Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-07

ucptInE Of the society YestcTday-raIk Of
mn Annual OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Discus
sion and Displays.
The August meeting Of the Potomac Fruit
Growers Association was held Ut the Board Of
Trade rooms Friend Ohalkley DILLINGHAM;, pres
Ident, in the chair
FAR and near. Among those present we're Judge
T. q, Underwood Of Alexandria, Judge j. n.
Gray Of Falls Church, Mr., John saul and De.
h n. Rowland Of Washington. Prof william
Saunders Of the Agricultural Department, Df.
r. r. Darby Of UniOntOwn, OOlpnel Edward
Daniels Of the Richmond Journal, Colonel q.
:. Curtin Of tho Richmond Ga1eis, AMI many
others.
Vice President King inircducei a number Of
ladies, which gave pleasant variety TO the pro.
ccedings. II Is hoped their visits viii be more
JChn Il. johnson, treasurer, OF District or
Columbia, proposed by Dr. Il. =. Darby, aud
Mr.. John :. Poler, by Judge Gray, were unaul.
mousIy elected members OF the association.
Arrangements were made Tor holding the
yearly exhibition at the Board Of Trade rooms
on the hrst Tuesday In September, which will
vote Of thanks was passed to Hon. W. n.
CIagett for the use Of bis rooms an tho great
encouragement he has given me cause OF ifult
culture by his continued attention to tue assn.
An invaluable discussion was then opened
upOn mulching, In answer to a letter from ~"
neaT EilenvIIie Md, who asked Cor the best
mulch; how and when TO apply ", and under
what circumstances II should be used to pay.
Mr. WIN. SAunuerH HAlu Tue Onltcb OF NnulcNs
ing was to retain moisture, and that pulyeTiEsd
soil was gouL and always on hand, and might he
made as tine as dust. It should he loose and
pOtus, dews would be absorbed by II, Dry coll
Dr. K. p. Daily cautioned the members
against the use Of green trash Too much o. Y
produced heat that would destroy that which
| was supposed to ho benefited.
Mr. /, Bramhall said mulchlnE would pay
| we'll. He had set out aud reset a lot Of fruit
trees, and those lived And ihrlysi best that he r.,
| that manner. He recommended the use Of chip
dirt, bark and woods earth, several shovslIulls
| to each tree.
Major King stated that no would usS any.
thing AT hand that would not become baked aud
hard.
made very hne. By being tine power was
| given II Tor thorough absorption OF any avail
Prof.. BrsiHard would combine plant food or
| manure where no could with his mulch, and
therefore recommended hrst the use ot treo
a We very able thesis was then given upon the
| decay Of fruits by Prof Bralnerd, who, by pa.
tent toll, had discovered the workings OF little
insect that punctured tho leaves In thousands OF
places, literally bleeding the Leaves TO death,
| VIZ IN the seed, which, In It's turn, eat out the
| kernel Of tho seed. HIS remarks wore fully H.
lustrated by diagrams, enabling thoss present to
| catch the exact state Of things,
MIR. Bramhan gave some facts from hts obssr.
| vations, which supported tho conclusions at
| which Prot. b. had arrived.
| MAJOR King conveyed the sense Of the asso-
citation in alludlng to tho address as being very
| ablB and valuable,
ThS president added to this Interesting mat
ter Of Insects In an address Of great interest,
going into the orchard and giving q history Of
their dOlngs. lie spoke particularly upon the
| moth.
Captain Il. ID. Smith, Of Arlington, Va,
| largely concerned In fruit growing and tho can
| ming business, said his etUotual way Of destroy
Ing the worm and web was to have worry large
| TIN torch such as Is used In tOrcn.llght prJces-
sions-and making sudden visit upon them,
| which might be called . " redhOt" raid.
Tho display OF fruit was magnificent the
| tables being overloaded with pears, peaches,
grapes and apples. Among the eGhbltors WeTi
| Dr. n. y. Darby, with his always choice cOllec.
ton, In bis variety was hne specimen Of tho
Mr. john Saul had very lull selection,
| making q hne show.
Charley aIlllnghAm exhibited six varletieI
Of apples and SIX peaTs, His ElWarl's Early
apple attracted particular attention.
Mr. 4. Bramhall displayed fine lot OF eleven
kinds Of apples, Ave o. grapes aud a paw paw
| X. 7. MclTin hal the best HAle's Early peach
on the tables, and MAJOR H. q. Williams Tie same
VI the BenOnl apple.
| Rev, s. W. Madden, OF Alexandria, not abs
to he present himself, set q good example by
sending choice specimens OF his Seeding grapes,
| s. II. SnOwden had twelve varieties Of apples,
some not named, but all looking we'll; some
plums also, which he grows successfully In
Dr. E.P. Rowland presented tho noItcst seiec
ton, oil being shown In plates aud fruit stands
| Hls"WalteF" grape was particularly remarked
we'll as his cAsket oT peaches, lul and Luscious
Capt. II. u. smith hal . Inc basket Of peaches
Rodgers No. grapes and seedliug nectarines
| Last, but In nOWlse least, the lofty, hlthusl
astic Col. Daniels, with u huge basket elntaln
Ing twenty nine varieties VI grapes from his eS
tensiye vineyard at Iona on the Potomac. III
not only has these kinds, but no has n prantl5d
knowledge OF each, and can tell what sorts III
we'll or poorly.
This closed ono OF the best and most prohtabl,
msetlngs-tho display confirming the assertion
tnnt tnts u Hutsi = suUtlBn Of oosatFy All
for successful and profitable fruit growing.