96 ANNUAL EEPORT. 



Meeting was called to order by the president, A. W. Sias, who 

 announced that our secretary had resigned by reason of his late 

 sad misfortune, — that of becoming almost totally blind, — hence 

 it was necessary to proceed to the election of ofiicers. After the 

 renewal of memberships, in order to become legal voters, on mo- 

 tion of M. J. Hoag, meeting proceeded to annual election of of- 

 ficers, which resulted in the election of the following: 



President — A. W. Sias. 



Vice President — E. L. Cotterell. 



Secretary and Treasurer — M. J. Hoag. 



Executive Committee — A. W. Sias, M. J. Hoag and J. J. Oassi- 

 day. 



Mr. S. Wedge moved that the secretary cause a notice to be 

 published in each of the Eochester papers inviting all persons 

 interested in horticulture to join the society. Motion carried. 



treasurer's report. 



Amount of receipts $66 50 



Disbursements 56 80 



Balance in treasury $9 70 



(Signed,) M. J. Hoag, 



Treasurer. 



Number of annual members for 1885 50 



After some very appropriate and interesting remarks by our 

 retiring secretary, Hon. S. W. Eaton, the society adjourned to 



meet on call of the president and secretary. 



M. J. Hoag, 

 Secretary. 

 Eochester, Jan. 3, 1885. 



The following communication was read from Eev. G. W. Ful- 

 ler, of Litchfield, Meeker County. 



EEPOET ON FEUIT. 



Litchfield, January, 1885. 

 The past year gives us nothing new in the way of fruit. The 

 Duchess and Wealthy continue to be the only large apples we can 

 grow and too many of these yield to adverse conditions. The 

 Transcendent is the only tree that retains its color under the 

 repeated severe cold of this winter. All others are more or less 

 colored. 



