last autumn 
jn many portions of the state, makes a large exhibition impossible: 
G. W. Fur, 
Chairman of Committee. 
