PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



Kankakee Valley Horticultural Society. 



FOR THE YEAR 1887. 



REPORTED BY H. C. BLOOM, SECRETARY. 



FEBRUARY MEETING. 



The Kankakee Valley Horticultural Society met at the Farmers' 

 Club Room, in the Arcade, on Saturday, the 12th of February. 



Meeting called to order at two o'clock p. m., by President 

 Barnard. 



Mr. Cunningham was asked as to condition of grape vines. 

 He said he had nothing to report, as his vines were all on the ground 

 and covered. 



The Secretary said he had recently examined some of his vines 

 that were left on the trellis, and found them all right in flower and 

 bud. 



The President was reminded that he had an address to make at 

 this meeting. Yes, he said, according to the programme, he was to 

 deliver an address, but he thought it was rather crowding the 

 business, as he had a report to read (as per instructions of this 

 society), of his observations at the State Society recently held at 

 Jacksonville. He said, however, that if he had any one thing to 

 recommend it would be what Prof. Budd so urgently recommended 

 to horticulturists, viz., the cross-fertilization of our fruits, and he 

 hoped that some of our younger members would take hold of the 

 matter, and perhai)S Kankakee might originate something of per- 

 manent value and worthy of general cultivation. The President 

 now read his report, which was a very interesting paper, but as it 

 failed to reach the hands of the Secretary, it cannot be given. 



