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Mr. G. O. Hilton, of Lee county, Iowa, had found no damage to his 

 nursery stock, except the Red Canada, which was some cracked below 

 the snow-line. He had seen them in this condition before, and had 

 known them to make good trees afterward. 



Mr. Chittenden thought gradual cold would not crack trees, while 

 sudden cold would. 



W. S. Grover said the cold of this winter had opened the old cracks 

 of four years ago. 



Committee on Small-fruits report more or less killed back, depending 

 on the locality. 



Mr. Stracke said Concord grapes were not hurt, but all tender varie- 

 ties had been. 



The essay on the subject of "Orchards, Past and Future," was read 

 by James T. Johnson, and on motion of Messrs. W. N. Grover and C. 

 N. Dennis was asked for publication. Several members recommended 

 the essay as eminently sound and practical. 



G. O. Hilton, Esq., was made an honorary member of this Society. 



After tasting the various fruits on exhibition, adjourned. 



MARCH MEETING. 



The Society met at their rooms in Marsh's building on the 23d inst. 



The attendance was good, the proceedings interesting throughout, 

 and it is a matter worthy of note that these meetings are constantly 

 growing in interest and in usefulness. 



The standing committees report as follows: 



On Horticulture — C. N. Dennis said spring planting of flowers was 

 progressing favorably, and with an increase of interest in the cultivation 

 of new varieties. 



On Entomology — B. Whitaker reports, that the hibernation of insects 

 being, for the most part, in the earth, we may expect that many were 

 preserved by the deep snows of the past winter. We have now (23d of 

 April) the second visitation of gnats this season, both species of which 

 are indigenous to the mud and water. The month of March may have 

 destroyed some of our insect enemies. 



On New Fruit — A new apple, the "Salome," from E.G. Hatheway, 

 of LaSalle county, 111., was laid before the meeting. Mr. Hatheway said 

 the fruit of this variety did not color up near so highly this year as it had 

 in other years ; wet weather had made the difference ; it was usually a 

 fine red color ; he had kept it packed in barrels all winter, and had not 

 found one unsound "Salome," while he had been compelled to dispose 

 of all his other apples, and all had been treated alike. 



Mr. Hatheway asked for a full and fair test. He wanted an honest 

 opinion in regard to this apple j he wanted no flattery ; he would have 

 the opinion of solid men (horticulturally speaking), and if, all things 

 considered, it did not deserve to be disseminated, it should not be done 

 by him. 



