Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-11
CLOSING SCENES
At tho Horticultural Meet
ing at Riverside.
rHB CITRUS FAIR EXHIBITS

x0U OlTRUS EA1H EAnlDAIO
The Next Session to Be Held in
Texas-Special C0rre-
sp0ndence.
The Horticultural Society met At Or. n.
1hurs lay, when Prssident Earle appointed
ne following members a. Committee on
Ieeolutions: Hessrs. Nunson, OF Texas
yohnson, Of Indiana, and Budd, OF New
York.
N. Dvans referred 10 the decision rela-
uvo to the proposed trip to San Diego, and
stated that Notwithstanding the decision he
found quite number Of the members de-
Slrous Of making the trip.
An invitation to visit San Bernardino was
peceived and accepted, the time to be fixed
= = future hour
The question Of visiting San Diego
vas reconsidered and the invitation ex-
tended TO the Society accepted. 1t was de-
sided that the excursion party would leave
riverside for San Diego At $50 A. n.
Friday.
A. previously announced. the matter Of
deciding upon place of holding the next
annual meeting came up. A conmunica-
Vss handed the President, extending an
urgent Invitation to hold the next meeting
e Austin, Texas, February 14th, 1889, at
which time the military organisations of
ne State propose TO hold State Encamp-
Othey communications were received
1rom the same place.
Colonel Vail, Of Texas, made an urgent
and long argument In favor Of deciding on
Hr. Muuson, President Of the State Horti-
cultural Society of Texas, also extended .
warm Invitation. He felt the State oeeded
me society, as the people were interested In
Sheir work aud desirous to learn all that was
favored Denison, Texas
Vail offered . Communication from the
Mayor Of Fort Worth Offering free entertain
mont TO the society. while 1t should be
pleased to remain in that place.
Smith, Of wisconsin, moved TO accept the
Invitation to 60 to Texas, the place to be
F.E. Holsinger, Of Kansas, amended BY
zaierring the whole matter to tho Executive
NJ. Ragen, of Indiana, favored deciding
upon Texas, and leaving the place to COM
nittee, at the present time.
Mr.. Holsinger. of Kansas, withdrew his
Upon Z vote 1t was unanimously decided
10 hold the next meeting In the State of
Texan, the time and place to be fixed by the
Executive Committee.
The report of the Committee on Societies
and Organizations was read BY the chair
man Mr. T. v. Munson, of Texas. His
report consisted of series of
answers to letters written TO various parties
BY Ar. Munson with an 0b1eos 81 securing
and Hortie ultural Societies, also various
clippings rom newspapers and journals on
sele same subject. The report was very
yolaminous but OF considerable interest,".
The letters were from prominent Horicul.
tuvists representing nearly every State in
1he u.iGn
~ bard of New York considered the
uniting ii the various societies tmpracti-
cable rs 1t would then require too much
time to cover the wide field it would open.
He favored uniting the American PUmology
and horticultural Societies.
Mr. Nunson wished it understood that the
oOmmittee only favored cooperation in
work not SO much as the union OF societies.
Mr.. Raglan of Indiana presumed 1t was
understood the idea Of union originated
with him and his idea was simply to unite
societies that we're weak and thus working
together u ore might be accomplished in
each department..
Forestry Society saw no objections why the
three, Forestry, Pomology and horticultural
Societies might very well be united. He
thought 1t practicable.
Mr.. Hubbard of New York moved the 70
port of the Committee be amended 60 as tC
unite the three societies.
Mr.. Munsoh suggested that his repor
recommended the union OF the three as {
trial. Mr.. Hubbard withdrew his amend
ment and the report was adopted.
Mr.. Smith of Wisconsin moved that {
Oommittee of five be appointed to confer
with the other societies. Adopted.
Mr. Abbot Kinney az chairman OF the
ssnsider the ireso.ntions offered BY MI
Bradbury Of California, relative to protec
ting the Forests in California. Report
M. Henry J. Budesill of Riverside read a
paper on "Citrus fruit culture" which with
ether papers will be found in tomorrow q
hssue OF the HERALD.
Mr.. vanderman, ofaWashington, D. c.,
poke Ct the pecSulisr sports that ne had 3s
pavilion. He had noticed on the same
branch oranges varying both in color and
texture. From specimens OF the st. Michael
ton by Mr.. Cutler, OF Riverside, he wa con
vinced tha this variety was simply sport OF
extension of bud. He considered other
valuable varieties might be propagate In
the same manner.
M. Bradbury, Of California desired very
much to hear more discussion on irriga.
tion. He was of the opinion that the French
system of irrigation was far superior to the
Hood system practiced by Californians. The
system was that 1t should be applied 30 as ia
resch the rootlets of plants direct, and In
such quantities only as the plant or tree dc
nanded. This was done by means of tubes
buried In the earth.
Major Evans, Of Missouri, moved that the
society adjourn in order to give the execu
tive committee time to hold meeting. Car
x1ed and the meeting adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
Quite Z number collected to hear the lee
ture OF DR.. John Clark Ridpath, whose
Eame is not only byword among the peo
Ing world. His selected theme for the
evening was, 'The True Evolution" The
Yapt attention and generous Ontbreaks 01
applause which was accorded the eminent
Was appreciated. The doctor, in the coarse
Of his remarks, spoke Of the natural history
Of life, which, he said, 'is subject that can
hardl fai to interest all classes Of people.
The man Of the orchard and garden; the
ne labratory and library; must all be
charmed alike with every true recital OF
the nature and processes Of those wonderful
pheuomena which we summarize under the
length on the history Of life, laws and
forces which detsrmine its aspeets and des-
tiny. especially of that eomprehe nhve
ana universal hypothesis which the
beAt thinkers Of our age have
adopted as explanatory of the
Of tho vegetable and animal world have
some into their present form and develop
ment, the hypothesis of evolution from the
lower 10 the higher forms Of existence, and
later the doctors own opinion was given Of
the true, ss opposed to the false, in this cele-
brated form Of expression for the funda-
Mental laws Of life. The constitution OF the
United States. he eaid, was not made by the
was an Inheritance Of the past, extending
ever centuries of time and continents OF
space. nurtured in the political organisms
q many States and nations, fed on foreign
shores, tried by the fire OF yicissitudes and
many struggles. passed through the conten-
Ton Of . hundred wars, and at last crossing
he stormy seas to give birth to the most