The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-09-08
Horticultural society.


President Hinton in the Chair. S s Boyd
read report as 10 the origin OF the Ea>poeEr,
he had been cultivating, aad after acquiring ali
the information be could respecting it be thought
il to be the same that is now cultivated by the
Shakers al Union Village, and obtalnSd by iaen
from al Indian village some forty years ago, and
named by y LougwoFth. the Ohio ESerbearing
Other members of the committee reported ABOUT
the same Adopted.
Mr. Boyd said be claimed for himself that he
had by cultivation brought berry that was con
sidered by many but se-o ud class to "a Tx among
the FIRST. He thought be had proved that ev-
erbearing Raspberry was valuable Though ou'
of lis time he thought there no better fruit
for pie making aud be seldom used any other m
til the frosE had killed them.
The Executive Committee made a partial re
port, showing that they had rot bee1 idle 10 pros
ecuiiug work for the fall exhibition.
j J, Coaley showed some Irish potatoes that
were Of considerable size, grosn il = box with a
portion of kiln dried sad thrown over Them
which elected some remarks. Il. I. Reed
thought it merely transpositior Of the substance
from the old or the new potat1e.
8 ). Boyd thought that such c. I'D not be the
case as tie new were quite SIS large a the old
/ old potatoes and the two together much larger,
and they had sprouts inch more k ng,
they must certainly have drawn on the surround
ing atmosphere.
We noticed in glass brought b. Samuel Wig
gins. the peach borer in its various stages from
the larvia to the fy that lays the egg
Tie tables were filed TO over flowing with fruits,
flowers vegetables melons. &c, and think we
can express the thanks of the Society to Nessrs
j. Lynch, W. Taylor, and Joseph Davis for the
fine melons opened that occasion.
The contributors of flowers were W. Stevens,
:. : Boyd. J. j Couiey, f. Y. Teas The La
dy Slippers by w. Stevens, were very fine, also
those by DR.. Boyd Among the collection of
flowers by Mr.. Conley, the Metroseedros attrac-
ted attention-his Dahlias were very fine. f. V
Teas showed some fine varieties.
Chas. WiIiets, Joseph Davis. Lewis p Siubbs,
aud Prof. f. f. Bush, were elected members
REPORT OF FRUIT COMMITTEE.
5 j Johnson of Dublin, presented fine varieties
of apples all well grown but 10 the absence of III
formation respecting them, the committee were
unable to decide upon their names their merit
could Lot be judged of unless the specimens were
matured.
5 Virgins showed white Doygenne Pears
which promise to be large and fine also variety
unknown by name His serrate Early York
Pesches were of good SIZE and coior
Railsback had two apples names rot known
j. z. Lancaster, showed two kinds of apples
of which we have no knowledge.
Il is obvious that great and important work
is before the society should it undertake tor sys-
tematize the PomolC gy of Wayne Cousty not to
speak of larger territory. The number of new
varieties may be reckoned by the number of seed
ling trees in bearing Many established vare-
ties having doubtless lost their names are cultva-
ted under new ones. To prevent an accumula-
ton of difficulties it is desirable that all possible
information should be furnished by members as
well by contributors, and well established
sorts shown as we'll as Others that all the circum-
stances Of habit, growth peculiarly, may be-
come familiar to the Society. Written state
ments of history and character should if possible
be sent with all fruits of doubtful origin.
+. \ Teas, w. r. Smith and Lewis Jones,
Committee.
REPORT VEGETABLE COMMITTEE