The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-28
HORTICULTURISTS.
The Buying of Fruit on Futures
Condemned.
Reports of Crop From the Several Counties
a New San Diego Plum-The Exhibit
at the Worlds Fair.

The monthly meeting of the State Horti-
cultural Society was held yesterday in the
rooms of the State Board of Trade, with
Chairman Blaekwood presiding.
The report of the Board of Directors was
read, advising that the services of stenog-
rapher be secured for meetings hereafter,
and that in the future the display of horti-
cultural products should be conducted by
practical hortieulturists. The Directors
suggestions were adopted and the delegates
of the board to the Worlds Fair Conven-
ton were instructed to strongly press the
suggestion of the Directors regarding ex-
hibits on the convention.
A letter from John G. Jessup of Grants
Pass, Or. was read calling attention to the
fact that the monument to the memory of
his father, which had been ordered to be
erected by the society," had not, as yet, been
started. The Secretary was ordered to
state the facts in the case to Mr.. Jessup.
A new plum of the cherry plum variety
was reported to have been raised in San
Diego, which grows quite early and. when
cooked, develops most agreeable flavor.
Fruit in this region usually ripenS much
later than in places farther north. This
plum is called the Grant Plum.
REPORTS CONCERNING CROPS.
J. II. Thomas reported the grape crop in
Fresno County to be large and the prices
fair.
G. P. Rixford stated that the apple crop
in Eastern Nevada is short this season.
The peach crop is fair and the plum crop
fairly good There is not enough fruit
grown in this region to cut any figure in the
Eastern market, but what is grown is good.
Mr. Diver of Alameda County said that
the plum, pear and apricot crops are quite
fair. He showed a graft Of plum on apricot
which was considered by all present to be
remarkably fine.
Mr.. Wilcox of Santa Clara stated that
apricots fruited this year are quite large.
There would also be a good crop of
peaches and apricots, but only half crop
of prunes. He thought that the society
should condemn the practice of buying in
futures. PruneS are lated now at 81 So
Pears had fallen to a considerable extent.
Mr.. Bancroft said that the prunes around
Walnut Creek would only yield half crop
this year. He Endorsed Mr.. Wilcox views
about buying and selling fruits. and moved
that the Directors be particularly requested
to devise some plan by which the fruitmen
should sell their crops
OPPOSED TO FUTURES.
Mr.. Perkins of Alameda Endorsed Mr..
Bancr0fts resolution, and suggested that
blanks be sent out 10 the fruitmen through
cut tile State as to the condition of the
crops, etc
Chairman Backwood agreed with Mr..
Wilcox in his remarks on futures. If the
sellers could hold off they would receive
better prices.
W. II. Piper of Petaluma read paper
on CHERRY Culture" after which des-
Hltory discussion was had rs to the amount
of money necessary for the horticultural
exhibit at the Wold's Fair; but no conclu-
sion was reached.
Mr.. Tyrrel suggested that the chief of the
department having in charge the collection
of agricultural statistics in connection with
the census be communicated with. and asked
to appoint practical Californian horti-
culturist to supervise the collection of stat
isticS relative to California horticulture.
The Secretary was instructed to CORE
spond about the matter.