, 1877-01-26
HORTICULTURE.
The Northern Illinois Hortioul.
tural Society.
Discussion on Small lsrntts---nlis.
takes Of ilortlculturtsts.
Revising the Fruit.List-..Election Of
0flcers...Papers on Various
Subjects.
Exhibition Of Fruit at tho State Fair aud
0hioago Exposition.


Chicago Exposition.
sp<ctat cnrre,pondtnce qf Th4 Tribune.
FRANKLIN tlRovE, ILL.,, 1an g.-Tl'c grcatcr
rast of the afternoon was spent In tho discus.
stun OF tho subject Of
AstALf fnu1Ta.
Tho reading Of MI essay OH Tho subject Dy Sec
rotary q. u. insuslla, written hul sent In by
William 4, Nougac, Of Moline, WIS tic fign for
cou,bnt. The experiences OF different growers
NJ to varieties, and methods Of culture, Wcrc
Etycn nt length; md, Of conrsc, varied with tho
eutl an cllniato of each. Many fruits that s,ic-
ycctl we'll IN tlc southern part Of tho Stntc will
not do ut all In Northern Illinois; and cvcn on
nc1ellbortng farl,la, whcrc tlcso Is radical
change IN tho character Ut tho soil,
VIC fiud tho extremes oi success and failure.
Tic reason why many fnli In horticultural III
bors Is this very lack Of knowing what frults
aso nlaptcd to the different kinds OF soil. solls
may be Improved, and Inat!c to be productive
where they arc not naturally ndapaed 10 certain
varieties. ....z
sTnAwBEnniEs.
Tho strawberry cnn be grown. upon a great
variety Of eolla, and there IL hardly aty exc!so
Ills Indispensable fruit, ,-lmlfspensablc in ppi,tt
II hcultf nutl economy, The best practtcr II
found TO i,o Tint o1 making new plantations
every two ycass C.lsan tnr ~ ly uni " ,,ltis ,'s
rs u may n,n, n.,easo w., ,'r, imIor,ont' mulrl,
vas; ai,si, M.',s ~ erow Thn rraEs IA lest.
rs y Is no, 20 iu'l 81 sfers r pa"rton " ,rn,
iI,uleh Is neeueu w. ".y III - fos., In int e,,n
tc win.efs , Eo''' H. ~ hoEin, d II nso kcrns liz
fruit clcan Another vcry 'mro..nihs .aa,rhr ~,
tnat u or.Ss ~ h.,, IT,, u f.,;ts siu,lii In hrnyi}v
fcs anu otiss ,snn sitt - -, tbn,,oht Tint strnw
inants; H., =. 49, nj nc"., n,n,,,ire. unI II was
tctses ~. ~, W. ~ tri, tint Ii,cy would re-
at T. ,;si,.. i,,;t lin ,ynrltl moves Y,H} wo
ccise H. Ku' ot oth,nG i rvrrv DIV. The yaric
aro lcaf1inE sa,r,cy,ic mr. tIrst and
sa,st ~ ~ ~, Wilso,'s Htuny. Coi. Cheney,
so,eosI' ,,a, ihtci ,t and sthi.a1l Seeding wcfe
oenesa N. 1e1', ..tei' ,,s % sa,,n
feeothneauca os nssrurnu,ra. sos'y
r,7>, ,,o,,,t,, a.. vromI1,1 r,sn,erres Is to rct
ss,,,,s 4,. ~i| stnnfi thc winter. Tic ph}ja-
.isluh'a l anl Turner, among tho ret berries, arc
"me d9cs not ih5uso ,s,S M av, vnt, pstr no rn,IIS
iI ,f tIa tsnpcrry. Ut Iac Blackynps arc oro
g'@ se"craly ay ero%n il this part = thq stats and
preferred 70 tme re- ren haIt st,ucr to fant
elasY co.iceaS sS nv r''rs tns nro fcrt ooort nu,l
fsners&es & WE s,t III a,,art ~" +, hc r"w. Gican cmi
trso Mr o1 " p, ,nuisnr iII wIt manure Or o.lcr ma
tcs'ai' atc 'lo'spel'sn'nv MHt,,,,rx ~
r, nxnnriun,c NJ nj, tin rncm-
INC unanimous ,sa t,or ,ro snnnNt nav
oefs u cpres 1o IL tns nart Of tho State Tic
oniy varieties that succeed, ana tnesc arc grown
III Ercas '!unnti.Ms, n,..t t., tb.a i,,4r,,.eou oro
Messrs, tn~eil' sls4 M"s,, nn,,,n,. Smish mi
ss9lie'a' f'pcF' oa'usn'' 'u'"3'' '''"' A11
| Others. - ~ ,,,,r,r,,, 7ur,s7s.
