Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-18
FRUITS and FLOWERS.
DAY OF THE HORTICUL-
TURAL ASSOCL1TTON.
Interesting Papers ON Seedlings, Shrubs,
etc.-Discussions on Horticultural Topics
The Programme for To-Day.
The Second Dag.


morning with the report of the committee
on seeding apples composed of
Messrs. S. M. Emery, M. Pearce
and ]. s. Harris, which was followed by
discussion on seedlings and the methods of
handling them, and then came the two
papers below which were read and com
mented upon at considerable length.
EXPERIENCE.
''Two Years in Orcharding" was the title
of paper by, Mr.. A. j. Phillips, of West
Salem, Wis, which came next on the pro-
gramme. Mr.. Phillips detailed his ex
perience with apple trees, and said: I'm
the season of 1881 1 found that the
Duchess. Wealthy and Utter were reasona-
bly, filed with fruit, but not of as good
size or quality as the
year previous. found two
winter seedlings that are on my grounds
bearing one for the first time and the
other for the twelfth consecutive season,
having on about barrel of very good
sized apples. 1 found the fall average
bearing in some very unfavorable locali
ties; also the Fameuse, though it plainly
showed signs of exhaustion. But poor Ben
Davis, though it had tried hard to stand the
climate and be profitable, had given up
the ghost; also Rawles Janet, Jonathan and
Red June shared the same fate. found the
Atwood looking very vigorous and bearing
fruit for the first time.
In 1882 gave my trees the best of care
and they amply repaid me for the trouble.
My fruit while on the trees was sight
worth going some distance to see.
LII
no rarity. Transcendent, Hyslop, Minneso-
ia orange, Conical and early strawberry,
Of apples, Wealthy, Duchess, Fameuse,
Haas, Walbridge, Peawaukee, Atwood, Al
exander, Wolf river, fall orange, Tallman
sweet,fall stripe, Prices sweet, plum cider,
Utter, st. Lawrence and both of my seed
lings, all bore full crops. attended
many fairs and received a fair share of
premiums.
1t is my candid opinion that there is no
other business that men become more at
tached to and the love for the business in
creases faster than fruit raising in this
climate where such persistent effort is re-
quired.
EvERGREENs.
A treatise on evergreens was contributed
by J. d. Grimes, commencing as follows
Your committee on evergreens cannot urge
too forcibly the necessity of their use in
adjoining our home grounds and making
them pleasant and attractive, and in pro-
tecting our buildings and orchards from
the cold sweeping winds of winter, and in
identifying our lawns and cemeteries
and in surrounding as it were,
with immortal green, the homes of both the
living and the dead.
While the deciduous tree casts off her
garments at the approach of winter, and
stretches out her naked arms in helpless
solitude, and the flowers have been buried
beneath the SHOWS of the valley, each
seeming to say: ''Nature now is dead, her
obsequies are past and we are no
more" the evergreen, with match
less grace, point, high to heaven
and seems to say s'These robes Of
mine are borrowed from yonder cline,
where flowers ever bloom and trees i'm
mortal grow" 1t is said there is a Ian
guage in the trees, but we shall know little
about it unless we converse with them and
hear them conversing together.
Mr.. Grimes reviewed the evergreens
that may be grown in this state and made
his paper a very instructive aed interest
ing one.
The question box came next after Mr..
Grimes paper and, several matters of
minor importance were considered and
argued, ending with an adjournment for
dinner, which is not to be classsed with
the unimportant matters by any means.
AFTER DINNER,
The society was called to order at o'clock
at which time acting President Sias made
a motion to the effect that Ex-Governor
Coleman of Missouri and R. M. Cotterell of
Dover be elected life honorary members.
The name of F. L. Phenix of Wisconsin
was added to the list by Secretary Gibbs,
and the motion was carried.
MARKET GARDENING.
An address on market gardening, by j..
M. Smith, of Green Bay, president of the
Wisconsin State Horticultural society, was
the first paper of the afternoon session.
He began by saying that there are
no large fortunes to be made at the bust
ness of market gardening any more than
there are on the ordinary farm. I consider
light sandy loan, with southern slope,
the best for this purpose. All land for
gardening should be we'll MANFRED, with
not less than thirty loads per acre. Great
care is needed in the selection of seeds.
The very best of tools must be used, and
they must be kept sharp, clean and in
perfect order, and always ready for instant
use. Never plant a piece of land with
anything until the drains are
so arranged that they will carry off
all surplus water in case of heavy rain
fall.
Mr.. Smith gave his method of planting
and conducting market garden in very
entertaining manner, describing the work
ings of day in his garden in the height
of the summer season, and concluded as
follows: SIT is pleasant and healthful
occupation and one that if rightly followed
is almost certain to bring reasonable
share of success as well as being useful to
the community in which you reside"
At the conclusion of the reading, on mo-
ton of Col. Stevens, Mr.. Smith was made
an honorary life member of the associa-
ton.
SEEDLINGS.
The reading of the prize essay on Seed
ling Fruits was called for next, and the
only one presented Geo. P. PETER, of
Pewaukee, Wis.,-was read by the secre-
tary.
The essay was a lengthy document, and
on avborofi15a o115 NALL 1rriftay,