The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
WILL BE A BIG WEEK
. FOR. / Il GROWERS c \ {. {;
Many Important Meetings
atthe Exposition With
National Speakers.
3-DAY CONGRESS
BEGINS TUESDAY
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Subjects of Public Interest to Be
Discussed by Leading Men.
Session Of the Maryland
Society to Follow.
Virginia Mem
bers Invited.
3-DAY CONGRESS
pErINrcs TTIE CHA "
= AMEsTowN EXPOSITION


beginning September 23d will be an
important one hortcuiturally, at the
Jamestown Exposition. A number OF
the most important conventions and
congresses will be held, and delegates
from all over the United States Will
assemble to hear some of the most
scientific horticulturalists in the coun-
try speak.
Monday morning at 10 o'clock the
Congress of Horticulture will be called
to order in the convention hall OF the
ranged by the National Council of Hor-
ticulture upon special invitation of the
Jamestown Exposition Company and
the Norfolk horticultural and Pomo-
logical Society.
The congress will be in session three
days, each day having chairman of
business. The first session VIII be
divided into two parts. During the
first period Cultural Problems" will
OF Madison. Wis; DR.. A. +. Woods.
OF Washington, d. c.. and a. L. Quain-
tance. OF Washington, ID. G..
The second period Will be given to
breeding and Propagation" the speak
era being DIR. Fl. j. Weber, of Ithaca.
N. Y: j. Otto Thilow, OF Philadelphia;
Dr. Walter Van Fleet, of New York:
Sl. w. lldic. OF hHoASlIie, leIL., anu
w. n. Kudd. of Mt Greenwood, III. The
chairman or the first day Will be j. H.
Hale. OF South Glastonbury, Conn.
TO Discuss Commercial Growing.
Commercial Growing" will be the
topic of the first division of the sec
pnd days session. This will be dis
cussed by Professor w. A. Taylor, OF
Washington. d. c.; w. W. Rawson, OF
Boston: William III. rapiin. of Holiness
burg, Pa, and Professor r. w. Rane
Of Boston. The second division OF the
days work VIII be the discussion OF
Local horticultural Conditions by
Professor ". 7. Maconn, OF Ottawa
Canada; John X. Farduhar, of Boston;
L. a. Goodman, OF Kansas City, Mo-;
Professor Z. j. Wickson. of Berkeley
Cal. and Professor f. II. Burnette, OF
Baton Rouge, La. Professor B. Green
Of st. Anthony Park. Mimi. will be
chairman during the second days pro-
ceedings.
The program for the third days
business is as follows: Professor S. A.
Beach, Of Ames. La. chairman; Civic
horticulture" discussed by Warren
Manning. OF Boston: our National
Forests" by W. L. Hall. of Washing
ton, d. c.; Landscape GARDENING" by
John c. Olmstead, Of Brooklyn. Mass.
Schools and Experiment Stations" by
Or A. C. True. of Washington, D. c.:
Government AID by DR.. B. r. Gal
loway. OF Washington. and Fedora
ton and Corporation" by J. c.
Vaughan, OF Chicago.
Maryland Society Meeting.
Tuesday, September Gath, the sum-
mer meeting OF the Maryland State
Horticultural Society will take place
In the court of the States Exhibit
Palace at the exposition. Members of
Virginia horticultural societies, as well
rs all others interested in that science.
ire invited to attend this meeting. The
stated program will be as follows:
Introductory remarks. President Or
land Harrison. of Berlin, Md; address.
IF welcome, by President Tucker of the
Exposition Company; response, by w
McCulloch Brown, of Oakland, Md;
address. by r. w. Sylvester, president
Maryland Agricultural College; "Selec-
ton and Care OF An Apple Orchard
~ S. w. Moore. Of Elwell. W. Va;
general discussion. questions, recess
Evening session-"Troubles of q
Landscape Gard ener at an Exposition
Julius j.. Heinrich, representing the
Peter Henderson Company ;;"Possibilitie
,f the Peach, Michigan VS.. Maryland
BY Professor L. r. Taft, of the Michi.
gan Horticulturist: possibilities OF
& Nut CROWN 81" by Professor fI.e5F n
Deman, OF Washington, d. c.; "Somt
pf the Newer Strawberries in 1907
BY Professor c. P. Close. of Maryland
Horticulturist; general business; an
nouncements; adjournment
Americun Society.
The thirty-tirst biennial convention
ST the American Pathological Societ
will be held In the exposition ConVen
ton Hall September 24th. 25th an
l6th. The first meeting will be Gale
70 order at o'clock in the Afternoon
One Of the principal and interestin
features of this convention will be tn
awarding OF number of silver an
bronze medals for new fruits. or 70
displays Of fruits possessing educa
tlonal or commercial values. Thes
contests will not be competitive. Eac
entry will be judged and graded upo
4 Its own merits.
" Chief among the subjects discussed
together with those who will discus
.hein, will be the following:
a "Diseases and Insects" by w.
9cott,lof the United States Bureau {
Plant Industry; Professor AZ. L. Quair
tance, of the United States Bureau {
Entomology, and M. l3. Waite, Of tn
United States Bureau Of Plant IN
dustry. Its q
"Fruits and their Improvement" b
Colonel q. B.nIsrackett. United State
Pomologist; Professor IT. N. starnes
4. of Georgia; w. 4. Macoun, of Ottawa
H Canada; c, q, Patten, of Iowa: d.
III. Il. Weber. Cornell University, \
Y.,Sand w. a, Taylor. OF the Divisio
OF Pomology, Washington, d. g.
"Orchard Management" by. III, 4
y Giles, of Salem; G., r, Hopkins, q
Spring Brook Professor q. i, Levi
of. Corvallis, Ore; q. r, Miller, f. ON
ney,s WI Val j. l.. Soper, Of Mugnoli,
Del; Professor IT., "A. Waugh, w.
Taylor Colonel G. y. Watrous, "a. \
McNeill, iof Canadian pepartment {