84: ANNUAL REPORT. 



Nil N N KSOTA 



State Horticultural Society. 



NINETEENTH ANNUAL MEETING 



-AT- 



Harrison's Hall, Minneapolis, 



TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, 

 JANUARY 19, 20, 21 and 22, 1886. 



Following is the circular sent out announcing the annual meeting 

 of the Society : 



The Program for the Annual Winter Meeting is unusually complete, and the officers of the Society 

 feel assured of an interesting and profitable seeeiou. To this end they earnestly and cordially invite 

 every member of the Society, as well as all others interested in horticultural pursuits, to be present 

 and take part in the proceedings. It is hoped and expected that County horticultural societies and 

 other Ivindred organizations from a distance, will send delegates and take part in the discussions. 

 The amount of personal sacrifice made necessary by attendance upon the daily sessions will be amply 

 repaid by the information which may be gained from the consideration of numerous practical topics 

 o be brought before the meeting. 



The public are earnestly invited to attend, especially the evening sessions, as the meetings are 

 not exclusively for members, but are free to all. The ladies are very cordially invited. 



Any person may become a member of the Society on payment of one dollar, the annual member 

 ship fee, and be entitled to receive one or more copies of the annual reports and back numbers if 

 desired. 



In addition to the usual reports of officers and the members of the various fruit committees, it Is^ 

 specially requested that members and others prepare short papers or essays upon practical and use 

 ful subjects, giving their experience and such suggestions as may seem timely and proper, and such, 

 as may be calculated to elicit profitable discussion and afford valuable information upon horticul- 



