Middletown transcript., 1907-01-05

kuia Horticultural Society 70 be he'd ill
The Dover Opera House. Dover, Del
January 81 9th and 10th, go0O:
PROGRAM
Tuesday
First Session 10 A. NJ
Rev. Joseph Brown Turner
Address Of Welcome. Hon. John +
Nicholson, Dover
Responsp.-..Hon Orlando Harrison, Bef
lin
Miscellaneous Business
Presidents Annual Address, Il. Derby
Woodside
New Frui.s.. Professor G. r Close, College
Park, Md,
Second Session, 80 P. N.
Apple Culture on The Psninsula. George
BiddIe, Ekton
How / Raise Fancy Apples. .. Z. Cox,
Ohio
Growing and Marketing Early Apples. $
Z Lupton Virginia
Leading Principles il Apple Culture. Pro,
lessor John Craig Cornell University
General discussion Of Apple Culture.
Third Session. so P. H.
Music.
Orchard Management IN Western New
Ynrk, viii lantern aliles. Prof. john
Erag
Insects, with lantern slides. ...Pro g: O..
Inugiison, Newark
Effects of Plant Diseases on Seeds, with
lantern slides...Prof H. S. Jackson.
Newark
Wednesday
Fourth Session, A. d.
Reports Oh Praches.....F. H. Whitehead,
lincoln
Pears... j " keileit, Felton,
plnlns......J Spencer LapIlam,
Goldshoro. Nd.
Nut Culture I. 2, Cowgirl.
Dover
Progress ii Spraying .;..Prof. e. Ps elfise,
College Park. Md.
Fifth Session, 2 r NJ.
Commercial Fertilizers.Dr E. B. Yoor-
hees. Director New jersey Exper.
Station
Winter Forcing of Vegetables and Flnlts
Prof. W. f Massey, Philadelphia
Horticultural Education. Prof. John Craig
Discussion opened by Prof; H Hayward.
Sixth session. 7s 80 P. NJ
Music.
Home Adornment. ......, Edwin Lonsdale,
Girard College
Home and Town Improvement. with col
ored iantero slides.....J Otto Thiiow.
Philadelphia
Thursday
Seventh Session, 8 a. N.
Small Fruits............:J. ". Kerr, Denton
Tie yinyard. George H. Murray. Viola
Growing Asparagus for Markei...:Horaee
Roberts, New Jersey
Vegetables on the Peninsula. ". f. Allen,
Salisbury
Eighth Session, 2 P NJ
Horticultural Bacteriology Prof. F. D:
Chester, Newark
Packages and Implements. E. Allen,
Salisbury
| Transportation W G. Dawson, Cambridge
Produce Exchanges, and all questions re
lating to marketing fruit and other
pfoducts.-...Hon Orlando Harrison,
Berlin
Question Box.
Discussion
At the close Of each address opporfun
ity will be given for full and free discns
sion Of tie topic presented.
Qnsstions
Il The QaestioA Box will Be provided ane
Il will be open whenever II tseems advisable
/ The members should come prepared t
ask questions, ,eitlser openly or By placing
them in the question box. The folloains
have been handed in
4 /. II chestnut trees several years old
a,e cut back. can the sprouts be grated
successfully to make commercial chest
nut orchard.
i 2: Name the best Ave varieties Of earls
apples for this Peninsula.
B Name the best Eve varieties Of win.
ter apples.
a. Give list of apples for family use.
Is. Name the best six peaches % t,s
planted for profit.
6 Name tile best fise varieties Of plum
FOR profit.
Name the best FIVE varieties Of pear
for pro6s.
s. Name the best varieties Of ellesries,
81 Name the best varieties d grapes
ll0 Name lie best varieties 81 raspber
Hes
1T. Name tile best varieties of ssrawber
ries.
l2 Name tI,e best varieties Of blackber
IIa. Name the best varieties Of cuffalits.
la. What is tie best poison for eodIinl
nrotll2
d. Can the 1ottilE OF peaches be pre-
vented IN season Ike that oi 1867
Ladies' Invited
Ladies are cordially invited to asient
Eli the sessions and to take part Il, tlss
discussions
fruit Exhisit
There Viii be large exhibit Of excel
lent fruits AL meinbers and visitors aEs
requested to bgihs samples Of fruit
flowers and seeeta ables.
Hesaas
Tie HIotsl Richardson aiIl BE- ells
headquarters q Illa society during lils
i meeting Tbs 4 8 srs 8 % per day aEt
] Up. Tie capiioI Hotel u.akss tie Low
i fase Of y 25 per s1lay
Railroad Batzz
ildsf tlls ne rate bill. card siFsIefl
canuot Be issued except lef psiissls q
j nelawaFe Therefore from pi,lhts sFst
side this State members can eeeuFe q
aspal xenEsion liekels, o il llleaa ass %
available ran join together and purchase