PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ALTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



FOR MARCH 1884 * 



Reported for publication by WM. JACKSON, Secretary. 



The Alton Horticultural Society met in the office of Captain E. 

 Hollister, March 1st, 1884. G. W. Tindall in the chair, and notwith- 

 standing the rough weather there was a very good meeting. Several 

 new members of promise were there, and they seemed to take a lively 

 interest in the proceedings. 



The minutes of the February meeting were read and approved 

 except a part of a statement made by Mr. Riehl in regard to pruning 

 peach trees, in which he was made to say that " he would cut back 

 half the new wood." To be changed to read as follows: "Cut back 

 to two or three buds of last year's growth, so as to form a good head." 



ORCHARDS. 



Mr. Hollister- — Reported no change from the report of last 

 meeting in this location. In Arkansas, however, peach buds are re- 

 ported damaged from a late freeze after the swelling of the buds. 



Hon. John M. Pearson — Mr. President : At our last meet- 

 ing we discussed the method of caring for our frost-bitten peach 

 trees, and I have since taken pains to look over the proceedings 

 of the State Horticultural Society relative to the same subject. 

 On tbe first of May, 1864, the then Secretary of that Society, 

 Hon. W. C. Flagg, with his wonted care^ prepared a circular which 

 was sent to almost every county in the state, asking for inforination 

 as to the effect of the extreme cold of Jan. 1st and 2d, 1864. Mr. 



* We are sorry to announce that this is all that has been received of the transactions of this 

 venerable society. The Hon. Marshal P. Wilder years ago bestowed upon ihis society a high 

 compliment, by declaring it to be a "model of its kind," and the minutes of the meeting here 

 given prove the old society to be in full possession of manly vigor and usefulness.— Spc. 



