LOCAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
MADISON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The annual meeting of the Madison Horticultural Society was held Friday 
evening, November 12, at the rooms of the State Agricultural Society, pres¬ 
ident Leit.ch in the chair. 
The treasurer, Geo. A. Mason, Esq., made a report, embracing the follow¬ 
ing statement of the finances of the society: Amount on hand December, 
1868, in cash and U. S. bonds, $508.69. Receipts during the year, $295.57. 
Expenditures during the year $352.18. Balance on hand, $451.98, of which 
$400 is in U. S. bonds. 
T e election of officers for the ensuiDg year was had with the following 
result : 
President —W. T. Leitch. 
\st Vice President. —D. Worthington; Id Vice President. —T. Brown. 
Directors. —Dr. J oseph Hobbins, J. T. Stevens, Dr. N. J. Moody, John Gripper, 
H. M. Lewis. 
Treasurer. —Geo. A. Mason. 
Corresponding Secretary. —Dr. Joseph Hobbins. 
Pecording Secretary.—~'Y. D Plumb. 
Committee on Fruits. —Dr. N. J. Moody, Col. G. W. Farrington, J. T. 
Stevens. 
Committee on Flowers. —J. Gripper, R. L. Garlick, Edw. Thompson. 
Committee on Vegetables .—John N. Jones, Gen. N. F. Lund, L. Jones. 
Committee on Premiums. — Gen. N. F. Lund, J. Gripper, Dr. N. J. Moody. 
Committee on Finance. —T. Brown, Dr. Wm. Hobbins, H. M. Lewis. 
It was resolved to hold monthly or fortnightly meetings during the winter 
months for discussions. The next meeting was appointed for Friday even¬ 
ing, November 26, at which time the by-laws are to be revised. 
OSHKOSH HOETICULTUEAL SOCIETY. 
Oshkosh, Wis., January 22d, 1870. 
0. S. Willet, Esq, 
Seo'etary State Horticultured Society. 
Dear Sir:— In response to your reeent request, I take pleasure in com¬ 
municating a few items of information relative to the progress, etc., of the 
Oshkosh Horticultural Society. 
During a considerable portion of the past year, regular weekly meeting were 
held for discussions upon various legitimate topics, the most of which 
were well attended, and proved to be not only well calculated to maintain an 
interest in horticultural pursuits generally, but to develop mneh practical and 
consequently jorq/iiaWe information in the various departments of fruit raising 
■and especially in the culture of strawberries, grapes and plums, which with 
us may be regarded as specialities. Indeed, our success with the first two of 
these has beep such, both as to quality and quantity, as would warrant us, 
we think, if we w'ere so disposed, in challening competition with any other sec¬ 
tion of our noble state. -> 
