LENAWEE COUNTS' HORTICULTURAL 



SOCIETY. 



OFFICERS FOR 18W. 



Prr'.s/(/r///-^E. W. Allis. Adrian. 

 Vicc-Prcsidcnf H. C. Bradish, Adrian. 

 Sccrcfari/ — T. J. Gil^bs. Adrian. 

 Treasurer — B. J. Laing, Lenawee Junction. 

 Librarian — Dr. W. Owen. Adrian. 



Exeeiifive Coiii)iiiffee~-T>. G. Edmiston, H. C. Bradisli. B. W. Steere, 

 F. J. Honi-h. Mrs. 0. W. Sheffield, Mrs. H. C. Bradisli. 



The society has held meetings regularly on the second Wednesday of 

 each month during the year. These aieetings have usually been well 

 attended and are regarded as a source of great help to the members and 

 others Avho attend. 



We met at 10 o'clock a. M., holding forenoon aiid afternoon sessions 

 with a picnic dinner at noon, furnished l)y the ladies of the society, which 

 gives a social character to the meeting that could not otherwise be had. 



The January meeting was held at the residence of F. J. Hough, city of 

 Adrian, on a very stormy day. and consequently was lightly attended. The 

 February, March, and April meetings were held in the temperance parlors,. 

 Adrian. 



The May meeting was held at the residence of the secretary. The spec- 

 ial feature of this meeting was an exhibition of the various styles of pump 

 for spraying fruit trees. The day was fine. A numlier of different styles 

 of pump were on exhibition and there was a large attendance of peo})le 

 all interested in the subject of destroying the insects injurious to fruit- 

 growers. 



The June meeting was held at the residence of A. Sigier, Adrian. 

 Arrangements had been made for an exhibition of strawberries and 

 flowers at this meeting, but the weather proved so cold, previous to the 

 meeting, that even the offer of handsome j^remiums would not induce the 

 strawberries to ripen or the flowers to bloom properly for such an exhibi- 

 tion. But jjresident Bradisli, realizing the situation, came to the rescue 

 witli five varieties of grape looking almost as fresh as when picked from 

 the vines eight months before. 



The August meeting was held at the residence of Nelson Voorhees of 

 Adrian a large attendance and profitable meeting. 



The September meeting was held at the residence of T. J. Gibbs, town 

 of Madison. September was a busy month. Immediately following this 

 meeting came the preparation for the Detroit exposition, and although 



