258 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Several of the newer sorts are being: tested, llaspberriee — Gregg, Sou- 

 hegan, Ciithbert. Blackberries — Snyder, Stone's Hardy, Taylor's Pro- 

 lific, Early Harvest; the latter is a little tender, but a valuable early 

 variety. Spraying was not altogether satisfactory this season ; in the 

 majority of cases, however, the sprayed fruit was much more perfect 

 than the unsprayed, but the results were not all alike — some good, some 

 bad and some very bad. Some unsprayed fruit compared well with 

 the sprayed ; there is something wrong somewhere; we will spray next 

 year, and hope and trust that we can make a report on spraying that 

 was a success in every way. 



Our Society meets six times a year; the second Saturdays in June 

 and December are regular meetings ; the other four are held on dates 

 best suiting the Society. 



The names of the officers are : W. E. Lilly, President, Chillicothe . 

 H. Tuder, Secretary, Dawn ; J. W. Bird, Treasurer, Chillicothe. 



GEEENE COUNTY. 



Our society is still progressing and interest increasing from year 

 to year. Our out-door meetings commenced in May, and we are now 

 meeting at the houses of the members with a prospect of keeping it uj> 

 during the winter. A good warm dinner and the presence of ladies at 

 our winter meetings is an innovation which is very pleasant to realize. 

 The ladies have taken an unusual interest in our meetings this year,, 

 and in point of numbers they generally predominate. The society has 

 paid out for premiums $27, the larger part being for flowers, of which 

 the display has been very fine. 



The report of Treasurer Kirchgraber shows a balance of $148.35 

 in the treasury. Our receipts this year only lack a small amount of* 

 being equal to disbursements, so financially we are in good shape. Our 

 membership has changed but little from last year, except a large addi- 

 tion of lady members. 



The following papers have been read before the society : 



How, when and with what shall we fertilize our orchards ? — 

 G. W. Hopkins. 



Improvement of roads — AV. T. Zink. 



Pollenization — J. Kirchgraber. 



What shall we grow in our orchard f — Dr. Hensley. 



Ornamentation of yards — Horace Williams. 



Fungi and microbes — Miss E. J. Park. 



Germination and growth of plants — A. Parmenter. 



