Telegram-herald., 1888-05-02
FLOWERS AND FRUIT
NAY MEETING OF Tns C a. v. T.
a Most Esjsyshis G~shssiss Of Ladies and
G<ntis1sn "a the Iass rsstssg Village
"a GFzsd,isls f~sterdsy-Dis-
casssoa Of Practical eut3eoks-

Tie raw. chilly air Of yesterday morning
did not deter about twenty 6ss meneefs OF
tie Grand River Valley Horticultural So
eisty and q number Of the members OF
Wyoming Grange P. ol il. from assembling
a. lhs bail OF the latte body in tho vllisge
Of 6rsndyille AZ an early he ar ia the
forenoon. IL Was q notable gathering.
comprising some of the lrading fruit and
vegetable growers of Kent county. . genial.
intelligent group OF men and women.
Master Workman Bsnjamen Porter. Hon.
John Purgor, Mr.. Hsml.ton aud others Of
the Grange With their wives received their
guests most cordially and Hospitality. aud
threw opsn their besutifai attls hall for
their seeom m0dstlon. notwithstAnding the
short notice they had received.
While waiting for all to arrive many
visited the creamery OF J b. Horton, whicn
s.srtsd up on Monday. ami found every
thing I'm running shape. The capacity OF
the resmery this year Is goo pounds OF
buttrr- $50 gallons OF cresm-rer day. Of
course trey are not running that vet. the
test churn only having been started. Two
large churns capable Of turning out 500
pounds escn twice a day will be ct IL
Is of tire best ami tie yats.
receivers, utensils sud all The sppertenances
OF the place are scrupulously ciean. as aeat,
as bright as silver.
Thomas Browns large greenhouses and
new srtesian well was also visited. and The
enterprise OF this returned Grand kspids
csti en much praised. Mr.. Brown recently
sold out his roperiy near this city and
went to New York Intending IN settle, but
cams back disappointed TO nnd his former
property worth three times what he got tor
il, and be settled cn his present beautiful
place in Wyoming township.
All having assembled in the hall exam-
lining The valuable collection of vegetable
and mineral specimens and curiosities be-
longing TO the Grange, President G. w.
CARTEL called TO order AZ 10:45, aud Secre-
tsry W. y. Cook read the MINUTES OF the
April meeting held with Harmony orange
in Walker tosnshp.
The next place VI meeting wss then fixed,
TO be at Mr.. rnos. W.ie's IN Wrght town
snip. date TO be fixed when Strawberries are
ripe.
TIE S c-etsry made apologies for the
meagre notice made of this meeting. many
present had learned of it only from the
notice in the TELEGRaM HERALD. Then the
President opened the meeting proper with
| pleasing review of the work of the month.
| lie spoke of Agent Herman 5 Smiths in
| vestigation OF the yeliows in peaches,
giving the history OF the disease away back
| from Delaware AT tie time OF the ksvolu-
| iionsry war and he had cvme TO the con-
| ciusion that II was both Contagious and in
curable. Mr. Garfield spoke OF the necessI-
f! ~ ci becoming an auxiliary of the expert
mental station, and said Prof. Bailey had
promised 10 furnish 500 of nursery stock
| ter experimenting in Kent county. Speak
| ing of the general removal of fences be said
| tie o7lv objec.ion was the intrusion and
encroachraent vi prsoatory fnIuders. aud
| the only remedy Was TO form
trespass ciety. obtain stringent
| laws and their enforcement similar
10 the German practice. He advocated
| again more attention to the ornaruentation
| Of school grounds. which has 81 often
| ended only IN discussion. He hoped one
| ground in Grand RAPIDS would be se.ected
| and fixed up 10 ses tie example. IL would
! do more good than all The newspaper ar
I iices in the country. In regard 10 liter
asure, of which SO much is being issued. he
tbouglt any book wi hDut a thorough and
/ comprehensive lnGex WAS next 10 useless in
this age OF hurry auu accumulation OF sub
jects.
The general discussion, as per pro-
| gramme, was opened by the President, and
ne cai ed upn the la1ies to take par,
| freely, especially in he first numoer-"Ins
management of fowers about rurs
home" tie divided The subject into thr.
heads. shrubs aud pcrenn;s;s, ANIMALS and
bulbs. Several of the ladies' present rx'
pressed their preference. and many gave
valuable suggestions. Mr.. Phinips. slrs
| hsgadorn. Mrs. Emmons, Ms. Gar.
4 f a a
the rest With the shrubs rose
took FIRST place. and of the varieties
for hardness and beauty there were men
| toned the common blush aud MichIg IN
roses, the cinnamon, General Grant. Gevrge
/ ~. belle of Belgium, l.OJ0 anu Mr.
| Garfield made pea Tor our COM
mon Wild rose. Next in order
came the Spireas. Dapbnss. Persian lilac
not so liable TO sprout as the common vari-
eiies-H drsngess. Rhod ,dsadrun, Per-
| ennIsl suOhowers. clemaiis. trumpet vins
aud other coDsas, Japan ounce. and
among other suggestions Mr.. Garfield sug-
gested The red dog wood and CD nmo eide
| from our own bottom lands. No one
seemed to think of the beautiful saliva aud
| disletrs.
| OF fsnuuals the fator,ism was expressed
! for our more sommon var etiss. PnlOz
/ DlummondIi, ,convolyolus msjos and nun Jr
aslers, ba sans. dsnliss. zianIss, sweet alys-
sun. nsignonet,e. ANA < toese the mod.
est psnsy sud the showy petunis were IL
norsd, undoubtedly uuIntentiOnsily.
In bulbs. tulips appeared to take the lead
/ hut gOo1 WORT was spoken for the more
| bssu,iful. more fragrant s3d more u.e.n
| hysciGth, Crecuses aud snowdrDps o.
| course c.me in for their share of prai se
nad tbe greatly improved gisdioli were a
! i4gorite % many. Again a moJest little
/ candidate Vas forgotten ia the numerou.
/ category. and THAI ~ss the delicate httss
! liiy OF t6s valley.
The experiences told and the suggestions
| made vere Numerous and instrgcsive
Many varieties could o. obtained from oui
own marshes "a tass sud great sstisfse
ton and without ccst. Nssriy every is1s
had osd luck With pinks. NssfUrHGsus snd
| niixn0retts must have poor soil Liqnis'
| and double bslssms vii csria Dly run oul
| If he seed "a not carefully fsved 81 boms
| from the best speCia3ens Wztsrisg mus
ns ione 0ofg vaeu ne d. sal then co9l-
Z ously and sfer the sHa Il q. al the ex
cerifan 0f roses wnfcn ilks being sprinxe
/ in tt s9r shine. Mrs Cakias hs- seven.
e VARIETIES Of roses. snd described soms
/ 81 The d sses peca iar "a hem hesaff
I fnl ceuirs rse--1s n ale bv s3Flng c0De 4
vofus safcslv sr ara = slnKie 80 4 81 Or
I sroxio~ cora TIE b@setlnx n st CT
so ! = rsrerttd Of snd sbsaoooea /.
hea-syssing 4 lxefs rom the garden. ta'
( more a3se-s cur TIE ceis ser t1s Tesults sn
tie 2 esf@r tie sstists sctlon.
TIE raa asiton s-d pra~p~r.s - The f-uii
( crop was fhe next az t-r ri.cus 80 a,
ard fn- pest snt csise1 appa several
growers prssrat ~n8 res0va1~,f brse6T
NJ - ~ ksr-tfrffes an snasli
f-uits - - = ~ eurfsBts w0sld os isTgs