The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-19
LYON coUHrX HORTICULTURAL so.
G,IRrY

The regular meeting OF this society
was held as per adj Iurnment NJ the
court house on Wednesday the 18Th.
In the absence OF the president. the meet.
log was called to order by Vice Presi-
dent Robert Mllliken.
Tue regular program was not very
closely followed, principally on account
OF the absence of Mr.. HILL. chairman Of
the grape commit, Q. who ~as expected
To make q report on the pruning of the
rape.
Mr. J N Wright Of the committee on
grapes made a partial report, which
opeued the question, ami the same Was
considered az some length, and the DIS
cussion participated in by Wright, Per
kins. Murphy, SiereT, and Others, and by
mutual consent continued to Tie nexI
meeting.
Mr.. Mshlon II Lewis of Tol, do. Chase
county, being present. made inquiry re-
garding the origin and history OF the
Missouri Pippin apple The history OF
which is briefly this: In q YeTV early
day BriRkley Horn.by removed from
Tennessee to johnson county, Missouri,
bringing with HIM seeds of apples, as
we'll as other fruits. for the purpose Of
starting orchards IN his new home. This
apple Is one of his seedlings.
In January, 1861, Mr.. HInkle, on
making q visit to some friends at Law
renee. Kansas, carried q number of speci-
mems Of some Of his best varieties to
show to g. G. Bracket. the present 5, c.
rotary Of the Kansas State Horticultural
society, for his opinion as 20 their
merits. Mr.. Bracket suggested ''MIs-
souri, Pippin' as q suitable name, and
as such IL has been disseminated and Is
now generally known, although Warden
Keeper. and Downing did not get it cor
rectly listed until 1872. when in the sup
plement TO hIs revised edition of Fruits
and Fruit Trees of America" he gets it
correctly placed.
A statement was made by a member
that an agent was canVassIDg this section
for Fort Scott nursery, and trying to
induce our people TO buy the Dwarf
Juneberry under the representation that
the same was a auckleberry. and asking
If they were the same. The answer
is that they are the same If
Wild Goose plum and Heath cling
peach are the same, otherwise not.
The Junberry is an Amalauchier, very
closely related botanicslly to the pear,
while the hucklebsrrY is Vaccinum. an
entirely distinct species, having little in
common except size of bush and general
shape and form IF fruit. Here in Kan
sAs where the huckleberry cannot be
grown, the other is one OF the best sub
stitutes having many good features to
recommend It.. Toe Juneberry is
known by New England and eastern
people, 10 its eastern or tree form by the
name of "shadberrY," and IN the central
states as service or "sarvis" berry, but
the western form or dwarf une berry, the
one now under consideration. growing
from three Ia five feet high. is peculiar
TO the slopes If the mountains from. Col
orado to the Saskatchewan, and is the
one sold by tree peddlrrs not particular
IV cnnscirnrinus a. "huckleberry."
The orchard committee we're instruct.
ID to look after the apple display OI
March IL aud bring such suggestions be-
tore the next M cling as tiny may deem
necessary fer carry Ing out tn pT" gram
A urn+d Ia meet at tie Court house
Feb uarI 25th at l u III
ROBERT MILLIKEN