222 ILLINOIS STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Strawberries, Culture and Varieties. — O. B. Galusha, Morris : J. S. 

 Seely, Oswego. 



Berries, except Strawberries, Varieties and Culture. — ^'L. K. Scofield, 

 Freeport ; C. A. Westgate, Peotone. 



Plums, Culture and Varieties. — D. W. Scott, Galena. 



Pears, Culture and Varieties. — D. F. Kinney, Rock Island. 



Insect Enemies of the Orchard. — D. B. Wier, Lacon. 



Timber Platiting for Economic Uses. — A. Bryant, Sr., Princeton. 



Shelter Belts. — Samuel Edwards, Mendota. 



Culture of Evergreens. — Robert Douglas, Waukegan ; Arthur Bryant, 

 Jr., Princeton. 



Vegetable Gardening — E. C. Hatheway, Ottawa. 



Green-House Plants. — Richard Reese, Aurora ; J. C. Cochrane, 

 Blue Island. 



House Plants. — Mrs. Annie F. Doolittle, of Hinsdale, 111. 



Bulbous Plants. — J. C. Vaughan, Chicago. 



Roses. — Lewis Ellsworth, Naperville. 



Flower Garden. — Dr. J. E. Ennis, Clinton, Iowa ; H. W. Williams, 

 Batavia. 



History and Progress of Horticulture in Northern Illinois. — J. Per- 

 riam, Chicago. 



The Society commenced its Tenth Annual Meeting, pursuant to the 

 call of the President, in the Masonic Hall, at Franklin Grove, Dec. 23d, 

 at 10 o'clock, A. M. 



The hall was the most pleasant and comfortable one in which the 

 Society has ever met; nicely carpeted, and beautifully decorated with 

 evergreens — the work of Mr. A. R. Whitney, to whom the Society is in- 

 debted for many courtesies and favors during the meeting. 



President L. K. Scofield (of Freeport) called the meeting to order, 

 and at his request Mr. S. G. Minkler made the opening prayer. 



ADDRESS OF WELCOME. 



Mr. H. A. Black welcomed the Society in the following words: 



Members of the Horticultural Society of Northern Illinois : 



In behalf of the citizens of Franklin Grove, I extend to you a most 

 cordial and hearty welcome. 



We point with pride to the result of the labor of our early pioneers 

 in horticulture. Under their persevering labor and guidance our wild, 

 barren prairies have been made to bloom and bear fruit, and present to 

 the eye of the beholder a beauty which no country can surpass. 



