290 ILLINOIS STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



SECOND DAY. 



MORNING SESSION. 



The meeting was opened at nine o'clock — prayer being offered by 

 Rev. Mr. Mason. ' ^tStS^ 



The President, being requested by vote of the Society to appoint a 

 Committee on Printing, announced as such committee — Messrs. D. W. 

 Scott, L. K. Scofield, and O. B. Galusha. 



Mr, Douglas, from the Auditing Committee, reported as follows : 



REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE. 



jWr. President: Your committee, to whom was entrusted the Trea- 

 surer's report for examination, respectfully report that we have examined 

 the same, and the vouchers for the several items of expenditures, and find 

 the same to correspond, and to be correct. 



ROBERT DOUGLAS, ") 



M. B. SPAFFORD, \ Committee. 



SAMUEL EDWARDS, ) 



An invitation was received from the Sterling Free Library Associa- 

 tion, offering the use of the library to members during their stay ; for 

 which a vote of thanks was returned. 



The following communication from Geo. W. Minier, of Tazewell 

 county, was then read : 



PEACHES. 



Can peaches be successfully raised in Central and Northern Illinois ? 

 Yes, by careful attention to the following rules : 



1. Plant your seed where the tree is to grow, and never remove it. 

 Bud with a good variety the first year. 



2. Prune the top very low, allowing the lateral branches to grow 

 near the ground, and at the same time so near the surface of the earth 

 that a light covering of soil may be spread over them by bending them 

 down and covering the uppermost branches with almost any sort of mate- 

 rial. Corn stalks are a good article for the purpose. 



3. To kill the grub (borer) remove the earth from the roots a 

 couple of inches, and pour boiling water on the affected parts. 



4. Never suffer your trees to grow above your reach. Careful culti- 

 vation is needed to insure the best results. A thinning out of the fruit, 

 when too thickly set, is important. 



In this way every family may have this most delicious fruit. 



