HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. 265 



REGULAR PROCEEDINGS. 



The Horticultural Society of Southern Illinois met December 

 5, 1883, at the office of Captain E. Hollister, in Alton. 



The President and Vice-President being both absent, Hon. John 

 M. Pearson was called to the chair. 



Capt. Hollister presented a draft of a constitution for this 

 Society, which, after slight alterations, was adopted. 



The election of officers resulted as follows: 



President — E. A. Riehl, Alton. 

 First Vice-President — G:. W. Endicott, Villa Ridge. 

 Second Vice-President — Wm. Jackson, Godfrey. 

 Secretary and Treasurer — E. Hollister, Alton. 



It was then moved to make a short list of fruits to be recom- 

 mended for general planting in this district, which was done Avith 

 the following result: 



APPLES FOR MARKET. 



Summer — Red Astrachan, Keswick Codlin, Benoni, Sops of 

 Wine and Maiden's Blush. 



Fall — It was unanimously agreed that fall apples were not 

 profitable for market purposes. 



Winter — Ben Davis^ Rome Beauty, Jonathan, Winesap, Win- 

 ter May, Gilpin. Janet. 



APPLES FOR FAMILY USE. 



Summer — Early Harvest, Red Astrachan, C. R. June, Benoni, 

 Maiden's Blush, Bailey Sweet, Fameuse. 



Fall — Fall Wine. Rambo, Grimes* Golden, Yellow Bellflower. 



Winter — Jonathan, Rome Beauty, Winesap, Ben Davis, Janet, 

 Gilpin, Moore's Sweet, Sweet Vandever. 



PEARS FOR MARKET. 



Bartlett, Howett, Duchess. 



