The summer meeting will be held at Louisiana, Missouri, on the 8th and 9th of June. Mr. L. A. I Goodman, of Westport, Missouri, tells us that the free entertainment for all the members will be offered, and that railroad rates will be given on application to him.

Mr. L. A. Goodman, Secretary, sends a report of fruit crop, June 25th, 1886, as follows:

I sent out requests for reports on the condition of the fruit crop on or about June 1st. Many reports were not received until late and are just compiled. The prospect was never better for the State as a whole, and if everything keeps favorable we will likely have the largest apple crop ever known in Missouri.

"The winter injury to trees has not been as bad as expected, except to peach trees. Our berries have come out much better than we thought they would, and in most places paid well. The wonderful growth of all our trees will in most cases overcome the injury by the winter. The twig blight has injured the apple trees in many parts badly, and, it is feared, the next crop, also, in some cases. The pear trees are blighting and we fear the trees are doomed in many places. The peach trees are badly killed all over the northern part of the State, but in the southern part the trees are in splendid condition. The raspberries and blackberries which were injured are making a fine growth and will be in good shape for next year".

From L. A. Goodman, Secretary, Westport, Mo. This is a full report of the meetings held at War-rensburg and Butler, in 1885, and it contains a catalogue of all the wild plants of Missouri so far as yet collected, by Prof. S. M. Tracy, of Columbia College. In addition there is an excellent resume of the facts of interest to Missourians, collected from various sources by the editor.