, 1873-12-15
HORTICULTURE.
Eighteenth Annual Meeting Of tho I'LL
nois State Horticultural Society.
Collection Of Insects by Students o
tile Industrial University.
Blnolsberr1es md Rnspborrics---
Closing Resolutions.
From Orr A9rieaaiural Correspondent.
THIRD DAY-EYENIN1 SESSION,
CNAMrA1os, ILL.,, Duo. IA, 1879.
The Committeo Oh Fruits reported 60 Varieties
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correspondents
THIRD DAY-EYENING SESSION,
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Duo. IA, 1879.
The Committeo Oh Fruits reported Sc varietfc.
~ Is. q. 0urtta, Of Edgar County. Tho npecl
mons arc flno for tho soaBon, but not quito M tx
laat year. They wero mostly correctly named
This was tho only lot Of fruit presented.
Some person presented q section Of
COTTONWOOD,
showing tho effect Of using tho cottonwood ont
other trees for living feuco-posts. Tho oul oj
the rail had penetrated tho trec inches. nut
neithor the troo nor rail had docayed In the
least. This fact may DO Of yalue to those wno
would lko cheap feuco, and, at tho aarno time,
arow Of n!lado-trecs.
The report OF tho Committee on Prizes offered
By this Society to tho students OF tho Industrial
University for bost
COLLECTION OF lNsEcTB
shown ns this meeting Of the Society, was also
presented.
Tho resolution Offering tho prizes la as fol-
lows:
Rtso!rtd, Tint the sociuy offer to tho students Of
the stato Industrial University two prizcE-ono Of so
and pno Of ss-for inc best and seconl-bes collection
Champaign December. Each collection to bs ac-
by rnpcT Oh some species Of insect tonc-
"e.1l Us "'a1'e.s.
,'! 1uae eo,''h's'oo Aas round no difficulty IN
deciding who arc ontitled to the prizcs offered.
No found nany beautiful collections Of inscc:a,
ehowipR that manv of TIM a,udenta had t,1,or
orcnt ;r.orost L., ~. at,,an ~ T.s4e1"@ -
practical and scientific; but, in Romo instanoo-,
those collections chow p1ain1y that they were
rando as matter of recreation aud paatimc,
showing plainly that they did not understand col
lection, or appreciate tho rnnRnn far nfTnttrf-
thoso prizes, to-@it: the promotion Of practical
study Of Natural History.
ynrr oo,,n,ittaa ;.
s'' nfas p11ze TO
P. oESNAD1us,
d native Of Greece, aud student Of thu 11n3-
7eralty, mud ulso a cloao student Of Nature. This
tn ~ iot lha s,'ao occupied
N 1ts eoliectlon. lt aB we'll mounted, scientific
ally classified in proper order of families, aud
for tho most part correctly uamod. trho n,nor
present al bv this cnmnotitor wo +n;rl, 49,.
In r.ua,st. ~ sa aan, 'oossV,' =: % W. 1nlhs. ahaor
-. .,':.' cA,N,' ~ "o!.ns " coohloefhtlon
oS th1S society, and credit to its author; aud
We would recommend it's publication in its TranY-
notions AZ We fcnl TINT lin Sociot s,,o,,,l 5 ii,
it can to enco,raro 0tr Gonnn,,,. IL; III. ,nsa 80
iirntion, n III. hnr, ~ Nnt,n1 ~ uta la'cs-
TO tho collcction hv ~ A'"S"A'4 A'te|o's'
w.Irr1 g r,,r,o.
trr Il In
lection W. fn M ur,i,1c, 1u ~ .ns COL
snccics tGat ;s tItov uro nnI ,,ronar1 ,aas;n -
Which should not bo rcd IN 5rv afndal
~ r7ntowoin., NJ, :6 - n.s 1'uucut
aied an mounted making aa rory yes" mrcity rcGIy
tic most part carrcotly nnnoi 'Ae ~
'-@N TnE ryAcTnTmnv r
1lr. Doggy had never glccocded with onv of
tho blackberry and osprcia}ly thc K;ttot;nnnv n ~
and he hpd loBt faith in ths 1rnit for I,'s
tho State. 1'@' 4oA "'7 e"AS "
Mr.. N1outromcry. WIN rcsiflcs IN tto ,ox4 I
county south, bad found this fruit to be @ Of eroat
ont Of i've i've aassona uea soo4 'fop ~ 'eass tour
It was clnimod that tha nrun,no =, ,ho ,,,,,,
berry 11,unt ha dona in sun,Tor +si.;,,a uaun ~
plaut at from 1l5 to font hiSh ai,d ona;n avn
ing back tho aide-shoota as o.; occasion may re re-
bears nj tho terninnl L,3a ani tho ',p I,ora
tGoso tl,o morn nhmnd,nt H. o,t eo !use "
new kinds were mentioned. Int TIM i1ittot;unx
appoarcd to bo tho favoritc. ''>N' 0 |>'''''1DD'
This frut Inns many fr;ansa md :, =, ,r;,.u
culture being haarer Il III n,t. a1 - ~ @
Northwest: ihat il. in sono "f itg v.,;"t;an 1no
s,,c no thc nno,ttia M;o,i p,,. ~ 10 H'.t!otles,
TIa TbaGcin1,;a ~ nnI a,,;ta hordn Inne, 1'c.
spurious sort had been sent Out for Il whci olun
praclice rs siutol on ta ocons;nn !. ~ iomoal
on cuttii,g back. rather than tn tis md tyn ~
stues or 10 Tia tre]I;s 'A"'' W ''e "4u 'san 10
Tho Tnrnnr rasnI"rrv~,, 11,;,o,a ,ood,,...
found in tI,c gardcn nf 3,rof Tnrn"r nsenlh8 i8
heen toatod ~. ~ ,a,t ~ tacn t'.
wars and sovero1 mcmhoru ana,a o n.i., nss ~ .ntGo
~ ''A 'o''sa1 '4'"oe'a spoAo n'sniy III lts
tir baldwin 1iv;,, roa, r,o7,,>,,
tlat 1o has II acres of this vnriotv md t1ot ~
ninnt wnn harf1v r,a.1nnt;a' n'a1 "1 'na. .n1
hnur,- IL .,in.tts l.AoaSt.o l "au auuuat
osalot: ts4 ~ plan1ea ~ rows loet apart, and
Leot III Inc row' and tralncd them az q hedge,
picking from both Bides of tho row. Tho cut |
.ing-baok is done in Alarch, mud no further caro-
is required, except good cuIture. The amcscrs
aro abundant, but az casly killed as weoflsl
- ~ past MIate1 TUG tops OF the canes woro slight
y HnlnR6eu'
FROM ali tho testimony presented VIC must
conclude that it ia Of no small value for our
statc,-at least tho contral aud northern mr. |
ions. No ous lad tested II nj the aouth. h,t
N TINT mart M thn giotn ,ros III ;,;m ~.
.onroYented Mt lila Toat;,,,, m"n ~ us
n, onininn NJ - H. 1,ar. ~ W w canhot exnfeaB
~ oF.to ~ ~ 4nct't6 ~ ti1at soctloh. MesAra.
day Alalan, Nelson, and others advocated sum-
ncr-prnning, beginning at foot or two feet