The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-09
The American Ponlological Society.
THIRTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
VERY INTERESTING DETA
Yesterday Afternoons Proceedings.

Mr.. Barry as delegate to the American Po-
mological Society.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FRUITS EX-
HIBITED.
The committee appointed to make re-
cord of the number OF plates of fruit ex-
hibited, respectfully submit the following
report:
From Nebraska State Horticultural So
ciety, Nemaha county, R. w. Furnas, sec
retary: 134 varieties apples, II varieties
seeding peaches, 10 varieties pears, 2varie-
ties plums, | variety grapes. The collec-
ton of seeding peaches and apples at
tracted marked attention. Fourteen years
ago not a single fruit tree of any variety
was grown in Nebraska.
DR.. Wiley, of South Carolina, exhibits
40 varieties Of seeding grapes, which are
fully described in his elaborate report on
hybridization sent to the Secretary of this
Society.
Ellwanger & Barry, of Rochester, N. r.,
exhibited collection of 157 varieties of
pears.
Franklin Davis. of Richmond, Virginia {:
195 varieties apples, 81 varieties pears, 2
varieties peaches.
R. R. Robey, Fredericksburg, Virginia !:
6 varieties grapes, 23 varieties apples, %
varieties pears.
Southern Illinois, grown at Golden and
its vicinity: 200 varieties apples, 10 varie-
ties pears exhibited by Parker Earle.
John Hopkins, Wilmington, North Caro-
lima: Scuppernong grape and the Musco-
dine Superior, IA seedling)
Kansas State Agricultural Society: $50
varieties apples, and so varieties pears.
Marshall P. Wilder, of Boston, Massa-
chusetts: 232 varieties pears-the largest
collection contributed.
VIM. 0. Hurt, Bedford county, Virginia :
81 varieties apples.
Henry b. Jones, Brownsburg, Rock
bridge county, Va: ITO varieties Of apples,
10 varieties of pears, 10 of peaches.
California State Agriculture Society: Al
varieties of pears, 81 do. of apples, Is
do. of grapes, | orange, and l dish OF
olives, do. Of ounce, and | of plums.
Mark Miller, a delegate from Iowa, ex-
hibits 11s varieties Of apples from Des
Moines county, a section of the State
where, but twenty-three years ago, there
was not an apple of any kind.
II. Leonard, also from Iowa, exhibits 100
varieties of apples and % of pears.
G. F. b. Leighton, of Norfolk, Va, ex-
hibits varieties of pears, including mag
nifcent varieties of the Duchess, some of
which weighed 304 ounces /; also Seckles OF
very large size.
p. A. Jewell, of Minnesota: 60 varie-
ties of apples, including fine specimens OF
crab apples.
F. 4 i. Clapp, of Boston: 30 Seeding
pears, among which were some OF the we'll
known Clapp's Favorite.
Michigan State Pathological Society (by
Mr.. Lindeman, agent,) exhibited 10l varie.
ties of apples, 6 varieties of grapes, 9 do
of peaches, III do. of pears.
G. G. Langdon, of Mobile, exhibits Soup
pernong grapes.
Stephen w. Underhill, Croton Point
N. Y, exhibited Croton and Senasqus
grapes.
George w. Campbell, Delaware, Ohio
Martha grape.
Tyrec Dollms, Albenarle, county, Va.
135 varieties of apples.
Mansfield Call, Richmond, Va: varie
ties of pears.
William Parry, Cinnaminson, N. j.: q
varieties of pears, and 80 of apples.
d. w. Herstine: new seeding raspberry
varieties -Herstire and Saunders.
w. D. Breckenridge, Baltimore, Md.
SO varieties of pears.
j. H. Ricketts,, Newburg, N. Y: seeding
grape "Secretary."
Smith, Clark 4 Powell, Syracuse, N. Y.
Sc varieties of pears.
George w. Purvis, Nelson county, Va.
5 varieties Seeding peaches, 4 of apples,
| plate Cafawha cranes
G. Gillingham Il Co., Fairfax county
Va: is varieties of apples, and 2l yarie
ties of pears.
j. w. Porter, Charlottesville, Va:
varieties of grapes, and IL of apples.
Will X Clark, of Fayetteville, New
York: % varieties of pears and 8 @
apples.
Potomac Fruit Growers Association i
varieties Of apples, "a of pears, 8 of grapes
and l of figs. y "
J. G. Parker, of Richmond, Va: vari
ETY. of apples.
Agricultural Department, Washington
d. c., by w. Saunders: 3G varieties c
pears and 6 of grapes.
Mrs. S. E. Byers, Of Texas. case Q
dried figs.
Virginia Nursery and Wine Company
Allan, johnson 4 Co., agents: II varietie
of native wine. ,ffssxY .fall
| George Leick, Cleveland, Ohio: A yarit
ties of native wines.
+. NJ. Lemosy, Norfolk, Va: sariet
native wine.
| G. Hoops, Wilmington, N. c.: variet
wine.
Whole number dishes of apples, 1 1923
whole number of dishes of pears, S74
whole number dishes of grapes, 81 4; who
number dishes of peaches, &c., 2T. Tota
2,611.
Although in the class of fruits, we cal
not fail to mention the Pawlonia lmpcria
lis, seventeen feet high, one year from tt
seed, contributed by Messrs. Leckenby
Laird, of Richmond. This. is considert
one of the finest ornamental trees in Il
South.