294 ILLINOIS STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



JUNE MEETING. 



The June meeting of this Society was held at the residence of Dr. B. 

 F. Long. A large gathering and pleasant meeting was had. 



^ DISCUSSION ON ORCHARDS, ETC. 



Dr. Hull opened this discussion upon "Orchards." He said that 

 the larvae of the borer were to be found at this time upon the apple and 

 peach trees in large numbers, and that the remedy, soft soap, or solution 

 of potash, should be applied, else great damage would follow. In the 

 early part of the season the apple-tree lice were very abundant, but they 

 were suddenly destroyed, and consequently did but little damage. The 

 remark, in the May meeting, that these lice appeared "a month earlier 

 than usual," he wished to modify by saying they appeared in advance of 

 the growth. He anticipated a moderate crop of apples — not a full crop. 



James Starr — I confess I have been disappointed in my expectations 

 of a full crop of apples. A month or two ago the prospect was fair for 

 an abundant crop. It is not so now — the fruit is falling. I notice one 

 peculiarity — the leaf is full size, and of vigorous growth. Frequently we 

 have mildew on the leaf, and causes apparent that cut short the crop. But 

 this season, with a perfect leaf, we are short of fruit. We count on no 

 more than half a crop. The Winesap is a failure this year ; the Early 

 Harvests have nearly all dropped off ; the Red Astrachan shows some fruit ; 

 also the Red June. The one apple that has uniformly borne me the best 

 crops is the Janet. 



Mr. Huggins — The promise in my orchard is not what it was a month 

 ago. Apples are falling off; the cold of the 17th of April seems to have 

 injured the crop materially. I have some varieties that are carrying a 

 good crop ; others have very little fruit. The Winesap will have, per- 

 haps, one-quarter of a crop. The Janets that did not bear last year are 

 full this year. The Red Canadas are uniformly full. Although we have 

 not the promise of a full crop of apples, I anticipate quite as much profit 

 from the orchard as usual. The fruit will be larger and finer. We shall 

 have less work and expense, and better prices. 



Messrs. Aug. Starr, Pearson, and others, engaged in this discussion, 

 and the facts seemed everywhere the same. 



Dr. Hull said, in regard to the peach crop, it was not possible yet 

 to determine whether we should have any fruit at all or not. He never 



