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Dr. Hape, of Georgia — They are very popular iu Atlanta. I 



use them for peaches, and sell them to families without any handling. 



For short distances I don't think they could be better. But gen- 



rtlemen who ship to Cincinnati don't find them so good ; the distance 



is too long. 



The President read a telegram from Mr. F. Chandler, General 

 Passenger Agent of the Missouri Pacific Railroad system, offering 

 reduced rates for the next annual convention if held in California, 

 of one fare to Los Angeles and return, provided no less than one 

 hundred members go. 



The Society then adjourned until 2:30 o'clock p. m. 



Fourth Day — Saturday. 



Afternoon Session. 



The Society met at half past three, President Earle in the chair, 

 who said : My friends, we have been reserving the best of the wine 

 to near the last of the feast. I believe that no society and no insti- 

 tution worth preserving can long maintain its usefulness without 

 the cordial and active co-operation of woman. Hence I have gladly 

 embraced the opportunity to engage several of our most accom- 

 plished ladies, who are also zealous horticulturists, to prepare us 

 papers for this meeting. Two of these ladies are present, and I now 

 invite your attention, first, to a paper by Mrs. H. M. Lewis, of 

 Madison, Wisconsin, to be followed by one by Mrs. D. Huntley, of 

 Appleton, Wisconsin : 



BIRDS IN HORTICULTURE. 



BY MRS. H. -\r. LEWIS, OF WISCONSIN. 



The day was going— yes, 'twas gone. I was reclining upon the lounge 

 thinking it over, for it had been a busy, happy day. A book was lying be- 

 fore me. I picked it up and languidly read for a half hour. The last words 

 I remember reading were these : " Arcadia, a realm where sunshine never 

 scorches, and yet shade is sweet, where simple pleasures please, where the 



