The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-09-08
MONTHLY MEETING
Of the Stark County Horticultural
Society,
Held at the Residence Of William G.
Myers, Canal Fulton, Wednesday.
September 5.

Pursuant to previous arrangement the
Society met at the beautiful residence
of William G.. Myers, at Canal Fulton.
Mr. Myers has two and q half acres of
land surrounding his residence, all set
with fruit trees, grape-Vines and Orna-
mental shTubbery of the most approved
varieties, which makes the place one of
the finest homes in the county. The
fine weather and the we'll known hOspi-
tality of our host drew out one Of the
largest meetings the Society ever held.
The President being absent, on motion
of Josiah COrrell, Michael Bitter was
appointed President pro tenn.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read, and at the request of Mr..
Berlien, the words Snyder Pear" in the
report of the Commit go on Pears was
changed to "B oldgOOd" because no au-
thOrity recognizes the name Snyder
Pear" and approved.
Dinner was announced, when recess
to IL o'clock p. m. was taken, and as
many as could be seated, at once repaired
to the spacious tables loaded with all
the good things anybody could wish,
which was repeated until the appetite of
two or three hundred persons was salts
fed, and still the supply was not ex-
hausted.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Secretary read the invitation of
A. G BarroWs TO our Society to attend
the meeting of the Portage County Hor-
ticultural Society on the 10th of Sep
tember next, to be held at his residence
near the COnnOttOn railroad station at
Kent. The trains leave Canton at 1885
O'Clock a. IN. and leave Kent to return
at about 4 o'clock p. III.
Mr.. Clay, from the Committee on
Orchards, reported that he had num-
ber of very thrifty growing apple trees
which had not borne any fruit, and on
the 10th of June last year he took the
bark, IL inches wide, off round the
trunk of the trees, and this year they
have good crop of apples.
Mr.. Slusser, from the same committee,
says that he girdled three limbs of a
Northern Spy apple tree, and the result
is that the girdled limbs have apples,
while the balance of the tree has none.
Mr.. Bitzer-My grape-vineS never had
better crop than they have now.
Mr.. Berlien's grapes are all rOtting.
Mr.. Slusser has saved grapes by in
closing the clusters in paper sacks,
which has materially improved the
quality of the grapes; the sacks must be
put on when the grapes are the size of
comm shot, and left on until the
gre pes ia ripe.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON APPLES, PEARS
AND OUNCES.
The exhibition of apples to-day is quite
large, and the committee can barely do
Justice to the exhibitors in the short
time allotted to them. Benjamin Full
ton has three nice orange sweet on the
table, and also an apple for name which
the committee name Sweet Russet.
Moses Clay exhibits three very nice
Ohio NOnpareil, and also three fine look
ing Maiden Bushes, and three bright
looking Crabs.
j. w. Eggert has three very large Or
ange Sweet, and also three Fallenwal-
der.
Mr.. ROhrer exhibits two large apples
which he calls Pumpkin Sweet, but the
committee call them Baughman Sweet;
also an apple which he calls Peter Smith,
which the committee is unable to cor
rect. Mr.. BeTlien has three apples for
name which the committee is unable to
name. Berlien has also some very nice,
transparent Crabs. ID. NJ. Slusser eXhib-
its limb or bunch of apples for name,
but does not recommend the apple, and
the committee can not name il. Sew
eral other nice apples on the table had
no label, so were not acted on by COM
mittee.
Mr. Berlien has some very fine, large
Bartlett pears on the table; also Clapps
FaVOrite, rather nice; four rather fine
the exhitOr's name on the label. George
Earl has two nice pears for name, which
the committee call Flemish Beauty.
Dan. r. HQll exhibits two pears for
name, and the committee cannot name
it. A. POntius exhibits pear he calls
Clapp's Favorite, but the committee dis
agree with him as to name, but are not
able to name it correctly. Mr. .POntius also
has two nice Bartlett pears on the table.
VIM. Henry has two pears for name that
the committee call Sheldon. Mr.. Bach
tel has some pears for name, and the
committee is unable to name them. Mr..
Eckert has two pears for name not quite
perfect, but appears to be late pear
which we cannot name. Mr.. Huston
has large unripe hOme-raised lemon on
the table. U. A. Krider exhibits two
nice orange ounces.
JACOB HoLL,
j. X. Mcdowell,
JOSIAH CORRELL,