The Cecil Whig., 1873-10-18

The American POmological Society.


1t was our good fortune recently to at
tend the biennial exhibition of the Ameri-
can Pathological Society at Boston, Massa-
chusetts, and we will presume to give you
few notes of our trip, if you have yet
room for such scribblings from travelling
correspondents, in the midst of tho pres
ent exciting political canvass. We do not
expect to be able to treat of anything very
new, yet simple recital of what is going
on for the encouragement of fruit culture
in our widely extended land, may be of
interest to portion of your agricultural
readers.
The American Pathological Society, as
its name implies, embraces members in all
States of the Union, as we'll as in the Brit
ish Provinces. This exhibition was the
25th anniversary of it's existence, and the
officers of the society made every effort to
have full attendance, and to give them
cordial reception in Boston. They sent
out general invitation to all Agricultural
Societies to send delegates, and there was
very decided response, more especially by
those living within convenient distance
of the place Of meeting. Upon the arrival
of the members and delegates, they were
formally welcomed to the State by the
President of the Massachusetts, Horticul-
tural Society, who were acting the part of
host on this occasion. They surrendered
their beautiful hall for the purposes of the
Pathological Exhibition, and held their
annual fair in Music Hall during the first
two days of the meeting. This display
which was the finest thing in the horticul-
tural line that we had ever beheld, was
freely thrown open to the inspection of
their visitors
At 1 o'lcoek p. NJ, the society was re-
ceived by the Mayor of Boston, in Old
Faniel Hall, by few appropriate words of
welcome, which were properly responded
to by President Wilder, on behalf of the
Pathological Society. The members then
returned to Wesley Hall, where their busi-
ness meetings were held.
At the close of this session the society
repaired in body to Musical Hall, where
they were entertained by few fine pieces
on the great organ while examining the
display of flowers, ferns and rare exotics,
with which the house was filled. The Mas
sachusetts Horticultural, is one of the old
est and most flourshing societies in the
United States. They hold some valuable
property, the revenue of which is devoted
to the promotion of their objects. They
have a large and valuable library and read
ing room in one part of their hall. and are
parts of the season. They number among
their members many men of fortune who
devote their whole income in adorning
their ample grounds and Conservatives
and showing what can be done in landscape
gardening.
At y o'clock on Thursday morning, the
society were invited out to breakfast at the
beautiful residence of VIM. Gray, Jr., on
Boston Highlands. Street cars were in
waiting to convey the party Of 200 out
there and return them to the Hall. A
magnificent collation. was spread, the dele
gates being formally introduced to the pro-
plietor as they passed in the front door to
partake of his bounty. They then spent
pleasant hour in examining his premises,
which are ornamented with many beauti-
full trees and beds of foliage plants and
flowers.
On returning we made a close inspection
of the fruit on exhibition at Horticultural
Hall. The lower story was mainly devoted
to that grown in Massachusetts,. On one
table to the right were displayed 404 vArie-
ties of pears, grown by President Wilder.
On another were $50 kinds from the extern
sive nurseries of c. M. Hovey & Co., with
many smaller collections. OF apples the
display was very fine, but they were not SO
universal crop as the pears. Other fruits
were also we'll represented. The upper
hall was filled to repletion with the pro-
ducts of every cline, from Canada and
Nova Scotia to Florida and southern Cali.
fornia.
The la: gest and best collection of apples
were from Nebraska, where 16 years ago
not fruit tree was planted. They exhib-
tied 40 varieties. Kansas came next with
It's varieties. Delaware receives the first
premium for peaches and the Ontario Fruit
Growers Association, of Canada, the sec
ond. There were also splendid plums by
the same society that were awarded the |
first premium and the Deseret Society, of
~toI, nj
moth orages, lemons, lines, pears and for
eign grapes that grow there without the
aid of glass.
Thursday evening the party were invited
out to see the place of II. H. Hapnersell,
at Wellesley, 20 miles out on the Boston |
and Albany road, and special cars were
provided for their transportation there and |
back. Though still new place, this is
considered to be the finest specimen of
landscape gardening in America, at least;
and several who have made the tour of !
Europe say it is not excelled on the Cont
nent. Here is also the most complete col
lection of beautiful evergreeps in the world.
The last days session was spent in the
discussion of fruits and introduction to
notice of new varieties, the results of
which will be published in the society's
catalogue. The last evening was celebrat-
ed by grand banquet in Music Hall,
where everything that art and nature could
furnish were combined to decorate the
tables and add fragrance to the air, with
no ruddy glow of the drink that leaves a
sting behind. Five minute speeches from
the Mayor, Governor of the State, Gov.
Furnas, of Nebraska and others, and music
ended this most agreeable
occasion, and the company parted in the
best of spirits at 10 o'clock p. NJ. G.
WHY CHUBB MoURNED.-When Chubb's
wife died we called in to mourn with him,
and if possible to console him in his aff1ic-
ton. The old man sat in the rocking
chair, with his eyes closed, chewing a
toothpick and rocking to and fro as he ap-