Zephyrunthes, summer blooming hyacinths, tritomas, and tigridias should be lifted, cured, and stored in the same manner as gladioli.

All of these are subject to rot, so it is well to examine them occasionally.  If any rot is found, remove the affected bulbs, and if those remaining appear damp, dust lightly with air-slaked lime.  Flowers of sulphur can also be used to dust them with to prevent this trouble.  Should the bulbs be getting too dry, cover with sand.  In our climate of extremes, it is necessary to examine them at intervals, and be prompt in the use of a remedy if any of these adverse conditions are discovered.

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NOTICE.

The November meeting of the Garden Flower Society will be held in the Minneapolis Park Board greenhouses, thirty-eighth street and Bryant avenue, November 16, 2:30 p.m.  Take Monroe and Bryant car.  St. Paul members will transfer from the Selby-Lake at Bryant avenue.  This will be a chrysanthemum show, and a talk on hardy chrysanthemums will be given.

SECRETARY’S CORNER

MINNESOTA CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.—­Will hold its annual meeting this year at Fairmont on Feb. 21-22-23.  The seed growers of Minnesota would be especially interested in this meeting, at which there are to be a number of seed contests, particulars in regard to which are not at hand.  They may be secured by addressing the secretary, Prof.  C. P. Bull, University Farm, St. Paul, Minn.

THE VEGETABLE GROWERS CONVENTION.—­This convention, which is I understand an annual gathering of the vegetable growers of America, was largely attended in Chicago the last week in September.  A report received of the meeting indicates an attendance of eight hundred vegetable growers, including two hundred fifty from the vicinity of Chicago.  The city entertained them with an inspection trip, throughout Cook County and later a party of them went to Racine and visited the experimental gardens operated by Prof.  R. L. Jones, of the Wisconsin University.  Perhaps we may have a fuller report of this meeting from some of our Minnesota growers who were in attendance.

THE SOCIAL ELEMENT AT OUR ANNUAL MEETING.—­Making the West Hotel the headquarters of the society at the same time that the meeting is held in the building gives an especially good opportunity for renewing and cultivating acquaintance amongst the members in attendance.  This was particularly noticeable last year, and without doubt one of the most enjoyable features of the gathering.  Placing emphasis upon this, an additional room has been engaged for the coming meeting on the same floor and adjoining the rooms occupied last year, which will be fitted up especially for a reception room where members and their friends may gather and rest as they visit and talk of the many things of interest connected with our society and its work.  A suitable sign will direct members to this reception room, and we anticipate that it will be made use of largely.