The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-15
LOVERS OF FLOWERS.
Meeting Of the New Jersey Horti-
cultural Society-President
Blackwell's Address.

TRENTON, Dec. Is, 1892.-The eighteenth
annual meeting of the New Jersey State
horticultural Society opened at the State
House yesterday morning and closed this
afternoon. About forty members were
present. Three large glass jars of per-
served fruit, two Of pears and one of
grapes were placed on exhibition. to-
gether with a choice lot OF apples and
vegetables.
The meeting opened with an address of
welcome to the members, by Mr.. Frank
lin Dye of this city, which was responded
to by the President. Mr.. l.. j. Blackwell.
of Titusyille. The reports of the officers
and committees were then presented.
After each report was read. a short time
was spent in the discussion of it. This
closed the morning session.
PRESIDENT BLACKWELL'S ADDRESS.
At the afternoon session. the President
read the annual address, in which he said
nat the society embraced a wide field of
cultivation, as New Jersey, horticulture
ally considered, was so situated that Uhe
demand tor fruit and other horticultural
DroductS was greater than in any other
State in the Union.
Speaking of the exhibit for the Chicago
Fair, President Blackwell continued
1.-THE authorities, as 1 understand, have appro-
priated 500, 0U0 as the amount needed to carry
out our share of the exhibit. OF this amount
ten thousand is allotted to the agricultural and
horticultural departments. BY a careful esti-
mate. it is thought that this amount should be
at least $4,000, instead Of as now Appropriated.
THE horticuiturists want some legislation in
regard to the spread of contagious diseases.
Each Individual owes to the community in
which he lives @ respect to his neighbours rights.
The hurticulturist sees his careless neighbor let
the pear nudge increase and multiply, and in
time this ms ect will step across, and my neigh
boris neglect ruins his trees, and also mine, and
eventually the whole State will suffer.
III PAST YEARS CRoPs
In looking over the past years products,
Mr.. Black well said that it had been fairly
productive. The peach had been a
partial failure, although most of the
growers had been repaid for their land and
care. Apples were light. Pears had
yielded a good crop. He said the pcs
stbility of fruit culture was great and
with patience and perseverance, success
is sure to come in the long run.
At the conclusion OF the Presidents
address Professor John 3. Smith, the
State Entomoiogist, read a very interest
ing paper on "Co-operGtion or Legislation
against Insect Attacks" The paper was
well received and the Professor given a
vote of ssthanks for it. Considerable dis
cussion followed the reading OF the paper
aud Professor Smith was asked a num-
Der of questions pertaining to the insects
that are the bane of the horticulturist's
life. He answered all questions and
gave those present very good advice con-
corning the destruction of the pestiferous
insects. Secretary VIM. r.. Ward, of New
ark, read a paper on New Jersey as a
Fruit-growing State" which had been
prepared by Mr.. E. Williams. Of Mont
clair, Another paper on the same sub
ject was read by Mr.. j. NJ. White, of
New Brunswick. Both papers were in
reresting, and were ordered printed in the
minutes of the meeting.
The evening session convened at half
past seven O'Clock last night. Mr.. George
G. Woolson, of Passa1c. read a paper on
1.-THE Formation and Care of Lawns"
and Mr.. J.. B. Rogers. of Newark, read
one on 1.-THE Revision of the Fruit List"
These papers were followed by the vari-
Gus members giving their experience in
spraying trees and plants for the purpose
of destroying obnoxious insects, and the
results accomplished during the past
year. 100