42 ANNUAL REPORT. 



MORNING SESSION 



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First Day, January 15, 1884. 



College of Agriculture, Minneapolis, ) 

 Tuesday, January 15th, 1884. f 



The society met at 10:30 a. m., and being called to order by the 

 president, was welcomed to Minneapolis by Col. John H. Stevens 

 in the following address: 



COL. STEVENS' ADDBESS. 



Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen of the State Horticultural So- 

 ciety: 



In behalf of the citizens of Minneapolis, I bid each one of you a 

 most cordial welcome, and tender you their warmest hospitalities. 

 They trust that your deliberations may be fraught with much mo- 

 ment to the future destinies of the Northwest. Your labors here- 

 tofore have been of such a character as to warrant this conclusion; 

 for seldom has an organization accomplished more real lasting bene- 

 fit to the people of the state, and judging the future by the past, 

 we may expect to reap a golden harvest in the propagation of fruit, 

 flowers, and everything else that appertains to horticulture, through 

 your efforts. Our citizens feel honored by your presence, and will 

 endeavor to make your sojourn with us pleasant, assuring you that 

 we all feel greatly interested in your noble calling, which has a 

 tendency to make our thresholds so happy. 



