Evening journal., 1908-12-26
TO SHOW FRUIT
OF THREE STATES
Peninsula Horticultural So
Ciety Completes Plans for
Display Here Next Month
MANY PAPERS
ON HORTICULTURE

President James 7. Shallcross and the
committee of the Peninsula Horticul-
tural Society have completed. at the
Dover Office of the society. the pro-
gram for the biggest convention ever
held by these residents of three States
who are determined to open I'D the
orchard and garden-producing terri
tory between the two bays within the
next decade to be a fruit producer for
the whole world.
The convention for which this pro
gram is prepared will be held in vii.
mington. for three days, beginning
January IS. spacious and comfortable
meeting during the second week i'm
January.
Exhibits Of fresh fruits, all price
winning fruit-which have been kert
in cold storage and specially packed,
will. as usual, be a feature of the
convention. These will be displayed
on a stage built for the purpose.
The meeting will be much larger
than usual, because it will give this
body of producers of the Peninsula op
portunity to see Wilmington and visit
Philadelphia at the same time they arc
in attendance at the convention.
Secretary Wesley Webb is daily re-
ceiving and attending to the requests
for rates on transportation companies
and the Wilmington hotels where the
delegates and visitors will be enter
tanned.
The society and it's annual conven-
tions provide the very best expert
talent on fruits and Horticulture to bs
had in the country. for the reason that
three States appropriate money TO ell
courage tho work and development for
which the society stands. The Mary
land Legislature has recently increased
its appropriation for this purpose as
it's fair Eastern Shore" is represented
in the society with nine counties and
probably more than half the member
ship.
The program is as follows:
Tuesday. First Session. 1890 a. M
Prayer; address of welcome, the Hon.
Preston Lea. governor of Delaware,
response, 'The Hon. S. S. Pennewill,
governor elect; address. Mayor Horace
Wilson: address, the Hon. r. J. Mac
lean. president Wilmington Board Of
Trade: report of secretary and treas.
urer.
Second Session, . p. m.-Presidentt
annual address. the Hon. James T,
Shallcross, Middletown. Del; Apple
Culture" J. Leonard Soper. Magnolia,
Commercial Fruit Growing" 5. II. F'ul
ton, Sleepy Creek, Virginia; "The Ap-
pie Orchard" Prof. L. p. HedriclS.
Geneva Experiment Station. New
York.
Third Session. 7.SO p. m.-Music;
market gardening. report by f. w.
Jenkins, Dover; TYPES of Eastern
Truck Farming" Professor r. J..
Watts. state College, Pa; Market
/ Gardening" illustrated, II. b. Fuller
/ ton, Huntington, L. l.; address, L. c.
] Corbett, u. S. Department Of Agricm
ture.
wednesday. Fourth Session, . a. M
'''rhe Cooling Moth" Prof. e. d. Sander
son. New Hampshire, Experiment Sta
tion; report on peaches, Edward a.
Z Evans, Cheswold report on pears. c. L.
Terry Camden; Nuts for Health
Pleasure and Revenue" J. w. Kerr
Denton. Nd: Some Valuable Fruits for
tho Peninsula" Orlando Harrison. Ber-
lin. Md: Report of the Committee on
Transportation.
Fifth Session, p. m.-Wednesday af-
ternoon's session will be devoted entirely
to the discussion Of topics relating TO the
education Of the farmer and his family.
The exact titles of the address have not
been given but the speakers will be the
Rev. Hiram W. Kellogg. d. D.. pastor OF
Grace Church. Wilmington; the Hon. c.
B. Lore. chief justice, Wilmington; Pro-
fessor Z. ID. Sanderson, director New
Hampshire Experiment Station; Profess
sor r. W. Sylvester, President Mary
land Agricultural College and DR.. George
A. Harter, president Delaware College.
Sixth Session. 7.30-Music School gar
dens. illustrated. d. J. Crosby, L. s.
Department of Agriculture.
Thursday, Seventh Session. . a. m
report on grapes, George II. Murray
Viola. Delaware; report on small fruits,
Frank Simpler, Selbyville. Delaware; re-
port on asparagus, DR.. II. b. Mcdowell,
Middletown, Delaware: report on pota-
toes. J. W. Hail. Marion station. Mary
land; report on marketing, w. G. Daw-
son. Cambridge. Maryland; report on
packages and implements. George NJ
Fisher. Wyoming. Delaware.
Eighth Session. ? p. Spraying. "
Professor T. 3. Symons, College Park,
Nd; Insects" Professor c. o. Hough-
ton Newark. Delaware; Fungus Dis
eases" Dr. Mel T. Cook Newark. Della
ware; FERTILIZERS" Dr. II. ]. Patter-
son. College Park. Nd
Ninth Session. 7.30 p. m.-Music; Flor
iculture." Richard Vincent Jr. White
Marsh. Maryland; "Cannas and Roses,
Antoine Winter. West Chester, Pa
The question box will be open at every
session and questions relating to the
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