WARSAW HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY,. 413 



AUGUST MEETING. 



The August Meeting was held at the apiary of (that prince of 

 beekeepers) Mr. C.P. Dadant, and was made the occasion of one 

 of the grandest picnics of the year. Messrs. Dadant & Son hospita- 

 bly entertained the Society, and ably and eloquently explained bee 

 keeping in its effects upon horticulture. 



Mr. Jonathan Periam, of Chicago, gave a lengthy talk upon the 

 effect of combines and trusts upon horticulture, after which the 

 Messrs. Dadant further entertained the audience by running 

 their factory, showing the process of manufacturing founda- 

 tion, and of extracting honey. 



