, 1864-12-10
ILLINOIS STATE E1ORTICE1t.
TDEkAL SOCIETY.
annual Meeting.
lkfon1 our Special Correspondent
BLoouIsoroN, Dec. :, 1861,


I BLoou1soros, Dec. :, 1864,
| TUESDAY EVENINGS SESSION.
Inc nrst N order was papcr by Dr.. Hull
on Orchard Sites. A discussion followed m
the Strawberry. with a rccon,,na,.1..;ns -
f,vo, ~ 1v;,so.,, .,sa-s cuua''on IL
,,.,,,,.a.s .! ."a. anu 1ue 1o"a.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING SESSION.
were taken up for aloption., Thc fol1o.v;,,-
after discussion ware rccom,,ana',a. o.;
| D,,4.,. TT, As .eeoAuAaeaueu' heo
Nu'eh' "nl'e uutch and White.
SITES FOR ORCHARDS.
In selecting sites adapted 10 the wants OF
ths,r .,a1a.,e.' as..u.lon ..' ellouao pe pala 10
,."' e' a''uns' win theif approximate sur
fonna1ngs; such as large and small streams
Der, and other causes more Or ] less loc,, y MN, @
nersons IN 1esoana;a s ..st,of less iocal: Noss
p;ast ~ essenng 10 low valleys Of still
nsut' especianl5 those watered by small
streams, cannot have failed to observe the
| great degree Of cold ALWAYS present in these
situations: the comnarativ iiiff.-cnca =, +ars-
perature viii be found to 1,c rrcoter shsn -. - ~
atmosphere IS still and highly charged with
| moisture. Small, shallow bodies of water nh
sorb heat rnpi1ly duftne. tFc 3or corso,4,aa.
ly the valleys are 1r,rrre- tlo1, H. ,,;ns ~,
nart viii, :, 4,t,, "a,u, cI1 'ln 'ne nl.ls. ihey
A@%NA'NtI ~ k4C AiSut,
ana thus their relative conditions are changed
the warm air has risen, and the calder air
from lis greater densitr ba, ao.o..sss, ~
rcmajns. Tho xoiin5 ~ nas ueseenaed and
carly part, as later. Mnrt of H. he.1 % ~ " tha
air Is ahsorhcd ~ the Au.u VI Tue neat OF Inc
which Is a1%ars cne,;ma ne mater n svaporstlon
hotter The dnv bsa fee,, ttt. p'oesss anu 1ne
the d;ffsrsncs ,aes 4s ueen u, tue greater WILL DO
hill md Tho ra1,av ~ @4s e. Nmpesalure Of Inc
tain nori;ona u ~ M;naa.a a9I instance: IL Ger
"
,1gaGel'nG.e a1p 9el4i Fes3 DRY and hot, Ice,
,r.to. a.tia " ~ nc4 lnlcE ls formed on
T-hisis di,o - ~ nsut y pfoao, SHALLOW Paus.
con1. fha 49, - e"e t"piu evaporation which
Conntr,es carcrcs ,,,;,,, ,.
iner II ffeir ,eton4;o1 "1ta ~ ususe lofests, o"-
..aaHa ~ s3hae Aat4taae IMAM t1o6e less thtcklY
Yearly ohserv,+,ona ,,aao t.
hood oi Alton ~ a1,,xad.n. uaus III ane neisnoor-
sO0 ieet above and huns herdal;ns o. o. 1.om ~ TO
on sfiIl n;nf;u .. ,.a'. 1m.esenee N temperature,
During the mast fafi. ut an einrat;ot ues - ~
feet, and iisfant 50 yanis fro,, ,a.,oa ,hs u ~
vas barely percentibls1 n daseari. s arost ~
near the mouth Of raTinc, which acts ma
druin for the nassape nf coid air IL - no-e;J
elab1e extent Of country. icF Ind f;,rnnd of
one-third inch thickness. Ara5n co,nmencjnn
at an elevation not above fifty feet ,Eher H.
drainage to the river wns 1fnnhgt rncta5 a.,S
from that mint r. tho ,s.,i. W Leu, "u9
to, frost was not observed and tenJer ennnai
plants remained unl1nrt nnfii +ha ~ ~ W.
