212 ANNUAL REPORT. 



A. W. Sias to the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society, ii> 

 February of this year. 



The Secretary stated that he should attend the Kansas City 

 meeting as U. S. Commissioner for the New Orleans World's- 

 Exposition, and should not need to present any bill of expenses to 

 this society. 



The committee on the Secretary's report, submitted the follow- 

 ing: 

 Mr. President and Members of the State Horticultural Society: 



Your committee to whom was referred the recommendations of 

 the Secretary have had time only to consider a few o the points 

 presented, but so far as we have taken them up, agree as follows: 



1st. That the sum of $100 should be appropriated annually for 

 expenses of sending out our annual reports, until such times as- 

 we may have local auxiliary societies to attend to their dis tribu- 

 tion, 



2d. That some plan should be devised by the society or by the 

 executive committee for increasing our membership, and also for 

 the procuring and proper distribution of seeds and cions. 



3d. That the Secretary's suggestions for extending our exchanges 

 of horticultural reports, so that all our members can be supplied 

 with reports of other societies, is approved. 



R. J. Mendenhall, 



Truman M. Smith, \ Committe 



Edward D. Porter. 



On motion the report was adopted. 



