with intense interest, and I am sure much good was gained for our
membership from the service they rendered the society, which it must be
understood is a gratuitious one--indeed that applies to all of those
whose names appear upon the program. That is one good thing about the
horticulturist, he is willing to tell what he knows for the benefit of
others. To hold any other view than this would be too narrow and selfish
certainly for the true lover of horticulture.

The exhibits were in every case in excess of what we anticipated.
Notwithstanding the light crop of apples in the larger portion of the
state, there was really a fine showing, and quality was very high. Of
boxes of apples there were shown eleven, and of barrels of apples six,
for each one of which exhibits some premium was paid, as besides the
first, second and third premiums in each case there was also a sum to be
divided pro rata. There were twenty-nine pecks of apples exhibited, for
which premiums were also paid in the same way. Four collections of
top-worked apples were on the list. Premiums were awarded to forty
seedling apples, an exceedingly good showing for the season. As to the
number of single plates shown the record is not easily available, but
the accompanying list of awards will give information as far as they are
concerned, there being of course many plates to which no awards were
made.

The vegetable exhibit was an extraordinarily fine one and filled
comfortably the convenient room assigned for its use. It was excellently
managed by Mr. N.H. Reeves, President of the Minneapolis Market
Gardeners' Association.

As to the flower exhibit under the fine management of W.H. Bofferding,
it was so much better than we anticipated that it is hard to find words