The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-11
NO PLACE CHOSEN
FOR NEXT MEETING
Horticultural Society Leaves
This in Hands Of Board
Of Directors.
CONVEN TON A0J0URNS
Several Papers READ and lmpor-
tant Business Transacted at
Final Session.
Especial TO The TImes-DIspatch.l

Especial 10 The Times Disp atch.l
Lynchburg. Va. January ~ me
seventeenth annual convention Of the
virginia Horticultural Society ad-
iourned sine die at 1890 o'clock this
afternoon, without having selected
place for the next convention.
At the morning session several m
teresting papers and reports were rcdO'
and the attendance was z pod Until the
closing hour. This afternoon the DEL
cgates who still remain were the
guests of the Chamber OF Commerce
~ the matinee performance at the
Trenton Theatre, and they then leit
for their homes in VARIOUS parts OF the
state. thus bringing 20 close the most
successful convention In their hls'"iS ,
The final session was called 10 order
al II o'clock by President Pratt. who
announced that ne would for the time
postpone the regular program ana
have the director Of exhibits, X H.
Clemmer, make his report OF the eA-
hibit, which has been under bis charge
on Tenth and Commerce Streets.
He spoke OF the courtesy OF Virginia
people and said that II made the state
famous. and he stated that the other
cities OF Virginia would have to go
some" 10 beat Lynchburg ia Kindness
and attention 20 strangers He was
heartily applauded at this Juncture.
which also marked the conclusion OF
his report.
The regular program for the morn
ing session was then taken up. ana
Professor II. l. Price. State Horticul-
turist Of Blacksburg. addressed the
delegates upon the subject, Some Dis
eases Of Fruit
lie spoke OF many diseases which
a.. usually not thought much OF by the
fruitg rover but which nevertheless
hurt the value OF the tree Very Few OF
these tree diseases had not before been
spoken Of before the convention and
the talk was listened 10 with interest
Not only did Professor Price give the
results andfways = detect the various
diseases but he also told the remedies
for them
Transportation of Fruits.
Professor \ ". Drlnkard. Jr.. as
sistant rorticuIturis:. OF Blacksburg.
was called upon 10 make his report OF
the recent convention OF the Eastern
,--rrf -owers' Association at Washing
ton. December Il and IA. 1912. He
Ty,ld = the work taken up there ana
gave A nest satisfactory report To the
convention The main question taken
IN he stated was freight rates re-
garding the transportation of fruits
sfany Interesting discussions and pa
pers read at this time were compre-
hensiyely told in the report read by
Professor Drtkard. and he was ap-
ylauded at the conclusion Of It's read
Ing
President Pratt then read the report
ef the resolutions committee, weich
was adopted BY a unanimous vote
The question OF unfinished business
was then taken UP. and the question,
.Developments in the Fruit Market,
v-feh was to have been given yes
ferday morning by Professor F. 4.
Waugh. of Massachusetts, was taken
IN and briefly discussed. DR.. Waugh
could not be present on account OF III
ness, and this was considered ques-
ton Of vital Importance
The time and place OF the next con-
ventioa will be determined upon later
h, the board OF directors OF the as
sociation was announced BY President
Prt1t. who stated that al the mem
bers woaId receive formal notfncauon
later
Professor Van Deu1an. who judged
the exhibit of apples at the show, was
ca-fed upon for a short talk regarding
his work of the past few days he
stated that the apples exhioiteo here
were better thar ever before, and tnat
some Of the exhibits could be SHOWN
suyvhere in the world with proc he
,,r-es The fruit growers present 10 i'm
r,rove their commercial apples just as