The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-13
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
The Twenty-eigh Annual Meet
ing Of Members.
AN INTERESTING ADDRESS.
Wonderful Increase in Trucking,
The Isaac Bell. Hopeful of the
Peach Growth. The Past
Season. The Truckers
Need Organization.

The annual meeting of the Horti-
cultural and Pathological Society
was held yesterday Mt IL O'Clock at
the office of Mr.. John B. White.
head, on Bank street.
The president, Col. leighton,
submitted his twenty eighth annual
report. MS follows:
GENTLEMEN-"rhis meeting marks
the twenty. eight year of the exist.
ence OF this society, which now
ranks among the older similar or
CARNATIONS If the country. During
our existence we nave witnessed the
wonderful Increase of vegetables
and fruits in our surroundings,
aggregating from thousands into
millions of dollars in value; IN fact,
to be now regarded as the early
supply garden of the Atlantic coast.
THE STEAMER IsAo BELL.
"Wben the steamship Isaac Bell
was built and placed on the line of
the Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany. grave doubts were entertained
by the company whether so large a
steamer could be sustained. Upon
her arrival In our port our society
Was invited on board at collation.
where encouraging sentiments were
lndulged in. The company soon
found 1t necessary to withdraw this
steamer and place larger ones on
the line to keep pace with our in.
creasing products.
THE PEACH CROP.
Zine mysterious cycle which has
hnVnrnI
past thirty years. causing the great
reduction Iii our peach crop, has for
the past few years given occur.
aging signs OF departure to an extent
10 warrant an Increase in the plant
ing OF this delicious fruit. An old
peach grower remarked to me about
twenty seven years ago that he took
the first premium on Seeding
peaches at the last agricultural held
at the city's fair grounds (remem.
bered now only by our older citl-
2ens), and that up to that time he
had no trouble III producing fine
peaches, while for the five years pre-
Vlous to our conversation he had not
made crop.
THE PAST SEASON.
exception III the return OF profits
from the unprecedented freeze of
March 10Th and Goth. which nearly
destroyed tue fruit from Maryland
TO Florida on the Atlantic coast, anc
later on frost that DESTROYED the
nrst bloom of strawberries at the
south OF US, rs well as here; causing
the whole area of fruit and vegeta.
pies TO he thrown on the market at
once, resulting in q disastrous de
preston In price from this cause
and the financial condition of the
country. This being an exception
we may reasonably expect brighter
future.
HAVE NO ORGANIZATION.
"As the trucking Interests bnva
no organization, L suggest that they
De invited to join us III the good
work Of Interchange Of views as 10
the best methods OF crop manga.
menr, the most profitable fertinzers
for the different crops, and all other
matters pertaining to the general
welfare OF that important branch of
industry.
III IS noticeable that our market
continues to be largely supplied
with celery from other States, even
from the far West.
COULD BE PRODUCED.
"Ihis could be profitably prodno.
cd II those who have marshy lplets
would ran banks at their entrauce
to keep tide water out. These
marshes are mainly composed of de.
composed vegetable matter, largely
lurnlshing the best plant food, and
Celery VIII bear trace of saline.
suggest a return of our spring
horal exhibitions, Its influence is
Instructive and inspiring.
THE PRESIDENT.
Your president from the organiza.
sion has been blessed with heath
Whiia a large percentage of the
Dsaginal members have gone to their