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THE WISCONSIN HORTICULTURIST. 
results but if a living interest has been roused it will grow 
to greater things. Have written again urging them to at- 
tend the annual meeting at Oshkosh. 
Respectfully submitted, 
IRVING C. SMITH. 
Green Bay, Wis. 
NORTHERN ILLINOIS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
This society held its 34th annual meeting in the pleas- 
ant city of Yorkville, Dec. 4-5, 1900. The delegate from 
Wisconsin found the veteran horticulturist, L. Woodward, 
of Marengo, Ill., at the depot in Aurora. He has been 
treasurer of the Northern Illinois Society for thirty years 
and still manifests a deep interest in the society, although 
like Bro. Stickney he has switched off somewhat into the 
pickle business. Mr. Woodward was a frequent attendant 
at the meetings of the Wisconsin Society in the seventies, 
coming as a delegate in '73, '74 and '75. 
J. L. Hartwell, the president, and Arthur Bryant, the 
secretary, were both on hand and worked hard to make the 
meeting a success. 
Charles Hey of Dixon told how he grew strawberries; 
the summing of his talk seemed to be that his great success 
was accounted for by the amount of work his wife did in 
the patch! 
A new feature was an orchard class exercise by Jacob 
Friend which resulted in a free for all discussion on all 
subjects pertaining to the orchard, from blight to June 
grass sod. The President's Address was a well-prepared 
document and "The Practical Work of Horticultural Soci- 
eties" by State Secretary L. R. Bryant of Princeton was 
full of instruction. 
Your delegate gave his experience with winter apples 
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