The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-17
VIRGINIA STATE
HORTICUL l'URISTS.
Tie Annual Assembly in Session at
Stanton.
slllUST RATED LECTURES.
Sercrat Cities Compete Tor the Ncx'
Mec,ins-Dis,inguished Visitors
Prcscnt-A History of the So
cicty and Former Meeting.

STANTON, VA, Jan. l6-Special.-
The fourth annual convention Of the VIZ
GINA state Horticultural Society con-
yened this morning nj 10 o'clock in Odd
Fellows Hall. President Samuel Is.
Moods. of charlottesville, presided. The
address Of welcome was made by Rev.
A. IL Hamilton. of Augusta county, and
responded TO by DR.. NJ. L. McCue, of Al
beinarle
The prominent speakers present We're e
l.. Watrous, OF Des Moines, Ia, president
OF The American Pathological Society. and
sSi1as Wilson. eX-presidcnt Of the -Ameri-
can Nu1serynens Association, who were
made honorary members Of the Virginia
Horticultural Society
STEREoPTICON LECTURE.
Al. e. Waite. of the United States AS-
ricutural Society. received the same honor,
and gave an Interesting stereopticon lee
ture on the diseases of plants. Most
helpful addresses We're delivered by Pro
fessor William E. Atwood. Of the Viz
GINA Polytechnic Institute: also by
Aiessr,s. Matter W'hateiy, OF Albemarle:
George Z. Murrell, secretary OF the So.
Eciety: J. L. Phillips and IL l.. Price, as
well as By prominent; fruit growers and
shippers.
Richmond. Roanoke anu Winchester all
want the next meeting.
Roanoke will probably get il.
SOCIETY ORGANIZED.
The present State horticultural Society
WAS organized March 8, 1887, at a meeting
called at Charlottesville, Va, by William
Is. Atwood. The particular incentive
(which led to the Organization of the so
,t.,3,- of hot jy,,o 4n on
operation among fruit growers and nur-
serymen in regard to combating the San
Jose scale. the occurrence Of which was
then creating such disturbance. The
first annual meeting was held at Lynch.
burg, Va, November. 1887 At this session
z full programme was presented, cover
ing such subjects as Commercial Peach
Culture by ]. II. Hale, Of Connecticut.
one of the largest peach growers OF Ame-
lica. and doubtless, the largest in the
world. sOther papers presented We're an
address on "Pium Growing by Mr.. J.
VI. Kerr. of Maryland, who is the best
specialist. and has done more than any
one else TO develop the American race of
pltms; q paper on the Commercial Out
look OF Horticulture in Virginia., was
presented by William A. Taylor, of the
Department of Agriculture. at Washing
ION. and general discussion on ~'The
Status OF the San Jose Scale Outbreak
was given by William b. Atwood, OF She
State Agricultural Experiment Station.
The meeting lasted two days, and in
Guided many discussions of d minor char
acter
SECOND MEETING.
The second annual meeting was held
in December. 1898, at Charlottesville, Va.
AT this meeting the society presented a
complete organization. and held 4 Two
dad full of i'm
papers, reports of committees. etc. The
matters OF chief importance We're the re-
port of the Committee on Transportation
OF Fruit Crops, by Walter, Whateiy. and
the discussion of the same; the report OF
the Committee on Entomology, by William
E. Atwood, which covered an exhaustive
presentation Of the work accomplished
under the San Jose scale inspection law;
Il paper on Some of the Newer Apples.
by Colonel George Z. Bracket. pomolosist
of the United States Department of Agri-
culturc;'' paper on The Relative Value
Among Fruits of the Strawberry, by Q.
". Blacknall, of North Carolina; several
s,aperS were presented on Chestnut Gull
Iure IN Virginia" and very Interesting
discussions ensued.
ONE BOOK.
The society has published only one vol
sIIne of its proceedings, and this COM
s,tises its important papers ana matters
If business up to and including the 1898
meeting The ral,lmc contains one hundred
and ten pages. and contains many Nalpa-
BILE essays and reports of committee. One
of the chief committee reports is fruit
1ist, especially compiled for the State
of Virginia, giving the probable value of
Gil varieties Of common fruits fog the
several climatic and soil sections OF the
State, which is most valuable to all IN
ierestcd In fruit growing.
MEMBERSHIP.
Membership III the social costs one dol
lar per year. and is open to all persons
interested in horticulture, whether they
are rultiva1ors of fruits or not.
Iae present officers are: President,
Eamuel s.. Woods. Charlottesville; Vice
Presidents A. T. MosbN of Richmond. j.
IS. Watkins of llallsboro. w II. Roaz of
Covesville. William &. Atwood. OF Blacks
burg, and s. IL Iupton OF Winchester
uIhe secretary and treasurer is George T..
Mu,rell. Colenaris Falls.
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