venber. Our cold winds being from
the north and west, these observations vii
serve to show that The motion IF tho - a3,"ar -
phele may obstruct The free. descent Of cold
air, which, from its greater density rolls down
from the high lands into the lowest dcprcs- |
sions, and thus render north and wc5t expo- |
sures OF less value for the production of ten !
aef plants ihan south and cast. IT will thus |
appear tnat tnose situations which are eleya-
1ea ana IN the Immediate vicinity OF large |
oodlcs OF water are most secure from 1ate and |
eas3 s.,s noSts. Utner sites elevated abo7e the |
ftaa1r daaaa iesels mtg which cold air will
11ee!y descend, are scattered throughout the
tengln tetg an1 breadth Of the State, and will be
iound We'll suited to most products of the
orchard.
a -, uaeeaeslon lolloRed on the STRAWBERRY,
M MAu RECOMMENDATION Tor general cultiya-
Ion u inc Nuson's Albany and Iowa.
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WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION..
best qualities Of CrRRASrs for genera cniti.
ya1ion, and the Rcd Dutch, White Dntch
White Grape and Victoria were raco,rr,andsd' uie'
The GoosE8ERRr for popular cuItiSation
WAS then taken up, and Honrhtonsa Sec1Iinr
and Uprlght's Glrster or po1a Ps5 .rnIs
The merits of fhc 1otter 11a1itr
were discussed ut soma ianatI, an5 s,,aaaa9 4ua9A
on a divided vote. 1.Ae SN' AAo eueeeeoea
The r. RAspRrnpr fo11o,roa a |
Black Con Purnlo Tam ~ su ~ ~. .UoutL9e
ne Vere recomfnendeI @rh Tha ot.u int.a I'e~aoear ~
Fas digcussei At soTnc 1cn,,th .d 1ss,sr ~. qnaIiy
.arricd by a close vote 'A' "na WAS nnahS
The RI, ,Cuurnpv ao,,.
he Iawton was reca,ntnaR cn,v mR loF discussion.
me worthy of penars1 cnit;1a,io ~ lne only
The article nf Mn, nrpnr Nv fl.,t
lno ~ th.a "nu 1Geu as unsnted tor frult.
~ sa,,-I e, ~ SsnAisen a WssenL stated that he
Tho r.. ,g.,ro ns III Ecu iof iattenins hogs
pssion an t1e "ns rs tunen Up aaa general dis
yfensivc cn;titei;n uct aa LOT general and
n' t@ro ,n;a TiaoWed' each speaker being confined
ine 9o8'eo'd was first discussed, and recon- e
T1ue4; T3,a H,...z +
1ha mie.lar. ns an early tabls grape;
1ne At3a,e1Fe "as next discussed, and re- u
'Taennea Tha Mls .or or general cultivation.
Ing Hs.."u Mas taken up anu rejected for
'nesal n9,saa.,u Gu'Hvatlon. H.a: I
ene1 r q geneTa Tas 5ian ana @ recon-
.rticnlarly f;5S vine , nnrnoaes - A4h ~ more more
r. ~ III Mse5an aan ". pe gttdhmn' low s,..
= ~ ,se vs'.au. Mas ulen tahen up, discussed,
r .Tbs I''.4t.a. S;:a ae "inS gIape. Il
-e,,a. ~. tnt a anu 5sconnenaaflon' re
nsp17rs w - IL, taen Isl sasperneai ana
!. :. reen1n.s ss eskea Up. Inc Eany i.ehnaond lc
p, " lol ,enetai cuiusaIion. n,
P.Nn commentator: nansa, At
u,gug Wi,its tse:,nnleaue9; mtsl,na -.
ssrEe1 nuo,,a.. M..c !, ,"ycnne, slemish bean- u
1sey Faster Rns1ra nng1ueE, Rast,ats , honne de
-. Deat44c, nai Itcat: ne1te Lucra-- ! vi
~ O5pofue summer mud Elout Moroccan ! in
IRE recommended for reneru1 entfjvut;n,, | l.
0rtNrra xraro +oryo,< o... Ut
- - 49, etAheH 9Pi Anu tae orange |
''uce "2s recommended for general cultiFa- | m
N. eg g1
AFPIEs.-The following we're re1ecommenf,ea ~
general cultivation Early Haryest. r.. Cd
ma Red June, Sweet June. Benoni. Ees. q!
* Goblin, Fameuse, Dyer, Red As}rican. ~ ~