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Mr. Beatty, of Kentucky — I have tried the salt remedy. It 

 appeared to me that it did some good at the time; but the succeed- 

 ing year the blight appeared as bad as ever. I have lost so much 

 -confidence in pear culture that I have planted a peach tree in each 

 space, when my trees are twenty feet apart. 



Adjourned to meet at eight o'clock, p. m. 



Third Day— Friday. 



Evening Session. 



The Society met at 8 o'clock, Mr. Earle in the chair, who an- 

 nounced the reception of a most cordial invitation from the Conti- 

 nental Guards to visit their armory. He also stated that the Lou- 

 isville & Nashville Railroad Company invited the Society to make 

 a trip to Mobile over their line, and the Mobile & Ohio Railroad 

 •Company had placed a special train at the disposition of the Society 

 to go to Cairo, or to stop at any point along the route. He further 

 said it was necessary that immediate action should be taken on these 

 offers, and the members desiring to avail themselves of this means 

 of returning home should signify their wishes. In the case of both 

 roads the members would be guests of the companies. This is an 

 exceedingly generous oifer. 



Upon motion, about fifty members indicated their desire to go 

 home via the Mobile & Ohio Railroad. 



Tuesday was determined on as the date for the departure of the 

 excursion party via the Louisville & Nashville and Mobile & Ohio 

 railroads. 



The President — Ladies and gentlemen, our first paper to-night 

 will be upon " Systematic Progress in Horticulture," by Mr. T. V. 

 Munson, of Texas, who is one of the founders of this Society. 

 Texas is a giant among States, and furnishes a vast field for horti- 

 cultural eifort. It is fortunate that they have in this great young 

 State a few horticultural men of notable energy and intelligence, 

 prominent among whom is our friend Munson, who will now ad- 

 dress you. 



