THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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the more recent Minnesota seedlings of value are the Nelson, 
Holt, Lord’s Seedling L, Norse, Molly, Peerless, Okabena, 
Katherine, and Titus Day No. 2. 
E. H. S. Dartt of Owatonna answered in the affirmative the 
question : “ Does experience promise Minnesota a hardy, 
long-keeping seedling apple ? ” Mr. Dartt advised against 
grubbing out an apple tree killed by frost. If the shoots that 
spring up from the roots be left alone, they will produce a 
scrubby, bushy tree, but it is likely to bear many apples. It 
was recommended that in grafting a long scion and a short 
root be used, so that the tree will take root from the scion. 
A. B. Choate of Minneapolis assured the horticulturists that 
the originator of a seedling fruit is entitled to legal protection in 
the common law. The difficulty is in identifying the different 
seedlings and in determining to whom the legal protection is 
to be given. 
Clarence Wedge, of Albert Lea discussed apple seedlings of 
merit in Northern Iowa. He especially mentioned Patton’s 
Greening, Brilliant, Iowa Beauty, Duchess No. 6, all of which 
were originated by C. G. Patton, of Charles City, Iowa ; the 
Arthur, originated near Charles City; and the Red Warrior, 
Mitchell’s 4-A and Cresco, originated by J. B. Mitchell of 
Cresco, Iowa. Mr. Patton, J. S. Harris and O. F. Brand led 
in the discussion. Mr Patton recommended that in originat¬ 
ing species great attention be paid to the strength of the fruit 
stem. The climate requires apples that do not easily fall from 
the tree. Mr. Patton insisted on the name Patton’s Greening 
for his favorite seedling which he believes answers all the con¬ 
ditions demanded of an ideal Minnesota apple—instead of the 
Patton, which the society had given to it. On motion of Mr. 
Harris, Mr. Patton’s wish wa^ granted. C. F. Gardner, Osage, 
la., discussed strawberries. Elmer Reeves, Waverly, la., rep¬ 
resented the Iowa State Society. 
A feature of the morning session was the appearance of the 
venerable Peter Gideon of Excelsior, originator of the Wealthy. 
The convention greeted him standing and took a short recess 
to allow members an opportunity to meet him. Mr. Gideon 
made a few remarks in which he alluded to the 60,000 and 
more apple seedlings he has sent all over the state. 
On the opening of the third days’s session President Under¬ 
wood in response to a general clamor, sang “Tim Finnigan’s 
Wake ” and E. H. S. Dartt of the tree experiment station 
dropped into poetry, reciting an original poem “The Pioneer,” 
which he started to write in Wisconsin 50 years ago. When 
order was restored President Underwood delivered his annual 
address. “The rapid increase in material wealth of the 
country has been shared in a marked degree by the horticul¬ 
tural interest,” s 'id he. “ Horticulturists, as a rule, are the 
most persistent, indomitable class of people engaged in the 
struggle of developing the hidden resources of nature. Re¬ 
verses act as a stimulus to them, quickening their efforts and 
strengthening their determination.” The address recom¬ 
mended the offering of a prize of $r,ooo for a new species of 
apple as good as the Wealthy in size, quality and appearance, 
that will keep as well as the Malinda, and prove as early and 
as profitable as the Duchess. It was decided to offer such a 
prize. The society’s exhibits at the state fair this year doubled 
the number of varieties of fruit shown last year. It was 
recommended that the Fairbault crab apple, the London red 
raspberry, Columbian black raspberry and Splendid strawberry 
be transferred from the trial to the general list of fruits for 
Minnesota. 
The following resolution was adopted : “ Resolved that 
the Minnesota State Horticultural Society heartily endorses 
the efforts of the board of regents to increase the facilities for 
instruction in horticulture and forestry at the school of 
agriculture and hereby urges the coming legislature to make 
an appropriation of $3,500 for constructing and equipping a 
building for horticulture, forests, botany and physics.” 
Officers were elected as follows : President, Professor W. 
W. Prendergast, Hutchinson ; vice-presidents, F. W. Kimball, 
Austin ; S. D. Richardson, Winnebago City ; Mrs. A. A. Ken¬ 
nedy, Hutchinson ; R. S. Macintosh, St. Anthony Park ; Col. 
J. M. Stevens, Minneapolis ; Mrs. J. Stager, Sauk Centre ; D. 
T. Wheaton, Morris ; treasurer, C. W. Sampson, Eureka ; ex¬ 
ecutive board, John P. Andrews, Fairbault ; L. R. Moyer, 
Montevideo. The secretary A. W. Latham, Minneapolis, will 
undoubtedly be re-elected by the executive board. 
MISSOURI. 
The forty-first meeting of the Missouri State Horticultural 
Society at Columbia, Dec. 6—8, was well attended by horti¬ 
culturists from all parts of the state, in addition to delegates 
from the horticultural societies of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and 
Michigan. Aside from papers by members of the society, the 
programme included addresses by Professors H. E. Van 
Deman, L. R. Taft and M. B. Waite. A resolution was adopted 
favoring an appropriation of $50,000 for a building for the de¬ 
partments of horticulture, botany and entomology on the State 
Agricultural College grounds. Norman F. Colman, the first 
secretary of agriculture, in an address dwelt on his work in 
Washington in 1884, when he brought about the establishment 
of the department of pomology, which resulted in the estab¬ 
lishment of the experiment stations. He said: “The first 
thing I encountered was an inclination on the part of Wash¬ 
ington authorities to ridicule the Department of Agriculture. 
I went to work in earnest and soon noted a change of senti¬ 
ment. The newspapers ceased their jesting and I began to 
receive encouragement on every hand.” Mr. Colman also 
spoke of the establishment of the department of vegetable path¬ 
ology and the work of Galloway at its head. 
The following officers were elected : President, N. F. 
Murray, Oregon ; first vice-president, D. A. Robnett, Colum¬ 
bia ; second vice-president, Samuel Miller, Bluffton ; secre¬ 
tary, L. A. Goodman, Westport ; treasurer, A. Nelson, Lebanon. 
ONTARIO. 
The Ontario Fruit Growers’ Association met at St. Cath¬ 
erines, Dec. 1—2. President W. E. Wellington of the nursery 
firm of Stone & Wellington, presided. Among those present 
were: W. M. Orr, Fruitland, vice-president ; L. Woolver- 
ton, Grimsby, secretary-treasurer ; W. A. Whitney, Iroquois ; 
R. B. Whyte, Ottawa; George Nicol, Cataraqui ; W. Boulter, 
Picton ; Thomas Beall, Lindsay; F. C. Beman, Newcastle; 
M. Pettit, Winona ; A. M. Smith, St. Catherines ; J. S. Scarff, 
Woodstock ; T. H. Race, Mitchell ; Alexander McNeill, 
Windsor ; G. A. Caston, Craighurst ; A. H. Pettit, Grimsby ; 
George F. Fisher, Freeman ; Dr. Saunders, Ottawa; Professor 
Robertson, Ottawa ; Professor W. T. Macoun, Ottawa ; R. W. 
Brodie, Montreal; Jonathan Carpenter, Grimsby ; R. L. Hag- 
gart, Whitby ; J. W. Smith, Winona ; F. G. H. Pattison, 
Grimsby ; E. Morris, Fonthill ; E. H. Wartinan, Kingston ; 
E. J. McIntyre, Niagara-on-the-Lake ; W. Lailey, George 
Robertson, St. Catharines; Dr. Mills of the Experimental 
Farm, Guelph. 
