Smyrna times., 1892-01-27
Horticultural Society,

Inc uEth annual meeting of tE6
Peninsula Horticultural Society was
opened III the hall of the House o!
Representatives. Dover, on Tuesday
with a good attendance of members
but very poor of the near farmers.
Col. +. L. Martin, president, called
the society to order at IL o'clock. and
A. W. Slaymaker made the address o.
welcome.
At the afternoon session Col. f. l.
Martin delivered his annual address
which was very interesting. He ad.
vocated large exhibit of fruits by the
society at the Worlds Fair and said
that he had already applied for a
space for such an exhibit. He alluded
to the prices received by the growers
of peaches last season, and compared
them with the prices paid by cOnsum-
ers in the cities, and said there was en-.
tirely too much difference. A commit.
tee, consisting of J. w. Kerr, A. w
Slaymaker and Charles Barker were
appointed to report upon the sugges-
tiOns of the president.
! }. w. Kerr reported for the commit.
tee on fruits in general. J. Alexander
Fulton made lengthy report on ap
pies. The reports elected a great deal
OF interesting discussion.
AT the evening session Charles
wright made a report On peaches and
Dr: ). ). Black upon the propagation
OF fruit trees and plants.
Mr.. Waite of the agricultural de.
partment at Washington, read an in
structive paper on the microbe pear
blight. He has been working upon
the subject for several years, giving
the most minute and painstaking at,
tentlon to every part of it. He ex.
! planned III detail the result of his in.
vestigatiOns Among the important
things he has discovered is that the
disease can be easily communicated
from tree to tree by bees and other in
sects while they are in bloom; and
that single experiment in spraying
indicates that successful results NAV
be obtained by this process.
DIR. J. J. Black made a motion. which
was unanimously carried, that the sec
retary, Professor Wesley Webb. be
rendered 500 for his services during
the existence of the society, which he
mas gwen without pensation.
Inc report of the committee on small
fruits was made in two pa0ers nv
George BIddle and A. w. SlavmakeT
). w. Kerr read very interesting
paper on plums.
In the afternoon DR.. L. Fl. Bailey
talked at length on recent difficulties
In fruit growing.
Professor Beckwith reported upon
injurious insects and William p. Corsa
on nuts aud nut-bearing trees.
In the evening Professor F D Cbae.
ter, from the committee on fungus dis.
eases presented an interesting report,
gong INTO details on the description.
the cause and the cure of the various
fungus dis aies which affect fruit trees
and plants.
Dr. Byron Ha!sted of the New Jsr-
sey Experiment Station delivered AN
interesting address on fungus diseases
IN crops, and State Treasurer Burnite
talked like veteran on sweet and
round potatoes. This address showed
that what Colonel Burnite don't know
about potatoes isn't worth know ing.
Inc society will meet in Dov,r, sec
ond Tuesday of January. 1893. aud
continue IN sessiCE three davs. The
officers elected are, President, George
Biddle; first vice president, DR.. IL.
Ridgely; secretary, w. Webb; treas.
9rer, A. l.. Hudson; vice presidents
i0r tne counties: New Castle, DIR. J. J.
Black; Kent, A. w. Slaymaker; Sus.
sex. Charles Wright; Cecil, z. Porter
iLus6y, Kent, Md, N. Barnard; caro-
line, Ihos: A. Smith, Talbot, ]. l..
Banning Dorchester, J. H. Wright;
Queen Anne, DR.. A. E Sudler; Wi
comico, J. c. Phillips; Worcester.
Gnas. M. Peters, Somerset, Mrs. l.. l..
waters AccOmac, Va, A. ]. McMath,
Northampton, ]. A. Jarvis: executive
committee, Geo. Bddle, J. W. Kerr
and DR.. ]. J. Black.