328 ILLINOIS STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS. 



OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR 1880-81. 



President.— Vix..^. A. Pratt, Elgin. 

 First Vice-President. — Jonathan Periam, Chicago. 

 Second Vice-President. — A. R. Whitney, Franklin Grove. 

 Third Vice-President. — Arthur Bryant, Jr., Princeton. 

 Corresponding Secretary. — D. W. Scott, Galena. 

 Recording Secretary. — O. B. Galusha, Morris. 

 Treasurer. — L. Woodard, Marengo. 



COMMITTEES. 



Cultivation of Apple Orchards. — Samuel Edwards, Mendota; A. R. 

 Whitney, Franklin Grove; S. G. Minkler, Oswego. 



Entomology. — Prof. Cyrus Thomas, Carbondale ; Miss Emily A. Smith, 

 Peoria; D. B. Wier, Lacon. 



Gathert?tg and Keeping Apples. — James Crow, Crystal Lake ; S. M. 

 Slade, Elgin; J. S. Rogers, Marengo; D. J. Piper, Foreston. 



Cherries — Culture and Varieties. — H. C. Graves, Sandwich; H. 

 Dunning, Jefferson ; F. C Johnson, Kishwaukee. 



Grapes — Culture afid Varieties. — C. H. Atkins, Arlington Heights; 

 J. B. Klump, Willow; D. W. Scott, Galena. 



Vegetable Gardening. — E. C. Hatheway, Ottawa; W, L. Robbins, 

 Carpenterville; H. W. Austin, Austin. 



Greenhouse and Window Plants. — P. S. Peterson, Chicago; H. W. 

 Williams, Batavia; B. O'Neil, Elgin; H. Grommer, Galena; Frank 

 Ludlow, Naperville. 



History and Progress of Horticulture in Northern Illinois. — D. W. 

 Scott, Galena; L. K. Scofield, Freeport ; H. D. Emery, Chicago. 



Vegetable Physiology. — Dr. L. S. Pennington, Sterling; Mrs. C. S. 

 Harris, Galena; Byron D. Halstead, New York. 



Geology and Soils. — Hon. James Shaw, Mt. Carroll; Dr. Joseph 

 Teft, Elgin ; E. H. Beebe, Geneva. 



Ornithology. — A. L. Cumings, Galena; C. M. Douglas, Waukegan ; 

 Jesse Whitney, Franklin Grove. 



Landscdpe Gardenitzg. — Hon. G. P. Lord, Elgin; J. P. Bryant, 

 Princeton ; Frederick Kantz, South Park, Chicago. 



Small-Fruits, Embracing Berries. — Hon. L. Ellsworth, Naperville; 

 G. H. Clayson, Nunda; D. B. Wier, Lacon; Hugh Todd, Elgin; Frank 

 Webster, Waterman. 



Plums — Culture and Varieties. — L. K. Scofield, Freeport; A. Bry- 

 ant, Jr., Princeton ; Geo. W. Garrett, Roscoe. 



Timber Planting for Economic Uses. — Robert Douglas, Waukegan; 

 A. Bryant, Sr., Princeton ; D. C Scofield, Elgin ; Henry Hausen, Frank- 

 lin Grove ; Thomas Gilkerson, Marengo. 



Culture of Evergreens. — S. G. Minkler, Oswego ; Samuel Edwards, 

 Mendota; L. E. Rogers, Marengo; D. Hill, Dundee. 



