, 1877-07-11
THE NURSI;I.YMEN.
5eni.Monthly Meeting Of the Chi
cago Association.
Remarks by Prof. Baboock, Of the Bo-
tanical Gardens, and Others.
4 Fine Display sl Plant, and rtomers~.AnothtE
Exhibition In September.

Farmer. 118 Monroe street Tho atfendance was
thn meeting % thero w, .,so s .1s,,osa. ,hon',,
,tn,,taa ..ht.'a.. a.. 81" @ e.n.'a1e s1ooea
a,a,'a an"on o. psnas s, anu ent howers' OF
Amon, tho florists and nur.cr,mcn pyc,r nj were
James Crow, t.rystsl Lake: 4. 7. Keith ps;s,fnc
+, ,uht, .,,m < - " '. sh"c :
81. "n',"eJ' t,anHl,m u, ofose; =. u. hehnicott'
Dunton; J. T.. Fay, Bluc Island; Prof. II. n.
Babeoek' Botanical dardens' south Park; IT. W. =.
A. cr,ttrrder. nnrnc,,s t,,n.n.i t,ss.a. ' w., ~
h: y. md = rtrf,v 1one,h,n . r..tss, sn' ross.
Farrell, Kicharh Wntson, II. y. Emery. ", j,
El1l7wood, Chtcngn; j. {, VAUGHN. !. Goo1e. f1rdo
Psrk; Ir; s. + Soston 1em.'nt James S; BowssI. ~
South Park Gardens: A. H. whitney FrnnktIn
tiro7e: j. II. iiosey. c1,scaco: ". McAdam. iJTte
Park; william DESMOND. Thnr,as 1jopkinson' f'his
S h H. la;pe 1ln Shfss"a: IT,
Noeehill Nurseries, ~'~''"'
A: p, An.tia y ,hs sb,enee OF the President,
sssssa @ sstsa !a!sssss. ssstsssy: wilma Fs'''
Mr.. Pcftanl moved That a committee NJ thfna In
ApIt0rl to pecpare III ar,cnln,cn nj 10 tbe cunstl.
tito" ehana.ng ti,c name Of ths Association to lie
horticultural soc'ety," which incu!sd thc fno
On motion Of Nj. Dnnning, the Association .d-
@ o ss sot.'. Y s .out
soclocx ii ths stcnoau. gu. viii Vi Mr Xustia ia the
CHAR. '.,~~'. ,'-"""'.~
r cre . Wsrs = o6s q we.tefn M
s.tin.-: II. n. Williams Sons, 1}atavia: j. n.
E.!l.- :. th.caen; C. II. l1o!ton, Doiton Stnttou,
Tnr Committee M Amendments to tic con'tita-
been ehnnsed from three, to ~: jonsthasn
ThutupsoE. j. ". Cochran. Tit Committee will
report at the january meeting.
A cifcuIss from Fsankn Ii. iIosc, of tho Dc.
rnrtment af Agriculture. Wnshlnslou b. G., was
gard IL forest culture Of tho tree growers OF tia
section: Mt. Howe ls menlbcE Of The Special
Comn,itee appointed 10 tnstatgAto forest culture,
Sir. rer!am moved that tic required Inflammation
ho at!isrrd by the Society," and that the Secretary
ioxsrd .he same 10 Mr. Howe. .lhs gentien1ai,
aud showet. tl.as lest surface was required. liz
concluded that drouehts ahd hurricanes wcrs
country. Tic reutisn,ai suggested thnt Tho Chalr
appotnt committee of thfce to ootaiu the nercs.
ssarI facts In conformity with the rules Of tic
Dnnn!ng. r. s. Peterson, And j, t., konnfcott
were appointed tha Committee.
VA. then .ntrodueca, md sn sasae few rruark, Il,
regard 70 the South lark l}otnnlcal Garden. lio
reviewed its organization briefly, nntl stated thai
tropical md sub.tropIea plants. some undcr rass
and others III beds. The onJect Of tho Garie, Il
Ill cnn eot information wi,!ei. might bo
OF service would nrko bcneht The park, Tie
rrsa,Ses detailed tlls various plant ,a'n!ts. which
os FERNS Ind oeep quite marked, They lad ali
!scn rr!acd from .i:or'i. Thr specimens on cxhl-
tition wcrc nnt IN mbrths old.
that they wero eipetlneutlng III rerari 10 acci,-
mating Gsetgrcen. Plants that grew hsrdy IN
tue severity Of nae winters.
rr"f. t,sucock ttatcd that the European botan.
iea! Earaen. bad s9ileetnra tn this coantry. Last
from Tuskestau, III Aaia, gallefed by lsussaa coi-
lrctors.
NIL. rEnIAst
thought that experiments rbal!1 tte carried IN hy