ILLINOIS llOUTICULTUliAL SOCIETY. 



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TRANSACTIONS CENTRAL ILLINOIS HOETICULTURAL 



SOCIETY. 



HISTORY. 



The Onarga Horticultural Societj' called a meeting for Central Illinois, to convene 

 at Onarga, February 26tb and 27tli, 18G8. A constitution and by-laws were drawn 

 up and adopted, under which the "Grand Prairie Horticultural Society" was organ- 

 ized, with tlie followhig otliccrs: 



Tresident.— E. Daggy, Tuscohi, Douglas county. 

 Sec]{KTARY. — J. D. Van Norman, Onarga, lro(|uois county. 

 Treasurer. — Einery Cobb, Kankakee, Kankalccc county. 



Twenty-live members were enrolled, and the meeting was regarded as quite a 

 success by those present, and the Executive Committee was instructed to call an 

 annual meeting during the following winter. 



The tirst annual meeting was held at Decatur, February 10th, lltii, and f-ith, LSOit, 

 at which some excellent essays were read. 



The ('on.'^titution was amended at this meeting, by striking out " Grand Prairie,'''' 

 and changing the name to ^ ' Central Illinois Ilorticultwal Society." 



The following officers were elected : 



President. — E. Daggy, Tuscola, Douglas county. 

 Secretary. — 11. .1. l)unlap. Champaign, Champaign county. 

 Treasurer.— J. B. Clark, Onarga, Iroquois county. 



Thirty-eight members were enrolled, and the meeting passed otf pleasantly; fixing 

 the place for the next meeting at Mattoon. 



LIST OF ilKMBEUS FOK ISTO. 



Baker I. L., I'aiia, Illinois. 



Barou A. B., Saiipiuioii Station. 



Bliss W. v.. Cluuiipaigii. 



Bill-toil B. II., Areola. 



Uurliiifraiiie l{. 1!.. Areola. 



Koatnian .1. AV. A Co., CluiiuiJaijiU. 



Clark. I. \V., Onarjfa. 



Curtis E. S., Paris. 



Curtis B. (>., •' 



Caldwell T., (irifisisville. 



Cohvell W. B., I'aris. 



Dimlap Albert, Cliaiiii)ai,s;ii. 



Duulaii ;M. L., 



Duiilap U. .)., 



Dag^'y E., Tuseola. 



Davis .John, Deeatur. 



Davis H.W., " 



l)ininiii};s D. S., .letierson, 



li'raueisL. ('., S|iriii;rfielil. 



Fox Dr. 1). .J., KiiinuiiKlv. 



• iarre'tt Caleb, 'l'ii.-;eola. 



I[oo|>er .loliii II., I'aiia. 



] laiiiiiiond A. ('., Warsaw. 



Ileiiil .rosc]ili, Terre Haute, Iniliaua. 



Hyiier Robert, iMattooii. 



Ilujigius .foil., Wooilburn. 



Holeoiub T. A. F,., South Pass. 



Jones I{. P., KiniiiiiiKly. 



-Jones W. AV , Caiiiarj!(). 



Iirirelif;raber .loliu, .Mattoon. 



MeCarty E., Pesotuiii. 



McKiiistry B. M., East Sianner. 



SIcNeil ('., Tuscola. 



MeNuttC., 



Mef.ane M. C. Charleston. 



Maun W. II., (iilinan. 



MeCoy II. 11., Paiui. 



Munloek R. R., Paxton. 



jMoiiffroiiierv T., Mattoon. 



NovesR., 



NovesF.\^, 



Owens ,r. W., Onarga. 



Pliiuiiev (ico. P.. Pesotum. 



Phiiiney J. B., CliaiiipaiKii. 



Tol)e R, F., Ivinniundv. 



Parks ,J. R., Toloiio. 



Piatt I. S , Chieago. 



Periani .1.. Cbatsworth. 



Priee AViu., Lowell. 



Itiee ^Martin. Caiiiartro. 



Hident U. AV., Pe.sotum. 



Rieve J. B. Moulten. 



Robbins K. !).. Onarya. 



Rudy ,1. (_>., Mattoon'. 



Smith .1. A., Tuseola. 



Sweet ISen.j., " 



Viikro\- II. i;.. ClianinaiKH. 



Van Pli'ek.M. F., Philo. 



Wallace A. S., Tuscola. 



Walkei- S. I?., Charleston. 



Woods T; E., Mattoon. 



