ANNUAL MEETING. 



HELD IN THE CITY OF FLINT, MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND 

 AVEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 5, and 6, 1882. 



FULL PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING FULL TEXT OF PROMINENT 



PAPERS, AND ABSTRACTS OF ALL THE ESSAYS 



AND ADDRESSES. 



The announcement of the annual meetinjj of 1882 ><'as ver\' widelv circu- 

 lated, and delcf^utions were present from a wide extent of territory. Mr. 

 Aldrich, Secretary of the Genesee County Horticultural Society, in commenting 

 upon the meeting in his own paper, the Flint Globe, speaks as follows of the 

 people ])resent: 



"The attendance of persons from abroad was large, and included a number 

 of men who stand high upon the roll of the distinguished pomologists of this 

 State, New York, and Canada. Among them wo name Hon. T. T. Lyon, 

 President of the Society; Hon. C W. Garfield, Secretary; Profs. Beal and 

 Cook, of the Agricultural College; Prof. Emil Bauer, J. D. Baldwin, Mr. 

 Crozier, and others, of Ann Arbor; Mr. Hoag, of Lockport, N. Y. ; Messrs. 

 Gott and Milborn, of Arkona, Ontario; Hon. John Abbott and H. W. Davis, 

 of Lapeer, the latter the Secretary of the Lapeer County iJorticultural Society; 

 J. W. Van Deman, Secretary of the Benzie County Society, besides delegations 

 from Ionia, Eaton Rapids, South Haven, Hudson, Lansing, Adrian, Trenton, 

 Ontario, Manchester, Eaton Rapids, and Grand Rapids. Indeed, about every 

 locality in the State, except Genesee county, was well represented." 



The last remark was very true ; the local attendance, except the last evening, 

 was very light. But the oflicers of the Genesee Society were indefatigable in 

 their efforts to make the meeting successful. Mr. Aldrich, Mr. Wesson, Mr. 

 Pierson, Mr. Partridge, Mr. Rosen kians, and others, were in constant atiend- 

 ance throughout the sessions, rendering aid wherever necessary, and making 

 everybody contented and happy. 



The meeting was convened in High School liall, a commodious room upon 

 the third floor of the Central school building. A series of shelves on one side 

 of the hall contained the exhibits, which were large and attractive. 



