Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Part 87

E. C. Willard, Mankato.

Hotbeds and Cold Frames Nine Months In the Year. (30 min.) N. A. Rasmussen. Pres. Wisconsin State Hort. Society, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

Improvement of Vegetable Varieties by Selection.

Richard Wellington, Horticulturist, University Farm.

Some Phases of Onion Growing.

W. T. Tapley, a.s.st. in Horticulture, University Farm.

Irrigation in the Market Garden.

C. E. Warner, Osseo.

The Cultivation of Cabbages.

Nic Lebens, Minneapolis.

Growing Radishes.

Chas. Hoffman, White Bear.

A Winter Garden In the Cellar.

N. A. Rasmussen, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

Home Canning.

Mrs. Louis M. Glenzke, Hopkins.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.

1:30 o'clock.

The Question and Answer Exercise to occupy this half-hour will be on "The Flower Garden," and led by Mrs. H. A. Boardman, St. Paul.

2:00 o'clock.

President Cashman In the Chair.

My Spraying Experience--four five-minute paper.

1. Harold Simmons, Howard Lake.

2. E. Yanish, St. Paul.

3. A. H. Reed, Glencoe.

4. J. J. Dobbin, Excelsior.

Orchard Pests In Minnesota During 1916.

1. Diseases.

Prof. E. C. Stakman. Head of Section Plant Pathology, University Farm.

2. Insects.

A. G. Ruggles, a.s.st. Entomologist, University Farm.

3:15 o'clock.

MINN. GARDEN FLOWER SOCIETY.

Mrs. E. W. Gould, Pres., Minneapolis.

Some New Plants at Home and Abroad.

Professor N. E. Hansen, Brookings, S. D.

The Home Setting As the Architect Sees It.

Mr. Harry W. Jones, Minneapolis.

A Composite on Composites--Useful Plants for Fall Bloom.

Mrs. Phelps Wyman, Minneapolis.

Lantern Talk by E. G. Cheyney, Prof. of Forestry, State University.

Ill.u.s.trated with many views from the forest regions of Northern Minnesota.

WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION.

7:30 o'clock, Dec. 6, 1916.

N. W. PEONY AND IRIS SOCIETY.

Fifteen-minute musical program by orchestra.

The Modern Iris.

Mr. C. S. Harrison, York, Neb.

Peonies, Their Care and Culture.

Mr. John E. Stryker, St. Paul, Minn.

Peonies for Pleasure.

Mr. Lee Bonnewitz, Van Wert, Ohio.

Peonies for Profit.

Mrs. Wm. Crawford, La Porte, Ind.

Peonies and Their Possibilities.

Mr. D. W. C. Ruff, St. Paul, Minn.

Music. Selection by Orchestra.

General Discussion.

THURSDAY FORENOON SESSION.

9:00 o'clock.

A thirty-minute "Question and Answer" exercise on "Success in Orcharding," led by J. F. Harrison, a successful orchardist, Excelsior.