National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-06
POTOMAC FRUIT GROWERS.
Proceedings Of the Association Yesterday
Fine Display Of Fruit.

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Precssdings Of the Association Yesterday
Fine Display Of Fruit
The October meeting of the Po.oma, Fruit
Growers Association was held yesterday ct the
the Board of Trade rooms, in tsis clty. The
president, Mr.. @. GIllIngham, occupied the chair,
and Mr.. ]. E. Snodgrass acted as secretary. The
attendance was not so goo 1 as 1t has been during
the summer meetings, bat the display Of fruit
was unusually fine.
A RELIGIOUS DISCUSSION.
After the reading OF the minutes, Mr.. Nee1.
ham called attention to G paragraph in the sec;
retary's report of the last monthly meeting OF
the association which he claimed represented the
secretary In commenting upon the advantages OF
Ine association, as saying mat men gISS o .o
are unnecessary Institutions. Mr.. Needham SAID
that they did not come there to discuss meta.
physics or theology, and did not think 1t proper
| to hurt the feelings of people. That paragraph
The secretary said that nothing Of a personal
nature had been intended, and he did not WISH TN
gentleman to take It to himself The ooJectiona'
| bic words were in newspaper report, and were
not used by the speaker in the meeting and en-:
| tered in the minutes. The secretary then read
the article in question.
The Chairman ruled the discussion out of order,
and said that he would not preside over the meet
there.
Mr.. Needham said he did not wish any bIcker-
ing about the matter, but he wanted these things
brought up. The secretary had cast slur on re-
lgion by saying that preachers could do no good.
serted things in his report in q pleasant way, but
that they did not go on the minutes.
THE CLIMAX
Mr.. Needham said that when he 1.-THE secretary
spoke about religion he did not understand what
he was talking about.
The Secretary. "Then you dor"
Mr.. Needham; 81 think 1 do. have professed
1t for forty years."
The Secretary. 81 have professed IT longer than
that"
This interesting discussion was closed by q mo-
ton to proceed with other business.
Mr.; Charles Lanman, Of Georgetown, and ex-
hibited the specimens Of fruit accompanying IT,
GEORGETOWN, d. c., Oct. 4, 1875.
j.. e. SnodgrdSs, ESQ.,, Secretary Potomac Fruit
DEAR SIR; ! comply with your request with
grown in my garden from Japanese seeds, viz:
No. !. Efo-Icoo-re, or stringed melon. The vine
very iuIpT ,s and If planted near tree viii
as II produced by the tree itself When young,
about eight inches long, and tender, 1t is boiled,
cut up In small pieces and then sailed, when 1t is
considered a great delicacy. liquid obtained
from the vine is a certain cure for coughs and
asthma. When fully matured the pulp makes
No. q Tonasz. or green squash; (also g small
onel This is eaten only when fully grown, and
is highly valued in Japan.
eaten as We do the cress when young, and its
Feeds with the whole top when dry are cut up
and mixed with dry salt, and is highly appreci-
ated as condiment. Another variety produces
fne oil, which Is used In the manufacture Of
umbrellas, &C. Yours, very respectfully,
CHARLES LLNMAN.
On motion OF the Secretary, vote Of thanks
was returned to Mr.. Lanman.
AFTER some discussion in reference to the past
records Of the association, on motisn Of DR.. How
land, Mr., Needham was appointed COMMITTEES to
visit the former secretary OF the association, Mr.
p. II. Fulsome, to recover, II possible, whatever
records Of the association that gentleman might
Colonel Curtis was called upon to speak of the
late
PoMoLoGIcAL CONVENTION
in Chicago, and gave some details Of the exhibl-
ton, sl Of which were published In the letters to
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, during the progress
Mr. p. II. Troth also gave an account OF the
success Of the exhibition Of fruit from the Poto-
mac region.
Mr.. Snodgrsss said that he had recently had
occasion to note the progress Of fruit-groWIng in
progress had been am made there. The recsns eTS
bition at the Montgomery county (Maryland) fair
also Indicated tina. the fruit interest rising in
that section. He attributed the fact that the
fruit growing fever was spreading all around the
adjacent country to the reports which had ap-
peared in the newspapers Of the proceedings Of
their association, and which were widely read.
The president then read paper on fruits and
their enemies, which had been complied from
long experience in fruit growing. He recon-
mended the study of entomology to the fruit
grower in order to be better able 10 combat tue
various depredstors OF fruits. The president also
read short Paper on the location Q. orchards sig ia
ferent kinds Of fruits. In his first pspar the
president quoted passage from Scripture, aud
the secretary, looking significantly at Mr.. Need
ham, said
THAT'S ORTHODOX"
On motion, the papers were ordered to be pub.
lished.
DR.. Rowland stated that Prof. VIM. Seaman, Of
the Agricultural Department, was present, and
would be glad to take some Of the finer specimens
Of fruit on the sample table for the purpose OF OBJ
Nessra. ]. T. Stockbridge and H. A. Myers,
both Of Washington, were elected members Of the
association.
Of fruit on the sample table, during which many
points in fruit culture were drawn out in infor
NAL conversation. After the exhibition Of fruit
meeting MI Saunders would read a paper on
pruning, and that papers would also be read by
Messrs. Snowden and Gillingham.
THE SAMPLE TABLE.
The following is list of the fruit on the sam
Mr. Curtis exhibited for Col H. Pitts, Of Union
town, three varieties Of pears, and for himself
Blush pippin and Paradise apples. -- N Wv
Mr.. p. II. Snowden, of ColllngWood, exhibited
the following specimens Of apples: Smiths cider,
and Spice, and the Heath cling and Seeding
cling peaches, and the Seckel and Duchess pears.
Nal. H. A. Myers exhibited some very large
spectmeRts of the Beurre Clairgeau pear.
Mr. H. 7. Scoot, of Blsndensburg, exhibited as
specimens Of grapes the Diana, Delaware, Ives,
Goethe, Concord, Rebeccs, Ives, second crop,)
Alvey, CataHba and Norton's Virginia Clinton.
Mr.. John Saul, Of this city, exhibited Q quantity
of flowers, and also the following pears: General
Taylor, Beurre Brettonean, Winter Nelis, Ba-
rome de Melo, Bergarnotte, Csdette, Doy Dillon,
Easter Beurre, Columbia, General Lam arciere,
boy Diel, Beurre Berckmans, boy d. HIver d.
Alencon, Beurre Langalier, chancellor, De
Lamartine, boy Gaubault Oswego Beurre, St.
Janian, Crosse, Henry Nv, Fique de Pleae0n and
the Duchess d. ADgOulerue.