110 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS 



AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. Flagg offered the following resolution : 



Whereas, The American Pomological Society lias voted conditionally to hold its 

 next biennial meeting at Chicago ; and 



Whereas, There has been no formal invitation extended to them to do so, through 

 fortuitous circumstances; therefore. 



Resolved, That this Society will welcome the American Pomological Society t<> 

 this State, and will use their best efforts to secure a proper place of meeting, an exhi- 

 bition of fruits, and to make the meeting a success. 



Secretary Galusha stated that he telegraphed Messrs. P. Barry and 

 F. R. Elliott, (Secretary,) at the late meeting in Boston, inviting the 

 American Pomological Society to hold its next meeting in Chicago. 



Mr. Flagg — I seems this telegram failed to reach them. 



The resolution was adopted. 



DELEGATES TO OTHER SOCIETIES. 



On motion, the following gentlemen were designated a delegation 

 to attend the annual meeting of the Iowa Horticultural Society : 



T. McWhorter, Dr. A. G. Humphrey, D. B. Wier, A. C. Hammond, 

 H. J. Dunlap. 



Also, the following gentlemen to attend the annual meeting of the 

 Indiana State Horticultural Society, commencing January 6th, 1874: 



Tyra Montgomery, W. T. Nelson, M. L. Dunlap, Mercer Brown, 

 B. O. Curtis. 



Also, the following gentlemen to attend the annual meeting of the 

 Wisconsin State Horticultural Society, on the second Wednesday in Janu- 

 ary, 1874: 



L. K. Scofield, Robert Douglas, D. B. Wier, Isaac Baldwin, H. C. 

 Graves. 



Also, the following gentlemen to attend the annual meeting of the 

 Missouri State Horticultural Society : 



T. Butterworth, W. C. Flagg, J. Huggins, H. D. Emery, John 

 Stewart. 



Mr, Flagg offered the following, as President of the Illinois Far- 

 mers' Association : 



Chami'aion, Dec. 10, 1873. 

 Hon. M. T. DunlaI', Presidciit Illinois State Horticultural Society : 



Dear Sir — The Illinois State Farmers' Association meets at Decatur next week, 

 lecember i6th-i8th, and I would herel)y tender an invitation to the Illinois State 



