The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-04-02
Kenosha Horticultural Society.

The first in order of these letters, we give
lone from F. X. Phoenix of Bloomington, Ill
the most extensive dealer in fruit trees, anc
ornamental shrubbery in the western country
As will be seen from his very graphic letter,
his life and being are in the region of flowers
his ideal ofhuman felicity. is among f=grant
roses and delicious fruits.
BLooSINeroN, March "a, 1868.
! II. T. O'FARREL, Sec.
Kenosha Wis
Thanks for the noble, 1 am sure undeserved
honor of membership.
Horticultural societies are our tardy. human
tribute to the most useful and beautiful in
Nature-gathering not only garden fruit and
flowers, but the far more precious and beauti-
full specimens, Of American home production
Gods best earth handiwork-our best be-
| loved, most gentle folk-men, women and
children--in Eden restored-Nature and grace
most truly blended-the social, festive hour,
| fruit and flower, women and children
crowned-sect and party all buried in the
common effort most truly to enjoy and enrich
our common life.
Horticulture is most humanizing and DO
tent Reform Agency. What, a man loving
Nature, fruit and flowers truly, plot treason or
crime-a woman loving truly and deeply,
Home as it ever should be, fruit, flower, music,
and child-crowned, go wild after senseless
fashion, what an impossibility
And now, loving fruit, Flowers and their
cultivation what binders everybody from en-
joying them How can we best pepularize
them and the nature, purity, beauty and
wholesomeness they represent It seems to
me that the first work about gard en- is to
clear away the old rubbish, or we find no
room to implant anything newer or better
What is American Societys social rubbish
to-day Alas-it is most needful, though
not most pleasing to name. Wrong tasks
and habits summed up chiefly in words,
Whisky, Tobacco, Fashion These three drive
out Fruits and Flowers, sweet homes. Health
and Music, yea pure and loving childhood
from among us in this most fayored-God's
best garden-land
Friends-shall love truth and nature and
good in fruits and flowers alone, Or so weakly
that l will seek Herewith known folly and
evil No, as I love them, so let me love
aHgood equally, for its own sake and so let me
oppose all eva for its own sake, at any risk or
hazard.
Think Of man living,in the same world
with women and children, fruits, flowers, mu-
sic, selling whisky, or in auy way tolerating
such beverage Think of man consuming
tobacco in world producing SO much de-
licious fruit !
T. K. PHOENIX.
LETTER FROM GOV. FAIRCHMD.
Madison, March Goth. 1868
FL. B. HINsDALE ESQ
Kenosha Wis.
My Dear Sir =
| am in receipt of yours, notifying me that
have been elected an Honorary Member of
the Kenosha Horticultural Society. Please
accept my thanks for the honor conferred up-
on me. If l can at any time, do anything,
to further the interests of the society, it will
afford me much pleasure to do so.
am Sir,
Respectfully Yours,
LUCIUs FkIRCHLD.
LETTER ERoM JOSEPH HoBBINs, PRESIDENT OF
THE WIS. STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Madison, March oath 1868
FL. I. O'FARRELL SEC.
Ny Dear Sir =
l am very much pleased with the honor
you conferred, in electing me an honorary
member ofyour horticultural Society
Please convey to your Society my assurance
of the interest the State Society will take in
its well doing as well as It's desire to assist
you in any possible way in your good under
taking.
Truly Yours
JOSEPH HoBBINs,
Prest State Hort'l Society.
LETTER FROM M. B. BATEHAM, SECRETARY OF
THE OHIO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
JANEsvILLE, March 23d 1868.
II. T. O'FARRELL,
Dear Sir Accept my thanks for yourself
and the Kenosha horticultural Society for
your favor of the 18th with compliments &c.
1t will give me great pleasure to cooperate
with you, and your society, in the promotion
OF the object had in view. The most / can
probably do, is to send you such reports or
documents, as our Horticultural Society, and
grape growers association may publish from
time to time this shall take pleasure in
doing, and win also ask of you like favors in
exchange, permit me farther to suggest, that
as you are within the favored range of the
Lake influences, so beneficial to fruit culture,
it would be very interesting to others as well
as your own people, if you could procure and
publish record of meteorological ohserva-
lions at your place, as is done for the Smith
sonian Institute including hyyronaetricag OBJ
servations by means Of the psychrometer, you
will see by the report of Oh Grape growers
association, that we here a ute interested
in this matter, this subject of climate infu-
ence on horticulture, has never yet been suf-
ficiently investigated.
Truly yours &C.,
M. B. EATEHAM
Letters were also received from Rob
ert Douglas of Waukegan, H., James L.
Tubbs, of Elkhorn, Wis, Edgar Sanders, pro-
prietor Of Lake view Flower Garden, Chicago
III. These letters all contain encouraging
words.
The regular business of the evening being
the discussion of the subject of strawberry
culture, and small fruits, Col. McDermott
moved it's postponement, until the next meet
| ing, carried.
Pres. Hinsdale, called attention to the fact
that some varieties of grape vines especially
the Concord, had been badly injured the past
winter, and invited discussion as the probable
causes. An informal discussion followed by
Mr. Zetterstrom. O'Farrell and othes in which
there was a general agreement as follows
l. The roots of grape have been injured to 8
large extent the past winter. 2. his is moi
owing to the severity of the winter, nor t.
their being insufllciently protected by cover
ing of earth. 8. Wherever there has been {
liberal covering Of straw or leaves, the root,
| do not amman To ha 70 hnnr, i,,i,,rnH III.