THE MINNESOTA 
HORTICULTURIST. 
VOL. 23 JULY, 1895. NO. 6. 
| _Summer N{eetings, 1895. 
WISCONSIN STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
BY A. J. PHILIPS, SECRETARY. 
The meeting was held at Grand Rapids under the auspices of 
the Wood County Horticultural Society. This is one of the 
many places in northern Wisconsin where the cutting off of the 
pine timber, the drying of the cranberry marshes and the burn- 
ing of the blueberry bushes, is compelling the people to seek 
some new avenue or pursuit, and, with a soil well adapted to 
the cultivation of small fruits, that seems to be a subject in 
which the people manifest much interest. 
The meeting opened with a fair audience, which continued to 
increase through the day and evening. The greatest regret 
we experienced was the failure of Proff. Goff to be present,and 
many were disappointed. The corresponding secretary read 
an interesting paper from Mr. Tobey, of Sparta, on the outlook 
of small fruits since the drouth of ’94 and the frosts of ’95. It 
showed that though much damage had been done the interest is 
unabated. Mr. R. J. Coe, the treasurer, presented a valuable 
and instructive paper on the new varieties of small fruits. Mr. 
Boynton, who has been giving away evergreens to the children, 
read a good paper on ornamental tree planting. Mr. Fred Har- 
din read a paper describing his experience in starting a fruit 
farm and managing a trial station. 
The evening program opened with paper entitled ‘“‘Our Wild 
Flower Shows,” written by MissCornelia Porter,of Baraboo. It 
was full of good reasons why a wild flower and apple blossom 
show is a good thing to interest children in ‘their school work. 
