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rain, and while still damp were packed in the ordinary way and shipped 100 

 miles to Battle Creek. Arriving there they were exposed to the full rays of 

 the sun for five or six hours, and then placed in an ice house for 12 hours 

 before appearing on the tables Thursday morning. Yet they stood up per- 

 fectly well, only showing signs of spoiling about Thursday noon, and good 

 berries could be found as late as Friday noon. We certainly think that these 

 two Michigan seedlings are well worthy of trial, for they certainly equal if they 

 do not exceed the Wilson in ability to stand rough usage, while they are hand- 

 somer and of better quality. Among the other varieties exhibited were Cham- 

 pion, Cumberland Triumph, Kentucky Seedling, Centennial, Great American, 

 Cinderella, Monarch of the West, Capt. Jack, and others, but none of them com- 

 pared at all favorably in beauty with the Sharpless, the Marvin, or the Shirts. 

 Mr. Cf.W. Bridgman, W.C. Babcock, Mr. Ambrose F. Wight, and others deserve 

 the thanks of the society for their efforts in presenting their collections. Fruit 

 men will understand how much courage it takes to go into a patch which is far 

 past its season and pick out a plate to put on exhibition, yet it was just this 

 that these gentlemen did in their desire to make our meeting a success. 

 Among other articles exhibited were a whifiietree protector, by Mr. Marsh, of 

 South Haven, and five samples of fruit packages shown by Mr. Follensbee, of 

 Muskegon. An earnest of what our future spring meetings may be, were a few 

 fine vegetables from the gardens of N. Chilson, of Battle Creek, who thus sets 

 an example which we hope will be largely followed in the future. 



Report was accepted, adopted and ordered transcribed in the minutes of the 

 meeting. 



Mr. Win. A. Brown offered the following, which was adopted : 



Besolved, That this Society appreciates the efforts put forth by Messrs. Marvin and 

 Shirts in the production of the two new varieties of strawberries exhibited hero, 

 bearing their names, and consider from the appearance of the berries as exhibited 

 here and at Muskegon one year ago, that we have in both varieties valuable acquisi- 

 tions to our list of strawberries for this state. 



The Society next listened to a paper by S. B. Mann. 



REPORT OF DELEGATE TO OHIO SOCIETY. 



Mr. President and members of the Michigan Pomological Society: Custom 



O O mi 



would require of me a report of the proceedings of the meeting of the Ohio 

 Horticultural Society, at Canton, on December 10, 11 and 12, 1879, to which 

 I was sent as a representative of this society. 



First, then, allow me to thank you for the honor conferred upon me in be- 

 ing selected from among so many older Pomologists to fill so important a 

 position. 



Ohio, as a state, does not put forth claims of being a great fruit growing 

 state, but taken all in all, she is one of no mean proportions, and some of her 

 citizens have a national reputation, second to none in the country as Pom- 

 ologists. 



The honored and venerable Dr. J. A. Warder, president of the Ohio society, 

 is too well known to fruit men of the world to need an introduction at my 

 hands here. The same may very truly be said of Secretary M. B. Bateham. 

 I had also the honor of meeting there many more of the able and energetic 

 fruit growers of the state, such as Mr. N. Ohmer of Dayton, G. W. Campbell 

 of Delaware, G. M. High of Kelley's Island, and very many others. I also 

 had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Helen V. Austin, the delegate sent there by 



