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Mr. E. S. Dennis — As a consequence of the drouth, late growth 

 of wood is not fully matured; all early growth in the apple orchards 

 looks favorable and promises fruit. 



FLOPiTCULTURE. 



Mrs. J. P. LaMonte — My plants are doing nicely, no trouble 

 from frost. Have learned to not place them too near the glass. The 

 bloom has not been profuse, but very perfect and pretty. 



Mrs. H. D. Brown — The better the attention the better the 

 plants and the more profuse the bloom. Care and experience are 

 requisites to successful floriculture. 



Mrs. A. L. Connable, of Montebello, and Mrs. Gill, of Carthage, 

 each paid fitting tributes to the flower garden. 



Mr. F. Harlan exhibited leaves taken from a sport of the coleus. 

 They were of a delicate and very beautiful coloring. 



HORTICULTURE AS IT IS, AND AS IT MIGHT IJE : OR, 

 PRACTICAL AND ESTHETICAL. 



RY C. X. DENNIS, HAMILTON. 



Biblical history gives the occupation of the first man, Adam, as 

 a horticulturist, and when he was driven from the garden, and a 

 curse placed upon him and his seed, there is no record of any being 

 placed upon the occupation; and, therefore, we may reasonably con- 

 clude that it is approved by God, and, if properly conducted, will be 

 successful. By the sweat of his brow man was to earn his bread, 

 and, I suppose, raise his apples. 



I will speak more particularly of the ap])le, as its range of cul- 

 tivation is more extended, and its use more diversified and general 

 than any other fruit. It is king of fruits, and consequently remarks 

 in regard to it will apply more or less directly to other fruits, and to 

 general horticulture. Our society has been in existence over twenty 

 years, and how much have we learned, how much has been proved 

 beyond question. 



It is said in our papers read before this and the State Society, 

 that we must plant on high ground, on low ground, on dry ground, 

 on moist ground ; plant trees with high heads and with low heads ; 

 thin out the heads to let in the light, shorten in the heads to more 

 easily gather the fruit, and to not trim at all. Plant deep so as to 

 not dry out; and shallow, so the roots would be out of the water. 

 Cultivate well, to get a good growth; cultivate but little, because it 

 makes them tender. Mulch, to protect from heat and from cold 

 and from drouth; and keep all trash away to protect from mice and 



