Reports of Delegates. 10 L 



say they must give us a report. We receive reports from 

 every society and we have thirty -three in the state. We 

 have them divided into five districts. This division is rather 

 climatic than otherwise. We have one division, Southern 

 Michigan, another Eastern Lake Shore, South-western Lake 

 Shore, Northeastern Lake Shore and Central Michigan. 



Pres. Smith — Have you varieties of apples that are safe 

 in all those divisions? 



Mr. Garfield — Yes, and we have some that are not. Take 

 the Southwestern Shore division, there the Baldwin is per- 

 fectly hardy, and we can raise all the more tender varieties 

 of apples without any question. The hardiness of peaches 

 is hardly ever thought of in that section, but when you get 

 into the Northeastern division you do not get any report of 

 peaches at all. The only fruit there is the nardiest of apples. 

 This is the best division we can make. We have never had 

 a report from the northern peninsula. We rather expect to 

 have one the next year. 



H. C. Adams — I would suggest that under report of com- 

 mittees we can hear from members who have visited other 

 societies. 



REPORT OF GEO. J. KELLOGG, 



Delegate to Illinois Horticultural Societies — 1886-1887. 



At the urgent solicitation of S. C. Hammond, of Warsaw, 

 111., secretary of the Illinois State Horticultural Society, and 

 with powers as delegate from our president, J. M. Smith, I 

 proceeded to Jacksonville, III, arriving there the evening of 

 the first day. I was cordially received and hospitably en- 

 tertained. 



December 14, at 8 A. M., street cars were at the door of the 

 hotel, and members and delegates accepted an invitation to 

 visit the largest collection of deaf mutes in the world at the 

 state institution of Illinois. There was 557 pupils in attend- 

 ance. 



The attendance at the horticultural meeting was very 

 good, and the exhibition of fruits very large, over 125 rari- 



