Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-12-10
Ohio s,.t, Hor.Icul,ur.l socI.,y.

Ohio State Horticultural Society.
The Ohio State Horticultural Society
met yesterday morning at Ambos Hall,
and at IL o'clock was called to order by the
President, DR.. j. A. Warder.
The attendance was fair and great inter-
est was manifested In the workings of the
society and success of the meeting. H
The following committees were appoin-
ted: NsF -t
On Business aud Resolutions Messrs. A
Wood.
On Delegates and Members D. Clarke,
N. Dinner, ID. G. Richmond.
On Fruits-F. r. Elliott, N. L. Wood, l..
| Weltz. j. Storrs, T. w. Campbell.
On Vegetables-D. G. Richmond, A. B.
Buttles, II. Gulick.
A committee on the turtherance of the
4 obj c. of the society, consisting of F. R.
Elliott, j. d. Clarke, John SpaIding, N.
Dinner, F. Pentland, and Jacob Kemp was
also appointed. H.% 4
The society then adjourned until IL
o'clock P. NJ.
asF Ii O'CLOCK P. NJ.
The Society was called to order by the
| President.
The committee OH Business reported the
following order of business for the day.
1. Report of committee on Credentials.
2. Address of President. 8. Report of COM
mittee on Deterioration of Fruits. The re-
port was adopted. ..-.....l.,.s ssf,;o
The committee on Credentials reported
the presence of delegates from twelve
county Societies.
The President, DIR. ,Warder, then read
his annual address. He referred to the
change of the Society from the Ohio Pom
illogical Society to that of the Ohio State
horticultural Society. He urges an ex-
tended and thorough investigation of the
orchard, the garden, the vineyard, the
"truck patch" and the lawn, believing that
as these Investigations are extended, new Ia
borers will be found to aid in the new la
bors. He showed that gardening will pay be-
yond any other Investment that may. be
made. The season has been an excellent
one for most of our horticultural produce
tons in this State, except the grape, which
did not ripen as we'll as last year. In some
sections the apple crop has been total
failure. In others, the peach and plum
crops failed.
Mr.. Bateham, DIR. j. A. Warder. and
N. Dinner, of the Ad Interim committee, re-
ported on the various fruits cultivated
They were very Interesting.
From these reports very animated dis
cussion grew ND on the growth and culture
OF the grape. Mr.. Bateham stated that he
was satisfied that east of Collamer Ridge
the Catawbas were not worth planting.
Mr.. Elliott said that the Catawba would
not grow on light, sandy lands, but on
strong clay lands the Catawba has no equal.
Mr.. Elliott would risk his reputation that
on high, gravelly, exposed ridg-s they
were unequaled. .,-,. .,-,,,,
- Mr.. Campbell knew grape grower at
Put in Bay who would dig up, his Catawba
yiney ard, and plant it in Delawares. z5iiq
Mr.. Buttles spoke strongly In favor of
the Concord grape as producer. He said
that he could make more money in selling it
at five cents per pound than Delawares at
twenty-fiuecents. It was certain -tttat-the
Catawba would not do well In Central
Ohio. aA ~ fsss 80
The discussion was very Interesting, but
the crowded state of our. columns this
morning orbids a heightened report.
Eik.f s. EVENING SESSION. "a
Two letters on fruit culture from NJ. w.
Phillips, of Mississippi, were read.
Interesting papers on the subject Of
orchard crops were read by J. D. Clarke,
of Lancaster. and J. Storrs, of Painesville.
which -caHed up q discussion which was
participated in BY Messrs. McMasters
Bateham, Clarke, Storrs, Richmond, Man
ming, Means, Burrows, Warder, Elliot. and
Wood. -.
At 10 o'clock the session adjourned. -
Two long tables are, spread in the room,
and fairly Igroan under the weight1of ap-
Piles, pears, and other fruits. Several sam
piles of wines are displayed, and the pota-
toes exhibited are superior to anything we
ever saw before.
Among the beauties are pair of boquets
from Hanferd's Nursery. Their richness
and beauty fairly make ones mouth wa
ter. Our citizens will do well to attend the
meeting to day. ~ --s@1 .-o7.'"
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