THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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(iai-den vegetables—W. Paddock, (leneva; C. H. Perkins, Newark: 
J. N. Mersereau, Cayuga: E. 8. Hayward, llochester. 
(trapes and small fruits—0.M. Hooker, llochester; I. D.Cook, South 
Byron; H. M. Eisner, Syracuse; Frank Lewis, Lockport; George S. 
Josseyln, Fredonia. 
Native Fruits—W. C. Barry, llochester; Professor L. H. Bailey^ 
Ithaca; L. Woolvertou, Grimsby, Gut.; A. M. Smith, St. (’atherines; 
E. A. Bronson, Geneva. 
Nomenclature-W. Ck Barry, llochester; J. J. Thomas, Fnion Springs; 
S. 1). Willard, Geneva ; I). Bogne, Aleclina. 
Oi-namental trees andshrubs—George Ell wanger, llochester; George 
G. Atwood, Geneva; John Charlton, llochester; Charles Little, Roch 
ester; Robert Ades, Ilochestei-. 
Ornithology—('harlesA. Green, Rochester; Professor J. H. Lang- 
ville, Washington, D. (’.; Dr. C. Hart Merriam, Washington, I). C. 
MINNESOTA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The twenty-seventh annual meeting of the Minnesota 
Horticultural Society, in Minneapolis, January 9—12, was 
largely attended. President J. M. Underwood, of Lake 
City, presided. In his address he recommended the estab¬ 
lishment of local branches of the state society. Professor 
N. E. Hanson, who is assistant professor of horticulture at 
the Iowa State Agricultural College and experiment station, 
presented a paper on the sand cherry as a stock for plum 
and cherry. J. L. Harris, La Crescent, reported successful 
use of the sand cherry. He recommended the propagation 
of native plums, from roots and root cuttings, as preferable 
to propagation by grafts, especially as to apples. Professor 
Hansen presented a plan of propagation in vogue at the 
large nursery of Silas Wilson, Atlantic, Io\va, wdio plants 
4,000,000 vines annually with great success, including 
1,250,000 Concords. This plan gets 75 to 80 per cent, of 
vines of the cuttings, one-half of wdiich live and produce. 
Z. K. Je\vett, of Sparta, Wis., w'as made an honorary mem¬ 
ber for one year. Mr. Jew'ett gave a new' w-ay of treating- 
enemies of plums, by fencing-the trees in and turning fow ls 
in on them. The fow'ls killed the curculio. S. M, Emery, 
formerly of Wabasha, now' a director of the experiment 
-Station of Montana, at Bozeman, read a paper on “ Irriga¬ 
tion for Minnesota.” It w'as thought by some that by 
planting pits the best varieties of plums were produced. To 
develop better plums plant the best seed, of the best variety, 
and continue that, and the fine varieties will follow'. Pro¬ 
fessor Hansen thought pit planting was not so well as graft¬ 
ing and budding, by both top and root cutting. Plum 
planting was recommended to be in double rows, 10 feet 
apart, and the trees 10 feet from each other. 
On the life of Minnesota apple trees, Mr. Brand, of 
Rice county, showed that trees properly planted and cared 
for are not short lived. He described trees of Rice county, 
thirty years old, that are bearing 14 bushels to the tree since 
coming into bearing, and are in fine life yet. Other speakers 
maintained that short life w'as the fact, and it was better to 
replant often. Mr. Hains reported in detail on five or six 
new seedlings discovered during the year, mostly scattered 
in the. southern counties. Scions of these have been grafted 
and will be put into the experiment stations next year. 
There were also reported some new plums, also in the 
southern part of the state. Mr. Taylor detailed thirty-six 
years’ experience with windbreaks. Now' he does not be¬ 
lieve in them. P'ruit is stronger of stem w'hen exposed to 
the wind. Mr. Lyman, of P^xcelsior, described a seedling 
crop twenty years old, which commenced bearing six years 
ago^ and bears every year from 8 to i 5 bushels of apples. 
Secretary A. W. Latham, in his report, gave the mem¬ 
bership strength of the society as over four hundred and 
twenty-five members. He advised that the annual report, 
instead of being published in one volume, be issued in tw'elve 
parts, one for each month, in fact to make a small monthly 
magazine out of the present cumbersome book. The society 
is in prosperous financial condition. Treasurer Titus Day 
reported that receipts of the year had been $1,179.55, with 
expenditures $1,155.94. 
J. H. Harris’ report of the exhibit of the state at the 
W'orld’s Eair show’ed that there w'ere 800 plates of fruit, 
besides the exhibits in solution and in jars ; of apples and 
Siberian crabs there were 125 varieties shown; peaches, 4 
varieties; natural plums, 45; and grapes, 55 varieties. 
Minnesota’s part in the organization of the Columbian 
Bornological Society w'as detailed. C. L. Whitmore, of 
Chicago, editor of Hardivood urged the union of horticul¬ 
ture, pomology and forestry. 
The committee on fruit list recommended the follow'ing 
varieties, which w'ere endorsed by the society : 
Api)les—For f>'eneral plantiuo,’. Duchess and Hibernal; for ])lant- 
ins in favoi-able localities, 'Wealthy, Lonofield and Tetofsky; For trial 
in limited quantities. Batten's Greening;-, Peerless, Okabena, Hotch¬ 
kiss, -tnisim, (’harlamoff, Kaninp and Arctian. 
Crabs and Hybrids—For j;eneral cultivation, Virginia, IMartha, 
■Whitney, Transcendent, Early Strawberry, Briar Sweet, Minnesota 
and Hyslop; for trial, Tonka, Dartt’s Hybrid, Greenwood, Faribault, 
Arctic Gideon No. (i. 
Plains —DeSoto, Rolling Stone, Forest Garden, Wolf and Weaver; 
for trial, Rockford, (Jcheeda and Owatonna. 
Grapes — Concord, Delaware, Brighton, Moore's Early, Worden, 
Janesville and Cottage, 
Rasi)berries, Red —Turner, Cuthbert, Marlborough, Brandy Wine. 
Black —(Jhio, Soughegan, Nemaha, Gregg and Shaffer. 
Blackberries —Ancient Britain, Snyder. 
Currants — Red Dutch, tVhite Grape, Victoria, Long Branch, Hol¬ 
land and Stewart. 
Gooseberries —Houghton and Downing. 
Strawberries —Crescent, AVarheld, Haverland, Beder Wood, Ca])t. 
Jack, Wilson, Bubach and Parker Earle. 
The following officers were elected: President. J. M. 
Underwood, Lake City ; secretary, A. W. Latham, Minne¬ 
apolis : treasurer, Titus Day, Farmington ; vice-presidents, 
F. W. Kimball, Au.stin ; S. B. Richardson, Winnebago City ; 
L. PC Day, Farmington ; R. S. Mackintosh, Langdon ; Col. 
J. H. Stevens, Minneapolis; Mrs. Jennie Stayer, Sauk 
Rapids ; J. O. Barrett, Brown’s Valley ; executive com¬ 
mittee, Wyman Elliott, Minneapolis ; J. S. Harris, La Cres¬ 
cent ; Prof S. B. Green, St. Anthony Park ; John P. 
Andrews, Faribault ; Clarence Wedge, Albert Lea ; ento¬ 
mologist, Prof. Gtto Lugger; librarian, J. \\^. Latham. 
