, 1861-01-03

Meeting Of tho Stntc horticultural So
CfetY.

.tR6 fEntW AlsU GAnEEHs
Meeting Of tho state horticultural So
ctety.
Correspondence Of tie Chicago Tribunc.l
CuANrAlaS, Dec. q, LEGO.
On Tuesday, the 18th Inst, tht State Hort;-
cultural 6oc!ely met al Bloomington. 1t was
rot our good fortune +, l'r present, previous
business engagements preventing. It WAS the
first meeting Of the kind III the State sincethcS.
". r. Association met in Chicago that we hare
not attended and in which we hare not taken All
active part; but If VIC were not present in body,
We were In spirit, and We shall, therefore,
though at i late day, give the rcuders Of the
Tribune synopsis Of tho proceedings, taken
from the very excellent report Of the Ihnta-
graph, aud day with Dr.. Wardcr, who made
lis call on his way home.
The proceedings are to be published in
pamphlet form, but as only Thousand copies
leading features in ndvancc.
In consequence Of The short and imperfect
notice, tho meeting was small one III point Of
numbers, but containing some Of our very best
pomological talent.
FARM TREEs-ruE COTTON WOOD.
Mr.. G. R. Cameron recommended tho Cot
ton Wood among deciduous trees, rs valuable
for it's rapid growth and case Of propagation,
it growing readily from cuttings. It Is true
that flies aud worms infcst it, but not to an
injurious extent, 1t mikes good fire wood and
rails, though it was not very durable. Several
others concurred, but would not recommend
it for ornamental purposes. It was good for
orchard protection md narrow timber belts.
GOLDEN WILLOW.
Mr. Phoenix called attention to the value Of
theGollen Willow. b. twas of rapid growth,
valuable for both posts and rails, also desirl-
bic for its great beauty. Mr.. Cameron said it
had ono drawback; it il infested with all ugly
aphis that colonies in great numbers on ills
shoots, and drops upon the gr:lss making it
unpleasant to bo about the trees. 3tr. Whit
ney has ci5ht hundred Of these trees on one
farm. Il makes superior charcoal and is also
good for fuel-can hedge with it on wet land
by driving stout stakes, ifit is i've feet long,
about fifteen inches apart and foot deep.
SILVER POPLAR
The main objection to this beautiful and
rapid growing tree was its habit of scudin. up
suckers. lu blue grass turf that is not dis
!urbca, it is not troublesome At the road
side, where the grounds well tranped, it losrs
I'll. propensity to spront, and it was recon-
mendcd for this situation.
TIE NAPLES:
The silver lcafed. the common soft and the
sugar maple were I'LL considered valuable. Mr.
Cameron thinks the maple the most valuable
OF t1cus; they must grow more md more pop
ular. They arc cmlncntly useful for shade,
for furniture, for fuel or coat, OR for beauty.
The naples as .class, and especially tue SOFT
naples, {c) arc very desirable
4 motion to recommend the naples as d
ciass, and cspeclnlly the silver Leaf naples, for
all purposes Of grove and ornamental trees,
WAS agreed to.
THE cArAIpA.
Mr.. IIuggins suggested the Catalra rs a yalu-
able t.cc Tor Central Illinois. Agreed to.
THE ELM.
The White Elm, Red Elm and Cosky White
Elm we're discussed aud recommended. Several
persons considered thu Red Elm the mos. yasu-
:tulr, Il makes beautiful tree and is ya1ua-
bic for railroad tics.
Tee tulip tree, linden, aud blnck aad sweet
gum, we're mgr. cd to for the Central and South
ern part Of the State.
AMERICAN CHESTNUT.
III phcnix said that it was in demand and
t4ilt u was VI c.lsy cutuEc. -aE. ElW:l1ds iau
found il handy. Mr.. Galusla had found it
difficult to transplant Gov. Wood has ut
Quincy, trees Of three generations Of Illinois
growth It was recommended fur further
trial. (dl
EvEE6REESs.
The White Pine, was recommended for
Central and Northern Illinois.
AUSTRIAN AND SCOTCH FINES.
Dr.. kcnnccott said they lid well in ali parts
o! the State. Aly. G1lush1 would rs soon trans
plant them Us apple trees tic only trouble is
that the 1onts lnust be kept mul-t; wnter
thoroughly at planting, If the seed ts dry, nesr1
a1ier7sal1', then mulc', thoroughly. Dr.. kenui-
colt traueplantcd eight hundred last spring and
lost none; he puddies them both at digging
and setting. Nr. Shaw said everyrcens should
not be shipped in October. Fail planting Of
cycrrrecus was condemned. Thcse Pines
were recommended for general culture.
NORWAY SPRUCE
S1r. Galusha moved to recommend tho
Norway Spruce Is the best evergreen; agreed
TO.
DAESAM FIR.
All agreed that it was II fluc tree when young,
but would not bear age, losing its lower
branches. 4 great variety Of opinion was cx.
was recommended for the northern part Of tic
Static.
RED CEDAR.
This tree WAS recommended for extensive
cultivation for wide screens.
AMERICAN ARDoKy1T.E
was recommended for screens and ornamenta.
hedges; aud the
ECEorRAS LsRcu
for ornamental purposes.
STRAWBERRIES.
i running debate was had on s!rawbe7rie.
without coming to any definite conclusions
/ livery member appeared to have his flvoritc
| The upshot of the matter is that Wilson's al
bang viii continue to be planted, tor It's larE,
yield, aud, if too sour, will he swectcncd Nc
Ayoy's Superior, Longworth's Prolific, Earl,
Scarlet, and Extra Red will continue to please
in spite Of the new bgnbdignags.
THE cCnRAST
| Came in for small share OF ta1d, which result
| cd In recommending the Rcd Dutch, the Whit
Grape, White Dutch and the Victoria,
CRATES.
The Diana, Catawba, Clinton, Isabella IN,
Concord were discussed. The Catawna, Gin
ton and Concord stood the highest
HAspnEanlEs.
Mesers IIu.giEs, GaluEhn, Edwards, Bras
don, aud WaTder, discussed Aliens Ras pbcrry
condemned 1t for It's suckers, but Mr. Hug,in
| considered It Valuable lor his part OF til
State; hc treated the suckers ~ he would 8
many weeds.
afr. Galu:ha moved 10 recommend th
American Black Cup and the purplc Cane 10
Central and Northern Illinois at least; whic
WAS concurTrd in.
d.. Wa1dcr said tho Purple Cane was not
new raspberry, but has bee1long known unde
various u.mcs, and is always ,,roritc, Til
Fall was recommended as tho best time t
I plant this fruit Dr.. Warder said That pcopl
did not prune their r,spbct1ics sufficiently
They needed moro thorough pruning Ii
also spoke in favor Of the kIr.land Rasphcrr,
| which he pronounced one Of the best Of til
American Reds.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS,
President-Dr. j. 4. kExS1corT.
| Efet, prrfj1erf Jtf Diff -.r1r y Il E{t+na