SO STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. High, an extensive grape grower on the islands, said there was never 

 any dew on the islands. 



The Chair replied that he hud noticed that fact, and that even notes scarce 

 ever became due over there. 



Mr. Ohmer said, there was a theory offered that tomatoes planted among the 

 vines would prevent the rot. 



The codling moth, curculio and canker worm all received due attention, with 

 much the same remedies given as those at our own meetings. 



The science and practice of pruning was the title of one of the first papers 

 read before the society. Mr. G. II. Miller, of Norwich, was the author. He 

 illustrated his points by the use of a number of nursery trees which he cut and 

 pruned both in top and roots, before his large class of attentive listeners, in a 

 manner that showed him to be no novice at the business. 



He was followed by Mr. G-. W. Trowbridge, of Glendale, who gave an illus- 

 tration of the method of a friend of his, who claimed that the buds of a tree 

 grew in circles, and the theory was to cut the young tree back at planting time, 

 so as to leave only three buds to grow for the future top, and that this would 

 be the only pruning the tree would require except, perhaps, sometimes a stray 

 shoot that started out towards the other limbs and marred the beauty of 

 the top. 



The question was raised as to whether some varieties of trees would not split 

 down when loaded with fruit with a top of that kind, to which he replied that 

 practice had proven the contrary to be the case, and that the tree actually ap- 

 peared to be much stronger than if a leading shoot were left. Here the discus- 

 sion turned to the subject of black heart in trees, caused by too severe winters, 

 from which nothing new was elicited. 



The peach crop was then taken up, and Secretary Bateham said there were 

 very few localities in Ohio where peaches could be successfully grown, and 

 advised caution in the planting. 



The varieties most in favor were, however, the Early York, Yellow Rare- 

 ripe, Hale's and Crawford's Early, Stump the World, Early Barnard, Smock 

 Free, Crawford's Late, Old Mixon Free, and Late Heath. The Solway and 

 Susquehannah were considered unreliable. 



The subject of Yellows was no peculiar disturbing element as yet in Ohio. 



The grape crop, on the islands, was reported as good this year, by Mr. 

 High, as last year. 



Mr. Ohmer gave a very pleasant account of the working of the Montgomery 

 Horticultural Society. They held monthly meetings at the residences of the 

 members, and the ladies took an active part in all the discussions and commit- 

 tee work. 



The election of officers resulted in the reelection of the old ones, who seem 

 to have been the burdeu-bearers for many years, and from the kind regard 

 shown them by the members I should think the chances are they will die with 

 the harness on. 



The meeting was a grand success in all respects, and the high honor and 

 respect shown your representative led him to believe that our Michigan Society 

 is held in high esteem by our neighbors of the Buckeye State. 



There was no lack of attention and kind greeting by President Warder, Sec- 

 retary Bateham and all others, and when called up and introduced to the 

 audience by the Chair, I could say only in reply that I could accept these 

 courtesies in behalf of the Society and State I had the honor to represent, 



