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Tn Plums add Forest Garden, DeSoto, and Weaver, and give 

 them double stars, and describe them as follows: 



Forest Garden^ — m., r., r., v. g., F. M., E., Am. 



De Soto,—xn., r. o., y. r., v. g., F. M., M., Am. 



Weaver (free stone), — m., flat r., v. g,, F. M., M., Am. 



In Raspberries star the Philadelphia and change Seneca from 

 dagger to star; also star the Gregg. 



In Strawberries erase star from Agriculturist and add it for Capt. 

 Jack and Gleudale. Add Downer's Prolific and give it a star, and 

 double star the Wilson. 



We have many promising sorts of apples, grapes, strawberries, 

 and raspberries recently introduced, or just coming into bearing ; 

 but as I am unable to give their descriptions fully, I will leave 

 them out. Next year we will try to take notes of all our success- 

 ful fruits, at maturity, with a view of having a complete Minnesota 

 list for the Michigan meeting in 1885. 



Describe the new Crabs recommended as follows : 



Early Strawherrij, — m., r., r.s., g., F., S., Minn. 



Beecher Sweet, — m., r., r., v. g., F. M., E. A. Minn. 



Orange, — m., r., o., g., F. M., L. A., Minn. 



Conical, — m., c, r., v. g., F. M., E. A., Minn. 



Orion, — 1., o., r. s., g., F. M., L. A., Minn. 



Minnesota, — v. 1., o., y. r., v. g,, F. M,, L. A., Indiana. 



Please refer this to the committee. 



Yours truly, 



OLIVER GIBBS, JR.. 

 Sec'y State Horticultural Society. 



WHO BEADS AND WHO CARES? 



A TRIBUTE TO COLONEL D. A. ROBERTSON. 



[The following: paper and the proceedings that ensued after its reading were 

 omitted from the regular report in order to atiord Colonel Robertson an oppor- 

 tunity to furnish notes of his remarks, which are now printed in full. — Sec- 

 ret aky.] 



Horticultural writers and speakers are a class who do a great 

 deal of public work for little pay. They are generally satisfied if 

 they have reason to believe that their labors are appreciated by a 

 few and likely to be of benefit to the many ; but there are times 



