, 1874-09-07

The michigan 6'omoj0gicni Report.
Sptcia! D4pateh to 4Ae C.senga Ttibuue.
LANSING, Mioh., Sept. 5.-Ilo Stato Pono-
logical report for 1878 is just printed. 1t con-
ta1ns various addresses. According to tho tosti-
moIy Of j. G. Holmes, Of Detroit, tho culture Of
fruit i'll Michigan Inns received considerable at-
tentiou Tor uearly fifty years past. AZ early ~
1925 the apples that still tako tho lead in New
England formed pnrt of tho 1000 trees brought
To Detroit aud planted by Gov. Woodbridge in
that yoar. The first Horticultural Society OF
Michigan was organized Ill Detroit, March s,
1891.
John J. Thomas. tho veteran pomologiat, said in
Msrccont address at Adrian: =" Go bnck fifty ycars
aud sco wllut progress has been made. Land.
owners bud generally planted few fruit-troua
at that carly period, for tho appetite for fruit is
scarcely less universal thau the appetite for
money; but orchards then would hardly Aatisfy
adopts at fruit-cultruo Of the present day. APP
pIeh were commonly known AZ OF two kinds
natural fruit aud graftad fruit No Ind two
sotss o. chotnoa, sour cherries aud English
chorEleH With sometimes raro ariBaocratio mix
lnfs Of 'o1hear1ss aud 'maydukes.' There vera
ALSO t"o Ansla Of plums,- blue plum, with
~ snaues OF Saratosl, aud groom or yellow
pan, psaanas, wnsell, however Worthless, waro known
unupT tho ono comprehensive tito Of 'Efcen
sages. or IN some placos tho only distinction was
"i'd p'ams and tame puma Few had ever
hoard of nectarinos or apricots; cultivated
atrawboli1ea IN beth yard or two sq uaro wero u
great rarity"
Ihs con'mittee appointed to Investigate tho
yellows M peacA-trees consisted OF j. @. Holuus.
formerly profcsaor Of uorticuturo in the Ami.
cultural eo!io.e; Il. G. Wells. presllont OF lilo
Btate Board Of agriculture; s. q. Kunpp, like
wive lnenlbor Of ths aame Board. VIII them
wa assocla!od u, 9. kcelxio, paofe8aor Of Chem
iatry lu the Agricultural College.
Tho Hon. Henry s: Clubb gives an address On
failea hin to do Justice to tie subject but ho
snya enough to ahow that he il u, enthusiastic
cnltusiss wiling to g!ye others tho bonoIll Of h.s
experience. OF about tWonty varieties of
cherries known ~ Wortcrn Michigan ho thinks
market purposes. He 6peaks Of tie yalue Of tho
chorry a. shade tree timber. etc., and su1s up
tho mattor by calling 1t D "ul,iyessai blosnlnrh
OF Strawberries, lio rays but lttlo on thiIs
occasion, but ciaima that IL il e,nphaticaty tilu
"poor man's fruit, because good crop oan bo
gathered within te.i months Of planting"
sorIptlon of sle way In mAicl. .Mr. Rogora. Il" Of
Salon, produced bis noted varieties Of ''hybrid
grapes,h q few Of which layo proved valuablo in
quality, which lubtratea the prautioablity Of ob-
taining valuable fruits aa we'll aa animals by ju-
alolouB croaslng.
Horny Seymour, Treasurer reports that ehero
VaA iu tho treasury, Feb. !, 1874, 922034.
Appended TO and Incorporated IN this report
ia papor on tue "Aggrosnve psrasitisui OF
Fungi" by Il. j. Durrll Professor Of HortIoul.
tnro II. tho Illinois Industrial University This
paper poshnfbod Increased value from tho fact
ttat tho lutuuerab!s fungi that infeat vegetable
life are ao little known aud Aso coming to 10 con-
s.deloa u KFaat lMportace,-n only becauso
tl!of tsehtruy tho crops lu. because tAoy occupy
q considerable rrosntuauue M causing diseauos
in 1nau R1!a xuiiuAA,.