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The treasurer's report showed the same balance as the secretary's and 



gave full information concerning investment of the life membership fund. 



These reports were referred to a committee for investigation and report. 



OBJECTIONABLE WOELD'S FAIR SCHEDULES. 



Mr. C. W. Gaefield and Prof. L. K. Taft had been appointed by the 

 executive board a committee to present to other societies a protest against 

 the schedules of " Department B.— Viticulture, Horticulture, Floriculture" 

 of the World's Fair, and the matter was brought up for consideration by 

 the society. Mr. Gaefield explained that it is proposed to divide this 

 department into "groups," thus: 



Viticulture — fourteen classes. 

 Horticulture — four classes, vegetables only. 

 Floriculture — twelve classes. 

 Arboriculture — three classes. 

 Pomology — four classes. 

 Appliances — six classes. 



The special faultiness of this was shown to be the great prominence and 

 diversification of the grape-culture groups which included five classes of 

 wine and brandy; the subordination of pomology; the restriction of hor- 

 ticulture to kitchen gardening, and misuse of terms commonly accepted 

 and understood. The committee embodied its views in the following cir- 

 cular which, with a copy '.oi " Department B " in full, had been sent to 

 other state societies: 



KaLiAmazoo, Mich., Dec. 2, 1890. 



Enclosed with this you will receive a copy of the proposed schedule in the Horticult- 

 ural Department of the World's Columbian Fair. 



We understand it has been prepared by Prof. Blake of Yale college, and is likely to 

 receive the indorsement of the National Commission. To us it seems so faulty that we 

 are thoroughly awakened to the danger of its adoption, and we hasten to acquaint our 

 sister societies with the present status of affairs, and ask them at once, in their present 

 sessions, to select some one who can, upon notification, be an ambassador to Chicago, to 

 urge upon the management a change to comport with the acknowledged reasonable 

 classification accepted by the horticulturists of the world. 



We indicate below, without amplification, something of our own views: 



DEPABTMENT B. — HORTICULTURE. 



Group 21 — Pomology. 



Group 22 — Floriculture. 



Group 23 — Truck and kitchen gardenmg. 



Group 24 — Aboriculture. 



Group 25 — Horticultural appliances. 



Group 26 — Miscellaneous. 



Please act upon this, and we will try and notify you when we can meet in Chicago 

 and accomplish something, if possible, toward a revision of the present unfortunate 

 classification. 



Address communications or inquiries to Prof. L. R. Taft, Agricultural College P. O., 

 Michigan. 



Yours earnestly, 

 Michigan Horticultural Society. 



S. H. Comings of St. Joseph: Will this authority, in preparing the 

 grain schedules for the World's Fair, give to the manufacture of whisky 

 from rye and corn the same prominence it has given wines in horticulture? 



