TRANSACTIONS HORTICILTIRAL SOCIETY OF NORTHERN ILL. 401 



Quite an animated discussion ensued, in which one or two motions 

 were made but not supported, relating to adopting an Arbor-Day for this 

 district. This discussion culminated in the passage of the following reso- 

 lution, offered by Mr. Williams, of Batavia : 



Resolved, That the Corresponding Secretaiy of this Society be instructed to name 

 a day, not later than the twentieth of April, to be Icnown as Arbor-Day, in which it shall 

 be expected that a tree shall be planted for every member of eveiy family owning lands 

 in this district; and that the Secretary be requested to correspond with the secretaries of 

 other horticultural societies, with a view to the general adoption of this plan. 



On motion of L. K. Scokield, the hour of final adjournment was 

 fixed at nine o'clock this evening. 



REPORT UPON FRUITS ON EXHIBITION. 

 The following was received and read : 



Your Committee on Fruits would respectfully rejiort, that they find 

 on the tables 



Kleven varieties of apples by S. G. Minkler, of Oswego. 



Thirteen '• " Dr. K. (1. Mygatt, of Richmond. 



Nine " " K. (1. Benton, of Nunda. 



Twenty " " Lucius P,e(kley, " 



Nine " " J. Notestine, " 



Three " " O. Beardslee, " 



Five " " Rogers, C.ilkersonc'v: Prescott, of Marengo. 



Ten " " V. K. Henton, of Mii higan. 



Also, a few varieties from Wisconsin, by B. B. Olds, of Clinton, and J. 

 C. Plum, of Milton. 



This exhibition is made up mainly of the best and most successful of 

 the old varieties, with few new ones of any special promise. But one 

 thing is apparent : that the practical tendencies of the age, as well as the 

 necessities of the time, demand that our fruit lists, and at last our fruit 

 exhibitions, must be made up largely of the successful varieties, that 

 show themselves adapted to a wide and su( rcssfiil culture — by a ( la.ss that 

 demand the bushels, for domestic and (ommej-cial jnirposes. 



A. K. W IHINKV, \ 



\\ . !'. NI;LS0N, - Committee on Fruits. 



J. C. I'LUM, \ 



DISCUSSION OF RASP15KKRIES RKSUMl'.l). 



Dr. Williams, (of Batavia,) being called out, said : I have cultivated 

 raspberries for many years. The Doolittle and McCormick produce fine 



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