252 ILLINOIS STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Trees leaning to the north or northwest are liable to sun-scald, which 

 may be prevented by nailing a board over the exposed parts. Where 

 nails were driven for that purpose, many years ago, the trees were still 

 alive and thrifty, while those not so treated, have long since ''gone where 

 the woodbine twineth." 



Mr. Massey has at present growing upon his farm thirty-three popu- 

 lar varieties, and about a dozen other varieties of grafted fruit he did not 

 name, besides quite a number of valuable seedlings. 



For planting in this district he would recommend Early Harvest, 

 Red June, Golden Pippin, Orange Apple, Little Romanite, White Winter 

 Pearmain, New York Pippin, (though the tree is not healthy with him). 

 Yellow BelWower, Newtown Pippin, Fallawater, Norton's Melon, 

 Rawles' Janet, Fall Wine, Domine and Pomme Grise. The latter va- 

 riety is a heavy annual cropper — fruit small, deeply russet, flavor excel- 

 lent, and will keep just as long as he can keep the boys away from them — 

 at least to June or July. He thought that the Janet might be superseded 

 by better varieties. The Newtown Pippin fruited well but scabbed badly. 

 VVhen free from scab it kept well, and was excellent for family use. Fall 

 Wine he highly recommended for family use. White Winter Pearmain 

 fruits annually and keeps until July. 



President Turner entertained the Society with a paper on street- 

 shading. He pronounced the Elm the best adapted to street-shading. 

 The Soft Maple is too easily broken by wind, and subject to borers. The 

 Rock Maple, with its huge autumnal and purple boquet, is the most mag- 

 nificent of trees. He spoke highly of the Tulip tree, but it could not 

 stand a drought any better than a temperance man. The Chestnut, 

 though an excellent shade tree, was like all other nut-bearing trees, tap- 

 rooted and not easily transplanted ; the White Pine is a favorite with him ; 

 the Red Cedar behaved so badly he feared it would have to be abandoned ; 

 the Hemlock stands unrivalled for hedges and screens ; the Austrian Pine 

 and Norway Spruce, he classed among the most beautiful evergreens ; the 

 Tyrolese Larch was much neglected : if once introduced it would be 

 largely planted. 



Small trees and fall delivery he considered a humbug, but a good 

 thing for the nursery-man, as the planter is generally obliged to duplicate 

 his order. 



Mr. Massey would recommend the Coffee tree for shade ; it has no 

 insect foes, stock will not touch it — is perfectly hardy, a rapid grower, 

 and easily transplanted. 



It being the annual meeting, the Society proceeded to the election 

 of officers for the ensuing year. Professor J. B. Turner, who for three 

 years past has faithfully served the Society as President, emphatically de- 

 clined a re-nomination. [See list above. — Ed.] 



