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499 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Commendations of “ Horticulturist.” 
“It is not at all too much to say that the change to a monthly 
doubles the value of the reports.” 
“Tt is with considerable pleasure I read the monthly report of the 
society.” 
“T am pleased with the magazine, it is just what I have been 
wanting.” 
“T heartily endorse the idea of sending out a monthly paper in- 
stead of a report only once a year.” 
“Your magazine is a splendid idea and deserves a large circula- 
tion.” 
“T am well pleased wlth the Horticulturist and think it is doing a 
grand work.” 
“T like the “Minnesota Horticulturist” ever so much, just what I 
have long wanted. It is of cash value.” 
“ Am pleased with it.” 
“Success to the Minnesota Horticulturist.” 
“T like the Minnesota Horticulturist ever so much.” 
“So able and so full of good things.” 
“The monthly Horticulturist is, indeed, a good thing.” 
“Tam more than pleased with the Horticulturist.” 
“We like the Minnesota Horticulturist so much we wish others to 
enjoy it, too, and receive its benefits.” 
“It is a very creditable publication, and I think that the grant for 
your work should be largely increased by the state, in order that 
you might be able to spend more money upon it.” 
“T think the new departure of your society, in publishing a maga- 
zine, a wise move.” 
“The idea of publishing the report asa monthly magazine is a 
good one. There is sad need of a reliable horticultural publication 
for our section, and I hope the Minnesota Horticulturist will do 
much to meet this want. Your state cannot expend money that will 
do more good and be of more permanent benefit to its people than 
to help support this publication and make it a good one.” 
“Tt is certainly a credit to the editor, and a valuable acquisition to 
horticultural literature. It is worthy of the support of every horti- 
culturist in Minnesota and adjoining states, and we hope it will 
have as large a circulation as it deserves.” 
J. C. Plumb, of Milton, Wisconsin, contends that what we gain in 
breeding for hardiness we lose in size and quality. If he is mad, he 
is not without method. Corn gets smaller towards its northern 
limit, and lofty trees do not thrive at the top of high mountains. 
We will always accept the inevitable when we are obliged to. We 
greatly prefer nice, sound, medium sized apples, of fair quality and 
of home production, rather than the scabby things shipped in the 
past season. Weare inclined to accept Plumb’s theory, just for the 
time being, on size, but on quality we will try to beat the world.— 
EB. H. S. Dartt. 
