ANNUAL MEETING. 



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pale green and purplisli red; bears moderately as yet; foliage long, rather 

 large, crenate, uniform ; blossom small. Fruit medium in size, roundish to 

 irregular oval, creamy white, pale, faint red in the sun ; basin a depression in 

 the suture; season in 1882, end of October; pubescence rather slight; flesh 

 pale, creamy white, faint red at pit, rather firm, moderately juicy, very mild 

 vinous, pleasant; pit rather small, light grayish brown, freestone. 

 On motion of Mr. Stearns the report was ordered })laced in the printed pro- 



ceedings of this meeting. 



REPORTS OF OFFICERS. 



The reports of the officers whose term expires with the annual meeting were 

 called for, and first came the 



ANNUAL STATEMENT OF LIBRARIAN. 



To the Executive Board of the Michigan State Horticultural Society: 



Gentlemen, I herewith submit to you my report as librarian of the State 

 Horticultural Society, for the year ending December 1, 1882. The following 

 number of copies of our State Horticultural Reports have been received and 

 distributed : 



* Includes 1,300 copies supplied Secretary of State for distribution to crop correspondents. See 

 act No. 33, public acts 1881. 



There have been donated to the library, and received through exchanges, 

 the following : 



Horticultu7'al Revorls. 



Iowa — 1881. 



Indiana— 1880, 188J. 



Kansas — 1881. 



Kentucky— 1881. 



Massachusetts — 1881, and pt. 1 of 



1882. 

 Maine— 1873, 1878. 

 Missouri— 1880, 1881. 

 Michigan — 5 copies 1875, 100 copies 



1879, 145 copies 1880. 



Montreal— 1879, 1880, 1881. 



New Jersev— 1876, 1878, 1879, 1882. 



Ohio— 1 Vol. 1881-82. 



Ohio (Montgomery county) — 1881. 



Pennsylvania (Fruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion)— 1881. 



Province of Ontario (Fruit Growers' 

 Association) — 1881. 



Wisconsin— 1 Vol. 1879-80, 1 Vol. 

 18S0-'81. 



Agricultural Bejjoris. 



Connecticut — 1881. 



Department of Agriculture (United 



States)— 1880. 

 Indiana — 1881. 

 Illinois— 1880. 



Kansas — 1st quarter 1882. 

 Maine— 1880. 

 Missouri — 1878. 

 Wisconsin— 1 Vol. 1880-81. 



