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Mr. Emery. The work of these farmers in experimenting with 

 fruits so largely and liberally as Mr. Ludluff has done is of great 

 value, and they deserve to be classed and remembered as benefac- 

 tors. Especially should we as a society welcome them among us, 

 and I, therefore, move that, in consideration of long and distin- 

 guished service in horticulture, we tender Mr. Ludluff, as we 

 did yesterday Mr. Peterson, an honorary life membership in 

 this society. 



The motion was adopted by unanimous vote. 



Mr. Ludluff. Mr. President: .It is a great honor that is here 

 done me, and I thank the society for it. I feel an interest in your 

 society. You are doing good work in pomology. The greatest 

 disadvantage I see at present is the want of young men to take up 

 the experiment in fruit raising. We must arouse them in some 

 way, and teach them to love it and profit by it. This can be done 

 if we try to organize societies and have meetings at home. I will 

 do what I can for this in Carver county, and encourage our people 

 hereafter to come to the State Horticultural meetings and read 

 your reports. 



Mr. Ludluff 's paper was then read by the Secretary as follows: 



RE POET ON PLUMS, C HEEBIES AND APPLES 

 TESTED IN CAEVEE COUNTY. 



By Charles Ludlupp, of Carver, Minn. 



To the State Horticultural Society/ of Minnesota : 



Your Secretary asks me for an account of the cherry tree found 

 by him and P. Gr. Gould in the garden of Andrew Krause, 

 near Waconia, and for some facts about plums and apples I 

 have tested in this county, and which were in the Philadelphia ex- 

 hibit. 



THE OSTHEIM CHERRY. 



That cherry is the Ostheim Weischel. The original stock was 

 sent me by a pomological friend in Germany about twenty years 

 ago in the shape of root sprouts, and since that time T have propa- 

 gated them in the same way, and had them tested in various parts 



