New-York tribune., 1869-02-26
THE FRUIT GROWERS CLUB.

NEw-YORK Feb 25.-The usual weekly meeting
of the New-York Fruit Growers Club was held
at Il o'clock yesterday, at their rooms No. 4o Broad
way, the President Dr. SnOdgass, i'll the CHAIR
The attendance was very numerous
CONGRESSIONAL AID.-The President, after calling
the meeting to order expressed his pleasure at seeing
SO many new faces before him, and stated that the
members of the Club would feel pleasure anu ~; u
privilege in hearing strangers taking part IN the ds
cussions. The annual contributions were
moderate, considering the benefits 10 DO GerlVeu
from membership ard he trusted that those who now
took mart in the debates would ere long enrol their
names With reference TO the resolution passed. ppy
the Club at q previous meeting urging upon ,no
President of the United States, the Appropriate Co-
mittees of Congress, the Secretary OF the lnter1I
and other existing sources OF influence tne necessary
of either eDargng the Bureau of Agriculture INTO
fuller department 60 as 10 insure gleaso remmissoper
of Agriculture comprehensive powers " tt oi @
that the rapidly increasing interests Qt .1 ~ The
hand of the National Government to which they are
entitled The President said be had received repy
IA the resolution from the Hon. Mt Capr0n one OF tno
commissioners OF gricuture to whom the resolution
referred to had been presented, Dut III was ioe av
sfactory as he expected and though the tenor o tno
communication might seem TO Ieau Ohg liz, ~ yet bo
would assure him through the press that sush WaS
not the case. On the contrary. he llr. ohoqglass @
entertained high opinion Tor hlll anu e ood"sion
able mention of his name on moro than one OCCASION
The Secretary Mr.. Williams, then ieau tne cTdh- MN
munication to which the President referred. Inc
writer stated that the Agricultural DeprteHt' t o mi'S
independents but its appropriations are not iay oniy
limited, but that they are cohhhed 10 sPoclnO PO
objects He was ready to foster by. all means
afforded him tho important and growing interests
70 which the Club had called attention, and he should
be glad to receive suggestions OF any actioh ol ie
Agricultural Department which the Club deemed OF
urgent moment; and if they came within inc posi-
biifjes of the Department he would bo happy to do
all that may legitimately be done TO further the
views Of the Club. 1T is, concluded inc wrlter, @
the right and duty of societies to present ana urge
measures for improvement, and it would be gIatlly
ing to receive the specific and definite views Which
the Club entertain upon this point, which are gener
ally and vaguely limited at III your resolution anu
II This Department has not he means for accom-
pshing It, it is possible that the requisite powers
and facilities may be obtained" . ~ 4,
This communication was, on motion or Mt w H. o.
Carpenter received and placed on ile.
LETTER or THANKs.-The Secretary mentioned
that he had received letter from Mr. samuel a.
Croy Story County Iowa. thanking the CluO 1or the
action taken by them with regard to the exclusion
of intoxicating liquors. >,
GARDrNs.-Mr. Williams, on being called upon to
rive some information the cultivation OF gardens
said that nearly all the gardens IN the country lack
one important element in their successful cutlVac
ton. viz: pure seed No nave hohesV av 20
frequent and cannot be avoided and the oniy man
ner in which grower can satisfy hnsei OF th9 INST
class quality OF his seed Is W grow ~ hlhlse. hSSS
wear during the Spring and Summer and ran
months, while the garden crops are growing, tho
best specimens of each vegetable should be lelt nm
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seed carefully and the next plant that alone
do not add any more of mixed varieties or from m IN
ferOr plants, for the gardener will get confused
TSry ery'' best for seed and you will have tie
pleasure of a list of vegetables which VIII
reward your labor in the fact that they
will he both earlier, larger, and better than one
half the kinds described in any dealers catalogue.
Home grown seeds if carefully raised, are tho best
and surest. 1t requires great care, said ne 70 90
this and it is not strange that many prefer to save
this trouble by buying their stock from some dealer.
The speaker then read a long list of different vare-
fies of vegetables which he said should be in every
garden. With regard TO peas he mentioned as best
the Daniel ORourke Tom Thumb, and White Marrow
fat He would not advise the purchase of these peas
in large quantities, but would recommend these
peciaily the first. early any new pea and de-
| cidely better than most extra eares' All three
are suitable for field or garden culture The first is
late the second dwarf but very productive and the
last late lie mentioned the early Goodrich potatoe
as the best known early pOtatoe for family use, but
not for keeping. After Mrs Lyon and Dir. Williams
had received cordial vote of thanks for their yalu-
| ol inf tiOn fhe Meeting adjourned