The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-08-29
Meeting of ii. V. horticultural
Society.
HoRricULrUnAL Rooms, LAxcAsrEr,

HORTICULTURAL Rooms, LANcAsTEp,
ONO, Aug 81, 1851 !
Society me-, pursuant 10 adjourn-
ment, and was called to order by
the President, Z. B. Ewing.
The minutes Of the preceding
meeting were read ana approved.
Mr.. Kinkead presentei certain
books The purchase of which was
dered at u previous meeting, and
reported the cost OF the same at
Sc 90. lie also presented copies Of
monthly reports'from the Depart.
monj Of Agriculture, for July.
Mr.. j.. s. Snidor moved that the
Corresponding Secretary be in
structed to invite DR.. J. A. WAR.
DER, Of Cincinnati, to visit Ian
caster NJ the guest Of this Society
within the next ten days, to make
personal observation, OF the extra
ordinary show presented by the
various crops of fruit now matur.
ing on the State Farm, and the or
chardS and vineyards OF this vicin-
ily.
The motion was carried unani.
mously.
On motion of J b. Clarkc, n
committee Of five was appointed 10
visit tie orchards and vineyards OF
tLis region, and report at next
regular meeting as TO condition Of
crops aud other matters Of interest
connected lherewith.
Tho committee consists ol
Messrs, J D. Clarke, Boving, Kin
kcad, Snider and j. A. letters.
Mr.. Bovlng, from the Council of
Nine, reported the premium list
ready for distribution, ana that
they had engaged the City Hall
for the purposes Of tho Fall Exhi.
bition.
Mr.. Young suggested that ii
would pay the committee to visit
pear tree on the premises of D
Musser, near Bremen. This tree
was planted in the year 1900, is a
bout II feet in circumference near
the ground, 80 feet high, in pcrfec,
health and vigor, and has on 1t at
least 80 bushels of pears. 1t is
supposed to be Seeding, and the
fruit is of goo. quality.
Mcssrs, Geo. E. Howe and Hen.
ry w, Young we're proposed for
membership and duly elected.
Mr. ]. d, Clarke suggested the
propriety Of sending out notices in
the form of circular. in reference
to the Fall Exhibition, and read
form prepared by him for that pur-
| pose. On motion of Mr.. Daughcrty,
the document, together with the
whole subject, was referred to the
Council of Nine, to act upon the
same us in their discretion might
seem proper.
In answer to inquiries, Mr.. J. A.
Fctters remarked that the effects
OF mldew were yet visible to some
extent in his and other vineyards
in the vicinity. ue thought it
somewhat remarkable tha. the mil.
dew, which is generally supposed
to be caused by moist, hot weather,
this year occurred during the prev
alence of unusually dry weather,
REPORT OF FRUIT COMMITTEE.
Specimens of fruit were submit
as follows;
Apples By NJ. Landis--Ilollaud
Pippin, Northern Spy, and two va
rieties. name unknown
By 7. NJ. Young--Two spoci-
mons, seeding = the lst an acid
fruit, good; the I'd sweet, medium
quality.
BY A. Dcnnis-Summer Pippin1
good; another specimen unknown
By j. D. Clarke-Gravenstein,
good.
BY r J. Black-Sinc qua non,
Pe0rs-By R. J. Back-Kirt-
land, Moyamensing, Rosticger,
Peaches-By j. A. Felters--
Haincs Early, Large EARLY York.
By J. S. Snder-Crawiord'
Early, Early Barnard.
Grapes-By +. j, Boving--IIart.
ford Prolific.
Plums BY NJ. Landis-Large
Yellow variety, name unknown.
By Salem Wolf-Specimons sim
liar to tic above named.
On motion, the Society adjourn
cd till next regular meeting, Sat
urday, Sept. 18th.
J. A. .FETTERS, T.iPreS. !
! S. A. GRlswoLD, Sec.