340 TRANSACTIONS OF THE HORTICULTURAL 



1,500 trees, mostly standards planted at different times from 

 fifteen to forty-three years since, not one per cent, remains. No 

 tree gave more satisfaction than White Doyenne on native thorn 

 root which was free from blight and bore fine crops of perfect 

 fruit, until over thirty years old. To those who are tempted to 

 indulge in the luxury of planting pear trees on the prairies, my 

 advice would be to let "the other fellow" who has the blight 

 proof trees to sell, plant them and gather in the sheckles from 

 sale of f rait.) They have been planted so long, if there have 

 been success it should be reported. 



P. Barry, of Rochester, delivered an address on the progress 

 which fruit culture has made in the United States during the 

 past twenty-five years; advised low-headed trees, originating 

 from seed of new varieties. Complimented the apples and 

 pears on exhibition as "the finest he had ever seen in his 

 travels at home or abroad." 



Apples, plums, peaches, cherries, gooseberries, strawberries, 

 the apple tree bark louse, taxation of nursery stock, and the 

 swindling operations of tree peddlers received attention. A 

 committee of three on the last-named topic made a report of 

 seven pages, from which the following extract is taken: "Let 

 not eastern nurserymen complain of the impositions practiced 

 upon people in their names. The fault is with the system itself 

 — the vicious practice is sending out traveling agents. Had they 

 but appointed local agents instead, there would be a wide and 

 easily-recognized distinction between the two classes. 



A splendid banquet at the Barret House, presided oyer by 

 Governor Grimes, was given by the citizens of Burlington. 

 President, M. L. Dunlap ; Vice-Presidents, A. G. Hanford, C. 

 R. Overman, S. Foster; Corresponding Secretary, Charles 

 Kennicott; Recording Secretaries, H. S. Finley, S. Edwards; 

 Treasurer, A. R. Whitney. 



The fifth and last meeting of the N. W. Fruit Growers' 

 Association, at Alton, was called to order by President M. L. 

 Dunlap, September 29, 1857. The minutes were kept by a 

 short-hand reporter, employed by President Dunlap, who had 

 known him in that capacity at Springfield. The attendance was 

 good, and this noted home of fruits, flowers and hospitality was 

 at its very best. 



Discussions on the various orchard and small fruits were valu- 

 able. Dr. John A. Warder delivered an interesting address. (Our 

 reporter used freely of some intoxicant the last day, and the record 

 was never seen by the public.) C. R. Overman, President; G. 

 B. Brackett, N. J. Colman, Wm. Stewart, Vice-President; S. 

 Edwards, Recording Secretary; A. R. Whitney, Treasurer. 



A proposal from the Illinois State Horticultural Society to dis- 

 band, and in future to act with their organization, was accepted, 

 thus terminating the existence of the first horticultural society in 



