Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-12-25
MISSOURI STATE HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY.

From Colman's Rural World, Dec. 16, 1886 ]
The twenty-ninth annual meeting OF
the Missouri State Horticultural Society
was held in Lexington, Mo-, Dec. z, 8
and 9, 1886. The mother society was
invited there and entertained by one of
her youngest children, the LAFAYETTE
| County Horticultural Society, and right
heartily and well did she perform the
| dntieS OF hostess to her parent and sis
| ter societies. The freedom of the city
and hospitality of the homes of Lexine-
ton were rendered to the visitors ard all
were made to feel that they were among
friends. We but give additional testi-
mony to the well-knOwn hospitality of
Lexington, and express the feelings of
all present when we say the meeting
as one of the most enjoyable and pro-
htable ever attended by the members.
AT the opening of the session Secretary
Goodman read Il letter from Commits
sioner COlman, in which he expressed
the wish that the meeting might
prove the best of any yet held,
and at the close the testimony
was freely given that the COM
missioner's wish had been fulfilled.
The meeting was held in Turner's
Hail. which is centrally located and
well adapted to the purpose. Beside
the main audience room there is a large
alcove on one side which proved to be
Just the place tor the display of fruits,
Of them there was magnificent col
lection of apples, both in number of
plates and quality of specimens. 1t
was generally remarked that in the lat
ter respect the display was the finest
ever seen at a state meeting. There
were in all about 400 plates, including
over sixty varieties, among which were
fourteen new seedlings, some of which
are quite promising.
The stale secretary exhibited large
number of plates, many of which had
been kept in cold storage since the time
OF the St. Louis Fair, where they were
on exhibition. This fruit was not i'm
competition for premiums at the Lex
ington meeting. Among those compe-
ting the Lafayette County Horticultural
Society carried off most of the honors.
getting q first premiums and second,
Much of the credit for this display by
Lafayette county is due to Mr. Chas.
Teubner, the efficient and active secre-
tary OF the Lafayette County Horticul-
tural Society. We wonder if the peo-
pie of Lexington and Lafayette county
fully appreciate the value to the COM
munity OF such man who, BY labor
and enterprise, is not only building I'M
a good industry in their midst but is
bringing it and them to the notice of the
Leople of this and other states.
Beside the fruit display there was
on the tables fronting the platform
fine collection of flowers, exhibited by
Mr.. Hans Nelson, st. Joseph, Mo-:
>. T. Coen, Lexington, Mo-; and X. S.
Brown, Kansas City. These, ith the
brilliant cOlors Of the apples and the
testoons of evergreen used in decora-
ting the hall, made il most attractive.
The meeting was well attended, all
parts of the state being we'll represen-
ted, as were everyone of the local soci-
cites of the state.
The people of the town attended the
meetings more freely than is usually th.
case, the evening sessions especially
being well attended.
The press also gave more than usual
attention to the proceedings. OF The
Ioca! apers, the Intelligencer and Reg
ster; the st. Louis and Kansas CITY
papers had reporters present and full
reports we're given of each session.
AS president Evans remarked in his
address, the society is a working body
'nd the amount of business 1t accom-
,hished in three days session proved
he truth of the assertion. 1t is seldom
nat such series of practical, sound
nd interesting papers are presented to
n audience as on this occasion. The
discussions were also participated in
RELY and were lively. We shall pre-
eht many OF the papers in full in tu-
nre numbers of the Rural World. and
lso complete report OF the proceed
lgs aud discussions.
secretary Goodman, in his report to
nc society, showed that the organiza-
on was in a healthful condition, was
oihg good work and was enlarging its
cope. 1t was cramped for means and
40 Whatever was being done is due
the hearty corporation and svmpa-
~ oil the members, who were among
nc most efficient and enthusiastic hor-
cnlturlsts III the land The com
liitee appointed to consider the report
the secretary with its suggestions
commended among others that the
iggestion of the secretary in reference
The "Hatch Agricultural Experiment
'a'lon BIZ be accepted. This bill,
II readers will remember, has been
'trodnced into congress by congress
AN latch OF Missouri, its purpose be-
. to appropriate $4,000 a year to
'ch OF the Agricultural colleges. 10 be
-ed Tor making experiments Tor The
'vei"pment of agriculture 1t also
commented that the executive com
lt'ce OF the society have full power to
It IN all Legislative matters, and that
take steps to present Its needs to the
ate legislature.
lhe committee recommended that the
,ecntlvc committee secure the services
competent botanist and emtomolo-
ST and to set aside $500 to pay tor the
me Other recommendation w.rs
aue to which We shall refer in ia