St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-12
THE HORTICULTURISTs.
They Finish Up Their Work AMI
Adjourn.

Adjourn.
Special to the Globe
LAKE CITY. Mimi, Jan. 11.-ThiS
mornings session of the horticultural
meeting was held in the guild room OF
st. Marks church. with crowded at
tendance. Prof. Harry Snyder, of thu
state experiment station, gave an idea
of domestic and commercial fertilizers
and their comparative value to hortl-
culture. A number of papers OIL ina
portant subjects were to have been read,
but lack of time would not permit,
and they were handed in by the authors
to the secretary, who will present them
in the annual report. A large part Of
the forenoon was given to conSdera-
ton of the Importance of farmers in
s,itutes and deSra5ility of their eX-
tension, III connection with which tho
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of THIS So
cicty that, when possible, a lecturer on
horticulture should be Il member of the III
Stitute corps at all institutes held Ill tho
state.
The two following resolutions were
also adopted at noon:
Resolved. That it is the wish of the Mime
legislature look with special favor upon any
appropriation that may be asked to make
more efficient the WORK of the schools OF ag-
riculture of the University of Minnesota
Resolved, That the executive committee be
instructed to secure. if possible, the passage
of an act turning over to this society, as
printing and library fund. such il sum as has
heretofore been expended i'll printing Our
annual reports.
The following important report was
submitted by the fruit committee, COM
posed of Clarence Wedge, E. Ii. 5. Dart
and 5. ID. Richardson:
Apples of the first degree OF hardness for
cultivation in Observation-Disclosures, Hibernal
(Liehy).
Apples of Second Degree of Hardness
Charlamolf. Wealthy, Longfield.
Promising Varieties for Trial -Kaumy, An
lsim, Okabena, Peerless, Repka Malenka,
Hotchkiss, Boraviuka, Gilbert.
Best Crabs and Hybrids for General Guilt.
vation- Virginia, Martha. Whitney. Early
Strawberry, Briar Sweet Minnesota. Sweet
Russell and Gideon No. &.
Promising Varieties for Trial - Touka,
Dart, Greenwood, Pride of Minnesota,
Champion No. 3.
Best Plums for General Cultiynton-De-
Soto, Forest Garden Weaver, Cheney, Wolf.
Most Promising Varieties for Trial-Rock-
ford, Ocheeda. Rolling Stone, Wyant
Best grapes for general cultivation: Con-
cord, Delaware Moores Early Worden,
Agawam, GAINESVILLE. Brighton.
Best raspbcrries for general cultivation:
Red) Marlborough. Turner. Cuthbert
Brandywine (Hiack and purple) Ohio,
Palmer, Nemaha, Gress, Schaifer, Older.
Best blackberries for general cultivation;
Ancient Brlton, Snyder, stones Hardy.
Best currants for general cuitivGtion; Red
Dutch White Grape. Victoria, Stewart Long
Bunch Holland. North Star.
Best gooseberries for general CIVILIZATIONS;
HoughtOn, Dowing.
Best strawberries for general cultivation;
DistIllato) Crescent, Wartield. HaYerland;
(stam,Gate) Bederwood, Capt. Jack, GRAVY
ford. Wilson.
Valuable native fruits for trial; Dwarf
Juneberry, Sand cherry
The state forestry association elected
the following officars today: Presl-
dent, S. NJ. Owen: vice presidents,
William Somerville, Alfred Terry, n.
f. Brand, Il. s. Macintosh, Wyman
Elliott, H. B. Ayres, o. A. SOlem; ex-
ecutive committee, FL. b. Ayres, Prof.
s. B. Green. w. X. Dobbyn, o. f.
Brand, Col. }. II. Stevens; secretary, j.
o. Barrett; treasurer, Il. 5. Macintosh;
legislative committee. 5. Nj. Owen, o.
f. Brand. d. Il. McGinnis.
At 1890 the citizens of Lake City
rendered banquet 10 the members OF
the societies, ami the festivities, includ-
ing the responses to the toaStS, lasted
till O'Clock, when the usual c0mpl-
mentary resolutions were passed, and
the convention adjourned.