ecretary’s (Yorner. 
THE ILLINOIS STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY will hold its an- 
nual meeting at Kankakee, Dec. 10, 11 and 12. 
NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES.—A full attendance of mem- 
bers of committees is much to be desired at the annnal meeting, but 
any that cannot come are urgently requested to assist in the work 
by mailing their reports to the secretary prior to that date. 
DELEGATE TO N. E. Iowa SociEtTy.—O. M. Lord, of Minnesota City, 
has consented to represent this society at the annual meeting of the 
Northeast Iowa Horticultural Society, which convenes at Hampton, 
Ta., Nov. 26 and 27. We may look for an interesting report of this 
meeting. 
MINNESOTA BEEKEEPERS’ ASSOCIATION, ANNUAL MEETING—Presi- 
dent West of this association wishes members to note that the an- 
nual meeting will be held on Friday following the meeting of the 
Horticultural Society, i. e., Dec.6; with perhaps a session or two on 
‘the day before. 
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON PALM—This historic tree spoken of in 
the last issue as the former property of George Washington, was 
sold Oct. 17 to W. A. Manda, S. Orange, N. J., for $62. As Mr. Manda 
is a life member of this society, we can claim an interest in this in- 
teresting plant. 
FRUIT IN COLD STORAGE FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING.—AII the fruit 
now in cold storage at Minneapolis, held for that occasion, will be 
delivered at the hall of meeting Tuesday morning, but unless other 
arrangements are made, it is expected that each person will attend 
to setting up his own fruit. 
RESERVOIRS WATERTIGHT BY PUDDLING—A late bulletin on “Ir- 
rigation” issued by the Nebraska Experiment Station says: “Small 
reservoirs which have been constructed for use in connection with 
windmill pumping and whose beds have been thoroughly puddled 
by cattle tramping through them, or by other means, are stated by 
their enthusiastic owners to hold water as well as cemented Cis- 
terns.” “Thus it seems that by puddling the bed of a reservoir it 
may be made at once impervious.” 
1895 REPORT, WISCONSIN SOCIETY.—The annual report of our sis- 
ter society came to hand a few weeks since. Itis a little late in is- 
suing, but full enough of good material to amply compensate for 
the delay. Many of the papers are of especial value to Minnesotians, _ 
and we hope to reproduce them later. I note that the president and 
the secretary in their reports say very kindly words for this society 
and the work it is doing, and especially for the monthly magazine. 
Every member of our society would be better off for a copyof the 
Wisconsin report. 
Pw 
