legislative
vote a state flag, which emblem is not generally known to the
residents of the state, and believing that familiarity with the
state flower and the state flag will do good and create loyalty
to the state and union;

Be It Resolved, That we, the Minnesota State Horticultural
Society, do hereby petition and pray the state legislature of
Minnesota, to have printed an attractive picture of the state
flower and the state flag, properly framed, and present it to
the high schools of the state, with the request that it be
placed upon the wall of their assembly room.

Also, that it be furnished free of cost, to such other public
buildings as may be deemed advisable.

PROGRAM, "FARMERS' WEEK."--During "Farmers' Week" at University
Farm, January 1-7, 1917, there will be scheduled several conferences
which fruit and vegetable growers should find of value to them in their
work. These conferences deal with all of the problems of the grower, but
special afternoons are given to the small fruits, the tree fruits, and
vegetables. Next January will be the third conference of the fruit
growers, the second for the vegetable growers, and the first for the
small fruit growers as a separate branch of the fruit work.

Mr. W. G. Brierly, Chairman of the Division of Horticulture, University
Farm, is working on programs for these conferences for next January. He
will be very glad to have any one interested write to him for
information or to suggest topics for discussion. The program for the
vegetable growers' conference will be drawn up by a joint committee from
the St. Paul and Minneapolis vegetable growers, working with Mr.
Brierly. The committee is planning to meet at the time of the summer
meeting of the Horticultural Society and will, of course, welcome any
suggestions as to topics and speakers.

These conferences are for all growers interested and are free to all.
There has been some difficulty heretofore in that very few suggestions
as to program have been offered by the growers themselves. If you have
any problems or matters which you would like to have discussed at these
conferences, now is the time to make your suggestions.

[Illustration: SOUTH END OF EXHIBITION HALL AT LATE SUMMER
MEETING. The flower exhibit is mostly in north end of hall, and not
showing in this picture.]

While it is not the intention to publish anything in this
magazine that i