, 1873-12-08
POMOLOGY.

Meeting of the Michigan State pomo-
logical Soctety--CIosc Of the Session.
THURSDAY.
Special Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune.
BATTLE GREER, a1tch, Dec. 4, 1878.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was opened with q song
from the quartettos.
Mr.. G. u. Whitney, Chairman Of the Com
nittee on RESOLUTIONS, mado his report. lie
remembered tho Directora OF tho ChicaTo t.
Lake Huron Railway, for their oourtosioH; Prosi-
don't Abbott, Of tho Agricultural College, for
aomo valuable works Oh Horticulture the Bev-
oral pnpors represented at the meoting; tho
citizonH Of Battle Crook, for their oxcellont edu
cationnl advantages; the managers Of the Battle
Crock Health InBtitute, and othors
APPLES.
The Committee On Collection Of Apples then
submitted its report. The extraordinary character
OF last wintor's temperature, and tho ensuing
summers drought, considered, tho collection was
very flno. Tho fruit Is we'll colored and very solid;
tho fruit from Grand Traverse region ia eminent
in this quality. Ninety varietios wero on tho
tables. Tho plntos Of fall apples from tho north
seo1ned in aa good atato OF preservation as our
early winter --substantiating tho long,
keeping qualities q fruit Of tho Grand
awas Of tssspn paoms hs fS0" BY hs Got as
ton: First premium. parmcloo Il Adams,
collection from Grand Traverse and Bongio;
second premium, J. e. Robinson, Battle Crock,
Calhoun County; third praminm, =. T. Lyon,
had id many rs fifteon varietlos, and tho COM
mitteo desired to mako honorable montion of tie
display made by other members OF tho
Sociot,. In tho close Of tho report the Commit
rR,11n
manifestod by its members, as exhibited In this
truly bountful display Of fruit; and, Hns re
writo with tho beautiful specimens Of Michigan
apples before lis. NO foo1 proud Of the old State
III which Te 1.-Two, md commend in tho highest
terms the persistence Of our brothers in pomolo-
gy, who have produced such perfect varieties OF
tho king Of our northern fruits" A collection
Of fruits dried by tho Aiden procosa, by ). W.
Seymour, Of this city, was exhibited.
Tho recommendation OF tue Maiden Blush
apple. raised by parmeleo & Adams. was referred
to tho Committee On Nomenclature.
6MALL FRUITS.
mitted It's report. Tho grapes woro mostly ox-
hibited by Meaars. n. & G. Chilson. OF Batto
Crock, and &. ". Dickinson. Of Grand Rapids.
Alr. Dickinaon'a plan Of keeping grapes was
that OF packing them in peaoh-Daskots, with
layera of greon grapo-lcaYes between thom. Tho
Lawroneo pear. exhibited by ]. e. Robinson, Of
Baltic Creek, was pronounced superior to tho
| others on exhibition. ". Il. Albums, Of Bengo-
mia, exhibited some Hhles Early peaches in al-
cohol. The specimens OF dried fruit Woro pro-
nouncod excellent.
The report WIS accepted.
MA1DEH'B DLusn APPLE.
Mr. Merriman, OF Grand Rapids, gave several
reasona why tho Maiden's Blush apple should be
It iitsnssu Sas 'F0'A 'DADA0' 10 'AD 'A'0''' ""'D
NAME OF THE SOCIETY.
Mr. DIETRICH, Of Grand Rapids. spoke upon
Tn IL Hat To- tn a fltRf
brace Horticulture and Horticulture. The Sacro-
tary read from tho report Of 1879 an account Of
discussion Of tho question that year, whom it
| WAS proposed to giyo tho Society tho name OF
| tho Michigan Pathological and Horticultural So
! oiety. Tho President stated that tho qnoBtion
| had come up at nearly evory previous mootng,
.and on this account. perhaps. ought to receive
some attention; secretary Thompson objectetl
thought tho name ought to o1rroas tho obtacta
| Of tho Society. No other society recognized
Horticulture in tho State. Tho question Of for
cst-culturo muat goon como up for pro.
foro, no namo Is exactly applicable. Should
not q statement Of the objects Of tho
Society DO deposited in the State archiyos, leav-
| Ing the name as short al possible? Tho preBi-
| dent announced TINT tho suggestion WAS to Bub-
stitute tho nanlo horticultural for pomologioal.
! Mr. DIETRICH declared thero was no name broad
enough to embrace all the objects OF tho
Society motion that the present ,II pane DO ro-
| t&lH9A "aH EAlElDA. A1Es " ~. HAlLle1 BIZ
nouned that ho would propose to the Society. at
tho noxt meetiug, to hava tLa objoota Of the 60.
cioty sct forth, and 8tatomeut thereof deposited
| with tho Secretary Of State.
1 nunlCON APPLE.
Mr.. 4. 9. Gliddon. OF Paw Paw, gave 4 history
! Of tho Rubicon apple. Mr. Wick, OF Rochester,
N. Y, eavo 1t Its name, and WAS the first to prop
agate tho varioty.-the seod being first planted
| by Alr. Hall, OF Paw Paw.
LAWr0N NLACHDEnNY.
Mr. Charles Merrill, OF nattlo Creek, intro
duced tho subject OF tho Lawton blackberry.
He found 1t disposed to run out or degenerate,
and become fruitleBs. Tho past throo or four
years his wood bore nparIngly. Mr. @. L. Whit
ney stated TINT the oll growers OF tho Lawtou,
III South Haven, had discarded that variety Gu
tiroly, and had substituted tho WilHon, tho lat
tor Doiny tho handaomeat no ovor saw. Jeromall
Bronu, Of Baltic Greek, still oung to tho Law
ton, lie having ttod other varieties.
After some further discussion, the Convention
adjourned aino dio. q. II. L.
CHIEF.jUSTtcE l-LlAHS.