The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-08
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Wine SdD.-Most pron1hpiy .;n
VIRGINIA. MARYLAND, District OF Colu l onJ
KANSAS. Kentucky. Town, NeDraska, anu
successful in Michigan anu coutneih II
iinois. -,,,, {, v,r-
ginia. Maryland, District OF Co1 Iminnis'
Kansas. Nebraska. Iowa, southern Illih9,s;
Woidens Blush.-Highly recommenaeu
FIR Viruinio. Kansas, New Jersey. illlnolI,'
lava To District of Columbia, and renn,ss,'
,,n,,;o and successful in MASSACHUSETTS,
Nnhr,ska. Maryland, and Kentucky:
~ rn1,n,rotpr. successful in virginia;
NJ nu''I Isrsey' PENNSYLVANIA, Iowa, ana
NJ;ch;oan. and successful in ILLINOIS aho
na 1I5smorle Psppins, or Yello.o Newtos on
Pinpins. Pro6tably raised In FrglnlA an''
n1 YORK Imperal.-Excels in Virginia ,n i nho
Pennsylvania; good in Maryland anu LIS
trict of Columbia. 1 l., Viz
s'' LYNDON Pippins.-Yery successful In Vir'
The Society then took recess until
2. NJ. s....
The Convention reassembed ut 3h
o'clock, President Wilder in the chair.
GRAPES.
The Committee on Grapes presented the
following report
owe, the undersigned, appointed to
award premiums on American grapes as
per special premiums contributed by Chas.
Downing, Gen. L. r. Page, Hon. John Is.
Whitehead, Messrs. Downward, Anderson
g. Co., aud Messrs. Charles 7. Workman 4
Co., respectfully submit the following re-
port:
l. No collection of twenty varieties OF
American grapes found.
2 No half-bushel of flowers grapes found.
8. Premiums of $40 awarded to John
Hopkins, Wilmington, n. c., for halt
bushel of Scuppernong grapes who also
exhibited half.bushel Of large biacK
grapes, which he called Muscadlne Supe--
Tior, and which he claims rs Seeding OF
his.
4. Premiums awarded to MICHIGAN State
Pomologicai Society of SlO Tor De8t Twelve
punches of Delaware grapes.
s. Premiums Of $40 awarded TO D. w.
Porter for best twelve punches ofnorthern
Seeding grapes.
WILLIAM BARRY,
&. +. Is. LEIGHTON"
SPECIAL PREMIUMS.
The Committee on Special Premiums Tor
the best collection of apples, peaches,
pears, and grapes, reported that the only
entry meeting the requirements OF thls pre-
mium is that from Nebraska, and respect,
fully recommend that the premium OF 9loO
offered by the Virginia Pathological society
be awarded accordingly. .,
Signed: w. Saunders, W. Is. Smith, l..
Berkmans, Committee.
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mas. of Nebraska, stated that the Nebraska
society donated the American Pomological
Society the premium which had been
awarded them.
The donation was accepted. and three
cheers proposed and given for Nebraska.
PRUNING, AND WHEN SHOULD IT BE DoNE'
The following resolution, in the shape OF
an inquiry, was presented by u. Is. weir,
of Illinois:
Does m apple, pear, plum, peach. or
other fruit tree, ever require any pruning
whatever one or two years from BUD or
graft. with the head started, at point lndl-
Gated bv nature; or, in other words, that
has never been trimmed or pruned up any
when planted in orchard, ever require any
pruning whatever Ito give the best resultsG
and if so, at what time of its llteI Refer
red to committee composed OF the loi-
lowing: VIM. Saunders, Of District OF Col
umDia; DR.. Slayman, Kansas ID. Is. Weir
and w. G. Flagg, Illinois; Thos. Meehan,
Pennsylvania.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
The chair appointed the following COM
mittee to report mildew ut the next ben
nil meeting: ThoS. Meehan, Philadelphia;
W. saunders, District of Columbia; w. G..
F!agg, Illinois.
on PearbEight.-The following commit
tee was appointed to report at next meet
ing: p. j. Bcrkmans, Georgia Thomas
Maehan, philadelphia Robert Manning,
Massachusetts; VIM. Saunders, District OF
Columbia.
On Concussion.-Messrs. Bragden, New
York; Thurber, New York; Quinn, New
jersey; Hentine, Philadelphia w.
Schley, Georgia-to report this morning.
OSCILLATIONS OF FRUITS.
Mr.. Newman, Of Georgia, presented a
resolution, asking that committee be ap-
pointed to report upon the eXpcdlency OF
asking Congress to repeal the tax on the
di>t!llation of fruits. Alter lengthy dis
cusslon the resolution was rejected by q
large vote.
CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION.
mittee be appointed TO petition Congress
for So, 900 as permanent fund, of which
the society shall use nothing but the i'll
tercst for twenty years. Agreed to-, and
the President and Secretary authorized TO
appoint the committee.
DISCUSSION ON PEARS.
The discussion of fruits was resumed,
pears being the first in order. The follow
lug Is condensed statement Of the result !:
Bartlett. Cultivated with excellent sue
cess in Georgia, Kansas, Alabama, Viz
ginia, Iowa, District of Columbia, Mary
land, Illinois, Nebraska, Rhode Island, and
Florida.
BeLelucratire.-Excel in Georgia, Con-
necticut, illinois Uor family use), Rhode
Island for family u>e), Kansas, Nebraska,
and Alabama, and succeeds in Michigan
and South Carolina.
Bloodgood--Very successful in Illinois
and Kentucky, and successful in Rhode
Island, South Carolina. District of Column
bla, Maryland, and Virginia.
Bufanl.-Used for family only in Eir-
gina, Kentucky, District of Columbia,
Maryland, Rhode Island, and Illinois.
DoyemmSette.- Very successful in Vir-
ginia, New York, and tolerably so in Ken
lucky, Illinois, aud Rhode Island.
Flemish Beauty.-EXcels In South Caro-
lima, Nebraska, Kansas, District of Colum-
bIa, Maryland, Kentucky, Virginia, Michi-
gan, and successfully raised in Alabama
and Illinois.
King Sessing.-Successful in District of
Columbia, Rhode Island, Maryland, Viz
ginia, and Illinois.
Rostzer.-Succeeds pretty we'll in I'LL
nois, Maryland, Rhode Island, Virginia,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New
Jersey.
Seckel.--Proftably cultivated In Virginia,
District Of Columbia, Massachusetts, Hill
nois, Nebraska, Kansas, and South Caro-
lima; pretty successful in Michigan. New