168 Wisconsin State Horticultural Society. 



The small fruits were also somewhat injured, but not so much 

 as to materially affect the price, and the lesson is, plant and grow 

 some of all kinds — strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, 

 grapes, etc., selecting those varieties that promise best by the 

 light of past experience. For further particulars see report of 

 our local horticultural society. 



Report of the Delegation to Washington. — The members 

 of the society delegation to the agricultural and horticultural 

 convention at Washington were called upon and made a brief 

 verbal report. 



President Smith stated that each member of the delegation 

 prepared a short paper, giving, in a. general way, facts and sta- 

 tistics in relation to the different horticultural interests of the 

 state, so as to present as full an account of all the branches as 

 possible. As the time allowed for papers and discussion at the 

 convention was limited, these separate parts were united and 

 presented as one paper. It was the only thing of the kind 

 there, and the only topic of a local or practical character that 

 was presented at the convention. All the other subjects were 

 very general in their character; interesting, but lacking in prac- 

 tical adaptation to any special branch of horticulture, or locality. 

 The same was also true, as far as he was present, in the agricult- 

 ural and other departments of the convention. 



Mr. Stickney said the meeting was very interesting, and the 

 papers read were very good ; but President Smith's account fairly 

 represented their character. 



The call for the convention sent out by Commissioner Loring 

 gave only one subject, pertaining in any way to horticulture, to 

 be brought up for consideration, "That of wine making, and the 

 cultivation of grapes for that purpose; "and when the subject 

 of sending a delegation came before the society at Fond du Lac, 

 this feature of the call was mentioned, and the opinion was 

 expressed that, if only this branch of horticulture was to be 

 considered, it would not be best to send any delegates there; but 

 a committee appointed to see Commissioner Loring, who was at 

 the fair, reported him as saying it was an oversight — a mis- 

 take — in giving such a narrow range to the horticultural part 



