Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-28
TO DISCUSS
HORTICULTURE
Peninsula Fruit Growers Plan
Big Dover Meeting For
Next Week
Special to Tho EVENING Journal.

DOVER, Dec. 2S-rhe meeting Of the
Peninsula Horticultural Society to be
held here next week promises to be
the largest in the society's history
Every farming interest on the
peninsula. particularly the fruit grow
ing interests. will be represented ana
Legislators from both Delaware and
Maryland win be here in the interests
of the promotion of the trade for their
States, the Improvement OF the farm
labor situation and the increase Of
farm wages and fruit-growing OPP
portunities.
The exhibit of fresh fruit Is already
arriving in Dover and viii occupy the
entire stage Of the new Opera House.
arranged in layer after layer above the
other. The fresh fruits have been kept
in cold storage since last summer and
will be shipped here in iced cars.
The program:
Tuesday.
First Session. 10 a. m.-Prayer, Rev.
Joseph Brown Turner; address Of well
come Hon. John r. Nicholson, Dover;
response, Hon. Orlando Harrison. Ber-
lin; miscellaneous business; presidents
annual address. S. II. Derby. woodside;
New Fruits. Professor c. p. Close. COL
lege Park, Md.
Second Session. 2.3O p. m.--.Appie
Culture on the Peninsula, George Bid
die, Elkton; How / Raise Fancy APP
pies. L. T. Cox. Ohio; Growing and
Marketing Early Apples S. L. Lupton.
Virginia: Leading Principles in Apple
Culture. Professor John Craig, Cornell
University; general discussion OF apple
culture
Third Session. $50 p. m.-Nusic,
Orchard Management in Western New
York, with lantern slides, Prof John
Craig: Inserts, with lantern slides.
Professor c. o. Houghtpn, Newark;
Effects Of Plant Diseases on Seeds.
with lantern slides. Prof. II. S. Jackson,
Newark
Wednesday.
Fourth Session. . a. m.-Raports on
Peaches. F. H. Whitehead. Lincoln;
Pears ]. W. Killen. Feltont Plums.
J. Spencer Lapham, GoldsboFo, Nd;
/ Nut Culture. L. p. Cowgirl Dover;
Progress in Spraying. Professor c. p.
Close. College Park Nd.
Fifth Session, ? p. m.-Colnmercial
Fertilizers, DIR. p. B. Voorhees,. director
New Jersey Experiment Stationt VIM
ter Forcing Of Vegetables and Fruits,
Professor w f. Massey, Philadelphia;
Horticultural Education, Professor
John Craig; discussion opened by
Professor II. Hayward.
Sixth Session. 100 p. m.--sIusic;
Home Adjournment, Edwin LsDnsdale
Girard College; Home and Town I'm
lprovement. with colored lanterni slides
J. Otto Thilow. Philadelphia
Thursday.
Seventh Session. 3 a. m.-Thef Vine
yard George II. Murray. Viola; Grow
ing Asparag gus for MarlSet. Horac
Roberts. New Jersey; Vegetables Of
bury.
Eighth Session, , p. m.-Hprdcultura
Bacteriology, Professor F. =. Chester
Newark; Packages and Implements, W
+. Allen. Salisbury; transportation
W. G. Dawson, Cambridge: ProIuc'
Z Exchanges. and all sluestionls relating
to marketing fruit and other products
, Hon. Orlando Harrison, Berlin; ques
ton box.
Discussion-At the close Of each ad
e dress opportunity VIII be given for full
I and free discussion of the topic pre-
! sented
Questions-The Question Box will b
provided and viii be open wherever j
e seems advisable. The members shout
! come prepared to ask questions. eithe
r orally or by placing them in the ques
: ton box. The following have bee
handed in:
/. II chestnut trees several years oil
dwarfed in growth. are cut back. cal
the sprouts be grated successfully Il
make a commercial chestnut orchard
2. Name the best five varieties o
early apples for this peninsula
I 3. Name the best five varieties o
winter apples.
4. Give a list Of apples for family US
s. Name the best six peaches to b
planted Tor profit.
6. Names the best five varieties o
plums for profit.
Z. Name the best five varieties {
pears for profit
8. Name the best varieties OF cherris
Q. Name the best varieties of Crap .
10. Name the best varieties of ras q
d berries.
II. Name the best varieties Of stra ~
berries.
p. Name the best varieties (
= blackberries.
10. Name the best varieties OF 'eui
S rants.
a IA. What is the best poison for cpd
4 ing moth2
!. Is. Can the rotting Of peaches be Pre-
a vented in a season like that Of 1909?
e Prizes for Collections of Insects.
The society offers $40 m prize r.
: collections of insects to be exhibited d
!. this meeting, namely: SS5 in prizes G
$40, $40 and s. to the pupils ia I'll
schools of Delaware and SS5 in prize
Of $50. $40 and S. to the pupils in III
= schools Of Eastern Shore, Maryland
: It is hoped there will he a large Itumbc
: of contestants for these prizes.