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plant or cause to be planted one or more trees on the highway or some 

 other public place, and report such action at the next meeting of the 

 society. In addition to this action a committee was appointed in each 

 town where we have a membership to bring this matter before the 

 town meetings and thus secure united action of all citizens in the 

 matter so far as possible. 



We are to have a record of all trees planted this year by our mem- 

 bers and this reported to the society at the next meeting — this to 

 embrace fruit, forest and ornamental trees. 



We are getting in good working order and are securing new mem- 

 bers right along. We hope to be able to report some good work by 

 this society at the next annual meeting of the State Society. 



Yours truly, 



0. E. Saunders, 



President. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



KiEw, Russia, Dec. 28, 1885. 

 S. D. Hillman, Secretary, etc. 



Having read in the transactions of the American horticultural soci- 

 ety that your Society has received several medals for grapes, at the 

 New Orleans World's Exposition, and knowing Minnesota as a State 

 with severe winters — like our Russian — I take the liberty to ask you 

 to have the kindness to inform me of the manner of cultivating the 

 grapes in Minnesota, and to name me papers containing information 

 about this interesting subject. 



Be so good as to name me also the apples, pears and other fruits of 

 American extraction that grow in Minnesota, and which in your 

 opinion would be worthy to be propagated in Russia. 



If you want some information, or seeds, or plants from Russia, 

 please to write me and I shall make my best endeavor to serve you. 



Yours with great respect, 



G. DOPPELMAIR. 



On replying to the above the following was received : 



St. Petersburg, Russia, Feb. 28, 1886. 

 S. D. Hillman, Secretary, etc. 



Much obliged for your favor of the 14th of Februar}", and the valu- 

 able information that you have had the kindness to give me about the 

 growing of grapes in Minnesota, the growers of Russian apples, etc. 