THE M'svAkGs ;,inn nr ~ ains ,rns III atncd
general coicssIon ~ ss m"s >"
1ro'n both Young anu ua s' ,,,o t,rdGt.
man ,iakinE Statement ~ T., S' IL hrttc,itmrni
mistake taas ho aas ''a0o III "'' D'' ''S'''>1'"'
llfe. ,,u,, =. ,.xor, ,,o,ca r.. m, great
>. Y. at!nxsrt ~ os"' ,s ~ ~ nn,i,,T tan
mistake that he ia,l ,na.le as 3 o. Pa, m ',g ,u 10y
mary Fafictles ~ aFeann or,i,oss rsr,,t,cs
upon rs lartn ~ isast moa M ,s.,ni;n mi i,.s
" hppies lths I'M. ms.e - Ia, N''" '-
hee!l atteilaea "ntn ket. tIs o,4 ,tst,, ,..,s
Dr. SliHie, OF E!sh sal'l nlS Eicat nanstn' msn
In planting dwarf pcar trees. he planted scv;
cral hundred ten ycars ago Of mnte, si,a ls. na.'
fcsesd 70 irnis 'ast i'E ;Mnri tc o aa''Sea every
Mr. ppcr, OF OEle CoansY, sa!u hss m.st1Ne
Was IN digging great hole. na hlinS Mit M rocEs
~ WHICH lio H. ni9 l.cas tFces' A"o "'nset
ktGA ,9 ihs' pGt t:a,sa 10 u, s,, In ,oosc unon ts
renr-oTclnra as filfinuAent ,a'' oi MS iola. III
| Mr.. Cochrang, VI hl1ie lt!and, sala one oi ~
crrors Was III planting iae Miner pianl, ani !ts
| hoped the society woulu Ef4faousiS 1o1eSe nun
alr. ualtsla, VI Morris, sald hlb error was u
gyine N 70 Tug mutln"E lat t',lr'Ts ~ ;} otSh
TINT has its hcayl-wood dlscolorrA " tn eol4 T.
ln)nrcu a.ti Wosthless " " VrS.a!H t!ee. ~
did not believe word VI It, ING lacts orc al
on the "tslrr t!,le. --.,.,
Ny. WondaFu s19ae tnlst1ke ~ plant,ns 'nt
lsorthorn spy on ny so'It a. aiastnEo. Aao 81
TIC confessions went on, nitlin! anu hau'
1 EVENING a. sEssioN.
]. ". Cocnranc, m hl,1e lslana, Ga'o ns J.,
beautiful talk on i!oWeFat particularly on VI
cAtds,-holllngi III us i'R'tls one OF tncsc earou9
air:plants, a. nn nbeet LESSON.
y. L.. linrLcr, Of Ainsuaic' ny request toW'nl
IN The fuiluru Df the lecturer OF tho GrcniH. Il
put III lls appcarancoa Ease tonular lecture m o.
tho subject of "Hobby'!loFaes and Ihcs
Rulers" ......
The Secretary then read an essay, prcP1rcA y
Prot. Cyrus Thomas, on tho subject oi omi
tho1oEy, Waen tho Society aa1ourncu 10
O'Clock Tomorrow morning.
wErNEspAY MORNING.:
| hofc1M tg!!eVo"ufnce ~ ~ tr.oae.
FMAhha HAosE r.. H., aI'.. -, Gr.',a, Wns
aseuss1oh on Eroi laoas papef y. vlhosd ,a1 tsd
e., ana especiaity upon II" ttaueat tnat nnl
ooSty 'sxo act1Gn H. u segr 1.tn. IT, aesoI,,y,,ina
~ pl aos an aet q. tnG IrIs I , n.cnI ~, "s y
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