St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-26
The State Horticultural Society Awards
Premiums, and Ends Its Nine
teenth Exposition.
The Court officials Moving Back to Their
Somewhat Rejuvenated Court
House Quarters.
The Tracers of Cars. TheirWork Done,
Go in for Social En-
5oyment.
Offer of the Manitoba---Summe
Sports--Water Board-- General
News Notes.
FRUITS AND FLOWERS.
The Last Day of the State Hort
cultural Society.

was opened in Market hall. The attendance
was large-twiee as large as on the opening
day. After the transaction of routine bust
ness of minor interest, c. II. Hamilton of
Ripon, Wis, read his paper on Small
Fruits.
This was followed by miscellaneous re-
ports regarding the fruit prospects the
present wear The past winter had been
the sayerest in the history of the Northwest
and its injury 10 fruit more extensive, eS-
pecially TO the apple crop.
\. W. SiaS of Rochester reported that
the only variety he had killed was the
Duchess. He argued that the insects were
more disastrous to fruit than is cold weather,
and he believed that state entOmol0giSt is
greatly needed
j. S. Harris. La Crescent, said he found
the late winter the most severe
in twenty-nine years, killing the
major portion of his best apple tees. Yet
he was not ready to concede that Minnesota
cannot raise apples. The experience of last
winter should only teach the hOrticulturist
10 exercise greater discrimination in select
ing varieties by getting those that are
adapted TO Withstand the rigorS of the eli
mate TI stated that raspberries had been
killed by lP snow line, but other small
fruits had not suffered seriously.
a HEAVY LOSS.
NJ. Peace of AIinnetOnka stated that he
had suffered a severe loss. Last year he
had 1000 apple trees, worth IS each, in
fiouriShing condition, but alas, as MendelS-
sohn said The cold frostS came" and
fully two-thirdS of his once fine orchard is
now dead. Last winter had proved too
much for them.
0. 7. Norwood Of Balaton communicated
BY letter respecting the horticultural inter-
eStS of his section. They had no society,
but one could be well maintained. His
trees had gone through the winter in very
good shape, that is, Duchess. Wealthy and
all the crab varieties even the Turner, but
they were young plants. He thought his
plum and cherry trees had come out all
right He said an attempt would be made
to organize a society.
THE SECRETARY's REPORT.
Secretary S. d. Hillman submitted his
report. which was adopted. He stated that
deal of time had been consumed in prep
aration and publication of the annual re-
port of transactions of the society. In clos
ing, he said: Our report certainly makes
very creditable showing for the society, and
will compare favOrably with that issued by
similar societies in our sister states. The
volume contains as much original matter as
the average of their publications. 1t should
be the constant aim of the society to i'm
prove its annual reports from year to year,
as its members become more thoroughly i'll
formed and gain experience and learn more
of the practical requirements in the various
departments Of horticultural work as per-
tanning particularly to Minnesota, they will
then better be prepared to impart their
knowledge, and thus enlarge the means of
knowledge and the scope of their influence.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolutions were adopted rendering the
thanks of the society to II. A. Gale for the
use of Market hall;to the citizens of Mime
apolis for entertainment and encourage
ment; to the various railway companies
for reduced fares; to Prof. Budd, secretary
of the Iowa State Horticultural society;
Prof. Trelease, secretary of the Wisconsin
State Horticultural society, and other MEM
beers Of their societies for papers, etc.; to
Commissioner Gibbs, Prof Porter and
others of the faculty of the state university
and f. G. Gould, Mrs. Helen NJ. Gould and
others who were in any way instrumental
in contributing to the success of the late
exhibition at New Orleans, securing for
Minnesota such liberal awards and conspic-
uOus honorS. Also the following:
Whereas. Our state is being continually
invaded by tree agents. who have some new
process for making trees and Shrubbery
perfectly hardy, and which they will war
rant to any extent desired, and
Whereas, The last hobby is budded trees,
which they sell at eXtravagant prices; there
fore,
Resolved, That we recommend, as we
have before. that the people of the state
give no order for trees to irresponsible par
ties.
1t was further resolved that Prof. Porter
be requested to prepare apaper for publ
cation in the papers of the Northwest in
regard to the comparative value and hardi-
ness of budded and grated trees.
SMALL FRUIT.
G.. II. Hamilton read a paper on small
fruit, which was listened to with marked
attention. He said, after the customary
introduction, small fruits to people who live
in the country are, like heaven, objects Of
universaN1esire and very generally neg
lect Indeed in land SO peculiarly adapted
to their cultivation, it is difficult to account
for this neglect, if you admit the premise
that Americans are civilized and intelligent.
1t is a trait of savage and inferior race to
devour with immense gustO delicious
morsel, and trust to luck for another. Peo-
pie who would turn away from a dish of
Watson strawberries with the plump pink
cheeks powdered with sugar, or from
plate of raspberries and cream would be
regarded so eccentric as to suggest an
asylum. But the number of professedly
intelligent and moral people who ignore
the simple means of enjoying the ambrosial
viands daily for weeks together is SO large
as to shake ones confidence in human ma
ture. A Northumberland fruit garden is a
comparatively rare adjunct of even stylish
and pretentiouS homes. In June of all
months, or sultry July and August, there
arises from innumerable country break
fast tables the pungent odor OF a meat
into which the devils went, out of
which there is no proof they ever came.
The cabbage patch may be seen afar, but
too often the strawberry bed, even if it ex-
lists, is hidden by weeds, and the small
fruits struggle for bare life in some neg
lected corner. Indeed, an excursion into
certain parts Of the country might suggest
that many of its thrifty citizens would not
have been content in Eden until they had
put its best land into onions and tobacco.
OF course there is little hope for the rural
soul that does not have the mama of small
fruits. We believe that Minnesota has
reached a point where its internal organs
highly approve of the delicious group of fruits
that strayed out of paradise, and have not
yet lost themselves among the thorns and
thistleS. Living without books and pictures
is only little worse than living in the
country without fruits and flowers Some.
perhaIsv have the delusion that small fruits
are as difficult to raise as orchards They
class them with dollhouse grapes. Others
think they need so little attention they can
stick few plants in hard, poor ground and
leave them to their fate. One might as well
raise canary birds and kittens together as
strawberries and weeds. There is a large
class who believe in small frrlitS and know