, 1881-12-07
FRUIT-RAISERS.
Twenty'sixth Annual Meeting OF
the illinois Horticultural
Society.
Dtscnnrngtng 1.eports Of tho Fruit Crop
.-Fail Observation-Disclosures and
0iller Insects.

Dissertations aud Discussions on Various
Other Subjects Of Interest to Fruit
Growers.
Tho twonty.stxth nnnnal meeting ns tho III
nnts Stato HORTICULTURAL arcrty WIS opened ut
u o'clock yesterday tnnrntng III tho tlub.roo!n
Ut the Hrsnd Pacific Hotel. There was II inrKc
nsse,tdancr. representatives from tho 1torticul'
turul Eoclety Of Northast Illinois and FROM tuo
societies NJ nthur Stntcs te1nR present. Tho
prominent frnt-grownrs In attendance wero q.
II. Gaiusha. Morris: Il. q. Mcnkler. OswcKo. i.
t. johnson. Evanston: l'eof. Cyrus s'rhonas, Sthtt
EutumoIopist; j. k. ltcaroon, ao1lrcy: 1'r. j. Il.
Warden. ohio; sir. Sterile, Indiana; Jonathan
rcrria.n, Irving Park; \. Il. sc"vilf, Frccport:
james Cochran, HUG lslnnd; H. n. Mckinstrcy,
t.rnn.i rnrk: a. I. iiarmmontl, Wnrsnw; IL. Is.
ylckcy, Normal: Mtiu Hnr.tarsi and U. ". ltar-
nnr,, kanknken.
Tho meeting wns cRtlel 10 order shortly nftcr
10 o'clock By the rrestdcnt, Mr. G. ". l,chnls. Ut
Hamilton, and prayer wus Offered by hlr. H.. Z.
Scncl,t, of ElGin.
lr. ". Wonder, Of Ohio, nnd Mr.. KoiloRe, NJ
Wisconsin. were Introduced as outside delegates,
a,ld invited 10 alt with the convention.
Mr.. o, u. Hnlust, Ut Morris, tho Secretary.
tunde bis annual rcpnst. shaving tho ycnr's ex-
psnltltrcs to 10 s4ip. receipts sam, and balancc
un hand sal.
The Troasutcr, 3. G. wlnkler. Of oswcxo. pre-
eentcd bis anu,,a, report, showing tho amount
In tue treasury ut tho iast settlement 10 be $s9
and tho utoount LEFT after dtsbur tu be
sl3l. ..-...- .-..--......
NOT VERY ENCOURAGING.
Mr.. +. c. ltathewny, Of Ottawa. Chairman OF
tho Committee IN Uencrh Horticulture, First
District. submitted lep9thy report giving a
ge1eFa. summary Q! tne coa'll.o ~ ,'.ea. tao ,r,..
eo Inv 70 Il The .rait ,x.owers, US mr. Hathaway said
the crop; haa been failures ~ % .!eool,nt lI.t oi
srn Irsa ets; T1s 1 fstlsrsa ;sn r,, few t sS
,,nus,,a!Is su ] srysrc wntcr upo,, tho different
varictIcs nf fruit. nany Of wheh ',al suffered reg
nlnlust complete wreck. along with an1u nt tno
vegetable productions. Asan ILLUSTRATION OF tals
,o Mcntlonea the iaes aat iore'Gn aniRr Ra'at H.
nonntrtcs t.aItGtt e'''''os' VIA" N"'""Se0
Mho rSrort c,ic,tcd cnnsflernbte discussion,
several 9 ths devxates sx 'sr
rietirs af app!s. berries. and otaer Iru!ta
Enrcsr " fiH, ii1s sa mi t' rcnors 10 mskc. aud
wcre ,yor tinsscd. '''
FALL. 1'l.ossostISa AND IT'S EFFECT.
Capt Hosses Of Alton. " wa,'sen tea s9ne n antoT1
ma1a % eesi Sn th1 nxs 81 ar ;pe0' " '' 'a
Sir. MuWnorter Thought that tho fall blossom
ing was nenernlEy limited 10 II PORTION Of the
fruit In tbn spring. lilo did MT consider Il fttnl
Injury to tho tree.
III. sndc, or Elg[n Ind q crnb.trec which Ind
htgss,tti In tho full, auti It bud produced Moth
| I'M lr tho following spring. This fali blossum.
| ina bud been very Eetierul throughout thu coun-
| fry,
The general Impression gathered frnm the
discussion WIS thut, white tho fall blo4solninE
nj injury 10 tho trcu ii lid not Mlwnya ihtu the
Thu inccttnx thon took II ructsa until 2 p. Ill.
.nrs,vonv
Artr''1.e ouN'
'Onreassemblth9, %hAt II known ~ 1nu 1uery
hox" WIS 9pene1, aud, II? pl,ina tsrmea tno
subject nf alsenssl0'!. tho leeRates started ~ ~
| HtG thclr Views US 10 inc Respective hler!ta o.
tho different varieties OF that tF!,'t: The Mines
nn pc soto p!utns we're Ghleily discusses. anu
tue pnrtsatts oi caes ti't tnoir hny incun isan, :,
H dnu, a,,'nni 9T wnnso M nts!v rod IL rs. it Wa
to .sn. - ua ,,.t"ylv ,,sasa r, rnst nr,,1t,ti
~ v,.,s M, whl"h si1n1d fo t.1trt,i nrnsf
'os @ n.nsr" iIrvunt. of prlnccton. ill.,, was In
rha - - ~ ~ a,e iisiom tui, itry"nt' has
uo fa."ro.1o @ =, t,Inwnv fnr mxi,v von
~ n@d' ,s's rncc%cd T. viii nc,, anuauso uy thc
sSscty. go,
,hm ' ro,,orr a. ~ ihn Hti. tntern e:nn,nittso to,