Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-08-01
PLUMS THE THEME
AT SUMMER MEETING OF STATE
HoRTlcULTURISTS.
IN MADISON NEXT MONTH
Inspection of University Farms
Picnic Dinner, Steamer Trip
Around Mendoza, and supper at
S. H. MarshaII's Incidental Fea-
lures of the Occasion. "a

Wisconsin horticulturists vii -|be
in Madison in force August 1871,
when the regular summer meeting OF
the state society is to be held; and
throughout the three days plums are
to form the chief theme. In fact it&s
is put down as plum meeting, thougR
plum buildings are unfortunately not
scheduled as features. In mid-Augustf
plums are at their best, but this fruit
of growing popularity will not be ey-
clusively discussed. The whole
range of horticultural subjects will
be canvassed. The progranl,T ext
elusive of routine characteristics Isl
as follows:
Monday Evening, August 10.
Meeting of executive committee il
the state society to attend to BUSH
ness. 49,
Tuesday, August 2o--e a. m.
Presidents greeting; appointments
of committees.
Apple Outlook for Eastern Wiscon-
sin-A. A. Parsons, Eureka.
For Western Wisconsin,. ].
Mem, Norwalk.
Small Fruits at Sturgeon Bay-A. L.
Hatch, Sturgeon Bay
At Sparta-Wm. Hanchett, Sparta.
Lawn Decorations-F. G. Edwards,
Fort Atkinson.
Reports from local societies.
Tuesday Afternoon-1:3o Plum SEES
sion.
Planting and Cultivation of Pluns
"A. d. Barnes, Waupaca.
Pruning-Wm Toole, Baraboo
Seeding Plums-E. S. Golf, Madi-
son.
Preserving and Canning Mrs. Jos.
Trelevan, Omro.
Tuesday Evening-7:3o. Ladies' SEES
sion.
Horticulture and Horticulture for
Boys and Girls-Mrs. Jos. Trelevan,
Omro.
Horticulture and Horticulture at the
Pan-American Exposition--Mrs. A. d.
Barnes, Waupaca.
Child and the Farm-Mrs. G. E.
Bushnell, Appleton.
The program for Wednesday as ar
ranged by S. Fl. Marshall and Prof
e. S. Golf is as follows Take cars
to university farm buildings in the
morning. Inspect them and visit the
orchard, then have picnic dinner
about 1880 ON the bank of the lake
This dinner is to be furnishes by tho
university. From there walk along
lake to university boathouse, reach
ing there at 3 o'clock. From there a
trip will be taken around the lake
and landing at Mr.. Marshall's farm,
where supper will be served Boats
will return in time for evening trains.
The society offers 81 as first and
SOC. as second premiums on the fol-
lowing varieties of apples: Best plate
of Tetofsky, yellow transparent,
Duchess, yellow sweet, Lubsk queen,
lowland raspberry, red astrachan
Like premiums are offered on plums
as follows: (American) best plate4
De Soto, Wyant, forest garden,
best plate Lombard, green gage,
Damson; (Japanese>, best plate Ber-<
bank, abundance, red June. For the
best show of Seeding plums So and
I'll are the premiums, while premiums
OF 81 and soc. are to be given on the
best plate of English Morello and
Montmorenci cherries. Premiums of
5Oc. and 25c. are offered on the best
quart of canned plums, cherries Z
strawberries, red respberries, black
raspberries and blackberries, while
on the best show of preserved pro
ducts OF native plums the prizes are
So first and So second.
Flower premiums are: Best display
OF cut flowers, 81 first, soc. second;
Wild flowers, 81 first, soc. second;
giadiolas, SOC. first, csc. see1lo;
cannas, SOC. first, 25c. second !; phlox,
soc. first, Csc. second.