The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-23
No. 107 Main street

| THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.-At
the last meeting of the Society the Ex-
ecutiye Committee was instructed to
issue circular inviting all Gardeners,
as we'll as Vine and Fruit growers and
all other enterpris;ng citizens to attend
the next meeting, which will be held on
Saturday, the 18th of February. The
following circular has been issued in
pursuance..of the instructions:
WHEELING, w. Va, January, 1869.
SIR:
We beg leave to inform you that, at
a meeting of a number of citizens of
Eastern Ohio and Northwest Virginia
held in this city, ON the 25th Of Decem-
Der, a Horticultural Society was organ
lied by the election of appropriate eff
GERS TO serve for the year 1869, and the
adoption of a Constitution.
The object of the Society is to call out
and cultivate the talent, energy and en-
terprise of all our Gardeners, Vine-grow-
ers and Fruit.raisers. This will be done
by our frequent meetings for the discus
sion of modes of culture, varieties, &C.,
&c: the relating of observations and
experiences by our respective members;
the visiting of each others gardens,
vineyards and orchards; and the exhi.
bition of the choicest of our products
at Fairs held for the purpose.
To make this Society a success all
citizens, whether producers or consum-
ers of the coed things of the earth, who
delight in having the best and are, there
fore, DESTROYS of Improvement, are urged
to come and join with US in this bench.
cent enterprise. twill do you all good
individually, be of incalculable benefit
to US all as a community, and will cost
but little of time or money.
1t is desirable that immediate steps
be taken towards the holding of a grand
exhibition, in this city, of Fruits, Veg
etables, Flowers, and of every thing tn ut
is useful and beautiful which grows in
eur Gardens, Orchards and Vineyards,
some time in September next; and in
order to make this exhibition credita-
BILE alike to the enterprise, skill and
tastes of our people, all who feel an in
terest in this movement are most ur-
gently invited to jsin hands with US.
The next meeting of this Society will
be held at HoRNBRook's HALL, Main
street, Wheeling, on Saturday, Februa-
~ 18th, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. and O'Clock
P. NJ, and we most cordially invite you
to attend and to bring with You as
many others as you can.
Respectfully,
THOMAS HoRNBRooK,
A. d. RICE,
CHRISTIAN HESS,
LEWIS BAKER,
j. n. TURNER,
A. MCSwoRDs,
A. G. ROBINSON,
Executive Committee.
IS. At the abovs-named meeting
some new information and experience
. with reference to the cultivation of the
Potato, together with some talk on new
o varieties, will be given, which ma!
|. prove both entertaining and valuable
g especially since this crop, by the usus
!, mode of culture, is regarded as uncer
$ tain and unsatisfactory.
"a A discussion on the relative merits o
g morse and hand culture eff the grape
q vine, during which the very costly ex
3 perience of at least enc party is expect
a ed TO De given will also take place a
!. this meeting.
= All who may attend will be invite,
to join in these discussions and to relat
their experiences, in talks of five min
utes each.