Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-11
POMONA.


A. Etrknatrlck daqnns the IL COute an
,.ontiaat 80. ~ bandsome foliage and
s~s hes5tv Deems h lar better than
sr sas 80, ,,eysin, mons nr notatoee.
a.. rhon,as Indorsed the lie Conte
,oar
A., rfos,ot, s.vs {, IA b,a advica 10 plapt
ttIargalvi, 81 Inc Re Conte and Ksifer
nears He smoke In high terms of both
and The prlees they bring and thinks the
neers w5ll ,sorthy of being cultivated I'm
Te,os
Col MAI Stevens smoke on behalf of
the Keller
Mr. Jobnson strongly defended the
KeIfer and lie Conte trees as carly
hearers. hardy and desirable.
Tbe committee ON resolutions reported
the following.
Resolved. ibat A. il the sense of this
body that the pear can be grown In Texas
The varieties recommended are Sickle,
Howell, lie Conte, Keller, Duchess,
Rariv Harvest and the ASSUMPTION.
THIS resolution brought out long dis.
eussion. engaged I'm nv most of the mem.
hers. II VAS argued tha, no martial llst
of cood nears should receive the soclety's
indorsen,nt, that the entire list of tried
frnIt sbonid be nlsced an the Iist or none
should he selected or singled out for such
Recommendation After n finn exposition
of Views by the members. pro and con,
the resnlntion was withdrawn. The
meeting then adjourned uutll s.80 O'Clock
Al pigbf
NIGHT SESSION.
A, s.go N, the sessions were re-.
sur,ed coi w q Wal nresident hav.
.'
ing iSturheu ushuIneu tlo Shail'
The able essay on "Japan Plums," by
Col w w Ross of PILOT Point. was read
a., ,b. sacrst,ry Mr. y Tnhnsnr
by Ipe secretary, Mrs. d. H. Johnson.
The Japan plum is highly recommended
by Col Ross, who freely uuoted high au-
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'liVt ,'''s " w '"Nl"e,' 49, az DNi'i'n
ssld ne nau seen the plum growing and
praised them. Opinions for aud against
Sver. evpr, good nc IN tlIs snnctes ara
other wro alluded In. nntabIv thr
prnnus S,moni. v'rv IA INV reconmended
NV M Mnnson AZ heinz an N.Iatic Mum
az Ane onsItv and hariv
A com,nit-co ON ia matter ~ ne.
mortaliyioo mo IegIslatrre ON for,rino a
state horticultural society was passed
the chairman appointed Mes RS. j S.
Kerr OF Sherman, Kirkpatrick Of McKin. |
ney, Brice oi Terrell, r. V. Munson of
Dgnison AID Mai Foreman OF Wichita
Falls, Col w W Ross of Pilot Point, j !
NJ Howell OF Dallas, G. A. Mckee OF
Selman, S. -. Thompson OF Weatherlord.
The committee TO report this morniup.
The committee on resolutions reported
as iollows; We, your committee, place
before YOU for adoption the following pa
per prepared by Mr.. Munson;
kelsey y nan plum. Has en- planted for
Two ye ne In eXts aud found wen adapt 20
t s.l l"a1o' ~ iar as Wl.hethhHlnS hshl ma
Sdauusu. ~ 'Vno ttoos "a SUM lVSHLtlgs were
Is.H 1n M, ~ az ,,, igoSo al ~ -,
tvtai 49, " - we "NA"'J Wv ""''N
Tbc oy,p and potar bnvc nrovcs harti.r
az $500, ~, iS 49,, 10y" Al PiDv ', S .ii
prn5e si,,i , 49,, n'1 IN, % iS,I " 'i''
sun"a Il,'unt VIZ, FLphI' VIZ haI"5 poti ~ iV
IN, Al, ~ tb, M w ,u ~ "a ~ ny
IL Min an 1eacl ,,,,i Mn 4, r1ois
y ~" va fo"N' anu pun" i'"'4'
The paper vas adopted.
IL being decided that tho iour Was ton
latesto tnke NJ another snbt4et tba moot.
i"sN w VA" ", NuVVh.I ou'Jecp Jug ulcut-
ing ADJOURNED 10 Ill5 morning ~ y
O'clock
nm tVtuptrs
~" "N'i"''''
A large number of visitors were in at.
tendance al thn so,,ornI snsaIons yastar
t'I ', yso $500
nay ana Rrtuny hulnlieu the eXhlOlts
made by members OF the society of
freghlv DluCknd fruIta and nreseryea
Uhan - h r,,,,,,n,',,rnd 49,, -, No..
NhNh ~ as ItihoupcIuu now poor year
this has been Tor frult-growing, the heavy
freeges of last winter. followed nv an mn
,,s,aii, ar,,,,,,',,' ~ ~ ~
shown OF the pavilion do honor to t6pir
producera and In marked degree chow
,,bet q,.,ss a. cnn,ht. ot o,,on mac,
""iN ANA'H W 'aP'uio VI wen unuuN
such great disadvantages. SO far NJ
nould be asccrtnned by TUE GAZETTE
r,norter the lollowIng evhIhIts ore
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