170 ANNUAL REPORT. 



President Wilder for this medal, and for his fatherly care for the 

 pomological interests of the State of Minnesota, which he has done 

 so much to promote in many years gone by, and that we express to 

 him our hope and wish that life and health may be spared to him 

 to meet with us at the next session of the American Pomological 

 Society in 1885. that we may greet him there and show him by our 

 presence and onr exhibits of fruit that we are profiting by his 

 teaching and his example. 



The motion being seconded, was carried by an unanimous and. 

 hearty vote. 



The following resolution was presented by the Secretary : 



Whereas, This society is doing business with funds donated in 

 part by the State, and whereas, it is desirable that the state officers 

 and members of the Legislature should have a more convenient op- 

 portunity to mingle with us at our meetings, and to examine the 

 horticultural productions that we exhibit, particularly our Minne- 

 sota fruits ; therefore, 



Resolved^ While keeping our home at the Agricultural College 

 in Minneapolis, and continuing to hold our summer meet- 

 ings here, that hereafter our winter meetings, occurring in the 

 years of the sessions of the Legislature, be held at St. Paul in the 

 room tendered us for that purpose by the Governor. 



The resolution was unanimously adopted. 



The subject of the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial 

 Exhibition, at New Orleans, being presented for consideration^ 

 Truman M. Smith moved that members be requested to raise 

 and select the finest fruits possible for the Horticultural Depart- 

 ment of this exhibition, and be ready to contribute them if the 

 State should decide to be represented there. The motion was. 

 adopted. 



M. C. Mesmer then read the following : 



