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the cause of horticulture throughout the whole country, the more 

 wrinkles will he carry and all the more firmly will he be established in 

 the hearts of every true pomologist. 



Some future day when our Society shall have a finejhall of their own, 

 the likeness of the member who produced the greatest number of object 

 lessons on the first day of our organization, and for many years after- 

 wards, and the member Avho was always so kind and gentlemanly to 

 all, ever returning good for evil, will not be the least appreciated 

 among the many good pictures that shall grace its walls from time to 

 time as years roll on. 



Mr. President, I move yoa that the Secretary be instructed to place 

 a frame around this picture, and to present it to the Society in that 

 shape. 



The motion was adopted. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



The following communications were read by the Secretary : 



FROM KANSAS. 



Geneva, Kan , Dec. 24, 1885. 

 S. D. Hillman, Secy., etc.: 



My dear fellow worker: Although I have never had the pleasure of meeting you, 

 or in fact, but few of your State horticulturists, I have often wished to do so. 

 Somehow I have never traveled that way, but hope to visit your State perhaps next 

 summer. It has, within the last few months, become my duty, amiong other 

 things, to meet with the various state societies whenever possible, and I hope it 

 may be so that I can find it convenient to meet with your Society, 



I should like to know the plan or rules that govern the time and place of holding 

 your meetings. It is my desire to get some plan carried out by which the neigh- 

 boring states can hold their horticultural meetings in succession instead of at the 

 same time as is often the case. At present I have a trip laid out to meet the socie- 

 ties of Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan from Jan. 19th to Feb. 9th. The Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture says there is so little money in the contingent fund that we 

 must be very economical in incurring expense. Yeu may- not know that he has 

 appointed me "Pomologist to the United States Department of Agriculture," as a 

 step towards establishing a Pomological division in the departm'ent which shall 

 serve the country with the aid of the government to back it. Such a thing has 

 never been attempted before in a national way, and it is hoped this move of the 

 Commissioner maybe seconded by the permanent establishment of the Division, 

 together with an appropriation sufficient to carry on the work, and then better 

 things may be looked for. 



H. E. Van Deman. 

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