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TRANSACTIONS OF LOCAL SOCIETIES. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE 



NORTHERN ILLINOIS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



He.ld at Dixon., January S5th, 26th and 27th, 1S70. 



OFFICERS, IS 70. 



PRESIDENT— Samuel Edwards. Mendota, 



VICE PRESIDENTS— D. C. Seofield, Elgin; J. B. Biibach. Princeton; Lewis Ellsworth, Napier- 

 ville; E. G. Jlypatt, IMclniiond: Edgar Sanders, Chicago. 



CORRESPONDING SECRETARY-D. Wilmott Scott, Galena. 



RECORDING SECRETARIES— Charles Andrews, .Marengo; H. D. Emery, aiicago. 



TREASURER— E. II. Skinner, Marengo. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE— J. W. Cochran, Blue Island ; Saml. Edwards, Mendota; J. G. Soulard, 

 Galena. 



STANDING COilMITTEES, 1870. 



METEOROLOGY IN ITS RELATION TO IIORTICULTURE-Dr. C. C. Miller, Marengo; B. N. 

 McKinstry, East Sumner; T. Hunt, Kidott. 



GEOLO(tY— James Shaw, Mt. Carroll; Capt. E. H. Boebe, Galena; Dr. L. S. Pennington, Sterling. 



ORNITHOLOGY— .1. W. Robson, Galena; J. AV. Cochran, Blue Island; J. S. Little. Dixon. 



BOTANY— II. H. McAfee, Freeport; Edgar Sanders, Chicago; Alex. Strachan, Rockford. 



ENTOMOLOGY— Dr. Wm. LeBaron, Geneva; Dr. U. Shinier, Mt. Carroll; Dr. E. G. Mygatt, 

 Bichmond. 



FRUIT LISTS— T. McWhorter, Ale<lo; Elmer Baldwin, Farm Ridge; A. R. Whitney, Franklin. 



ORNAMENTAL AND USEFUL TREES— Arthur Bryant, Sen., Princeton; D. C. Seofield, Elgin; 

 Lewis Ellsworth, Napierville. 



ORCHARDS AND VINEYARDS— S. G. Miukler, Oswego; Robert Douglas, Waukegan: "\V. T. 

 Nelson, AVilmington. 



VEGETABLE PHYSIOLOGY-Dr. E. D. Kittoe, Galena; -Jonathan Periam, Chatsworth; D. B. 

 Wier, Lacon. 



It is expected lliat each member of above committees will give an individual report. 



