St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-13
STILL ON ROBINS.
Another Day of Fruit, Flower and
Bird Talk.

The robin is a bone of contention in
the stats horticultural society. He
bobbed up again yesterday morning.
Col. j. II. Stevens made passionate
speech for the robin, closing with
threat to prosecute the first man caught
shooting robins. Several members of
the society still insist that the best way
to handle the fruit-pilfering robin is to
shoot him. Some resolutions Oh this
question will be introduced before the
meeting closes. The morning session
was given up to the unfinished business
of the day before. including reports
from superintendent of experimental
stations.
The afternoon session began with re-
ports of visits of delegates to hOrti-
cultural society meetings in other states.
The committee on presidents address
reported the following points:
That drouth rather than low tempera-
ture kills trees and plants.
That more attention be given to the
planting of seeds.
Commentator of the society's plan of
Offering premiums to members.
That the society favOrs the establish
ment of a permanent home for itself
and horticulture in the state.
That a handbook of horticulture is a
crying need of the hour.
That the executive committee be en-
powered to take such action in regard to
publishing the book as the funds OF the
society will permit.
The report of the committee on prem
iums made the following first prize
awards:
Extracted honey, j. W. Murray; comb
honey, j. q. Bass; Concord, Delaware,
LindIey and Duchess grapes, A. w.
Latham: collection of grapes, Iona
grapes, H. l.. Crane; AgaWam, Massas-
soft grapes, DR.. NJ Nj. Freselle; collec-
ton of canned fruits and pickles. Will
lam Lyons; collection of jellies, Mrs. }.
W. Blackwell; sorghum, Mrs. A. A.
Kennedy; beets, celery, early potatoes,
Hubbard squash and collections Of
onions, Joshua Allyn; parsnipS and cab
bages. E. NJ. Chandler; carrots, j. A.
Sampson; late potatoes, j. q. Bass; tur-
nips, H. F. Busse; floral display, all
prizes. A. Nagel company; Russian crab
apple, Rollins Russell, Pippin, Wa
baSha, Red. Black and Ripka apples,
William SommervilIe; collection of APP
pies. and for Utter's Red, Autumn
Streaked, Frost, Red Queen, Antonooka
and Good Peasant varieties, r. @. Keel;
seeding apple. E. D. Ames; Clara. Fa-
meuSe. Drake q Meeder'S winter apples,
Ditus Day.
Secretary Latham complained that
$1,000, the sum appropriated by the
state committee. WOnld not be sufficient
to make a proper exhibit Of MinneSOta'S
horticulture industries at the worlds
fair. The exhibit will consist of canned
fruits and fruits preserved in cold stOr-
age, with exhibits of fresh fruits i'll sea-
= oil g~,-fHo al
as follows:
President, J. NJ. Underwood, Lake
City; vice presidents. First congress
siOnaI district. Clarence Wedge, Albert
Lea; Second. DeWain Cook, Window;
Third, L. L. Day, FarmingtOn; Fourth,
r. S. Macintosh, Langdon; Fifth. Col.
J. II. Stevens. Minneapolis; Sixth,
Mrs. Jennie Stager. Sank Rapids; Sew
enth. j. o. Barrett, Browns Valley.
Secretary, A. w. Latham, Excelsior;
treasurer, Ditus Day, Pennington; en-
tomoIOgist, Prof. Otto Lugger, St. An
thOny Park; librarian, A. w. Latham.
Excelsior: assistant librarian, <. a.
Gunner, Minneapolis; executive COM
mittee, secretary and treasurer eX-ofti-
clio. Wyman Elliott, Minneapolis; j. 5.
Harris, La Crescent; 5. B. Green, st.
Anthony Park; o. Z. Brond, Fari bauIt;
L. Il. Wilcox, Hastings.
The society sent basket OF FLOWERS to
Mrs. Charlotte 0. Van Gleve with com
plimentary resolutions. After the aft
ern0on session the members Of the So
ciety were regaled with luncheon, old
fashioned. homemade pumpkin pies
baked on the OId-fashiOned, long paral-
telegram tins by Mrs. j. NJ. Underwood,
of Lake City, wife of the president.
The president OF the bee keepers as
ISOLATION arrived in the afternoon, and
that organization held short session.
The evening session was devoted to
general discussion of Horticulture.
Among the special subjects discussed
was the condition and care of deciduOus
trees and shrubs and outdoor herbace-
Gus plants. President Underwood and
Wymau Elliot expatiated on horticult-
ural structures and implements, de-
failing those which in their opinion
were the most suitable for the various
kinds of soil and climate. l.. r.
Mover, Of MontevideO, read an inter-
esting paper on the prairie flora of
Western Minnesota. and f. q. Gould,
of Excelsior, read report on house
and green house plants. The report
embodied a number OF valuable sug
gestions regarding the care Of the
plants, and laid emphasis upon the set
ting of the slips. w. A. Manda. of
Short Hills, n. j., spoke on '.Orchids;"
Z. q. Gould. of Excelsior, on "Carna-
tions;" Gust MalmQuist, on Cosmos"
r. J. Wessling, on bulbs for Winter
FOrcing:" Victor Nelson, on ''Roses for
Winter Blooming" and E. NageI, on
plants for Early Towering"