33° TRANSACTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS 



Gooseberries — Houghton's Seedling, American and Mountain Seed- 

 lings, and Whitesmith Enghsh. 



Blackberries — Wilson's Early and Kittatinny. 



Grapes — Delaware, Concord, Clinton (for cooking and canning), 

 Rogers' 4, 15, and 19; lona, Diana, Creveling, Hartford Prolific, Ives' 

 Seedling, and Salem. For trial — Walter, JMartha, Eumelan, and 

 .Israella. , 



An Election was held on the first Saturday in March, at which the 



following officers were elected : 



President — A. Kitchell. • 

 Vice President — Mrs. L. F. Chase. 

 Secretary — -J. S. McClelland. 

 Treasurer — Miss Emily Post. 



Executive Committee — T. J. Hale, J. W. Cothren, Dr. A. G. 

 Humphrey, Mrs J. W. Tryon, and Mrs. F. Fuller. 



The Second Annual Fair of the Society was held June 10, 1S70, 

 which, like the first, was very successful. At this fair the fruits, plants, 

 and flowers were arranged in classes^ which added much to the effective- 

 ness of the display. We do not believe that a more successful exhibi- 

 tion of fruits and flowers has ever been held in the West. 



At a meeting held at the residence of Secretary McClelland, on the 

 9th day of August, 



Prof. Standish delivered a discourse on Bugs. He explained the 

 habits of various bugs and beetles injurious to vegetation, and dwelt 

 upon the best way of destroying them. 



Ex-President FviUer had practiced sifting Paris green on iiis vines, 

 of squash, melon, cucumber, and potato. It killed all the bugs of all 

 kinds which infested them, and did not perceptibly injure the vines. 



R. W. Hunt coincided with Captain Fuller in regard to his method 

 of using Paris green. Has tried it with the best results. 



After a discussion on the birds that should be destroyed by horticul- 

 turists, by various members of the Society, it was decided to devote the 

 next meeting to an address on birds. Dr. Humphrey was invited to 

 open the discussion by a speech on that interesting subject. 



" What birds are injurious to the horticulturist ?" is a question fre- 

 quently discussed in the Society. 



At a meeting held August 33d Dr. Humphrey led oft' in the discuss- 

 ion on birds. He commenced by dividing the birds into seven orders: 

 Raftores (robbers), Passeres (perchers), Scansores (climbers), Rasores 

 (scratchers), Ciirsores (runners), Grallatores (waders), and Natatores 

 (swimmers). The Doctor's remarks were more general than particular, 

 although he would preserve the woodpecker family from the sports of 

 the hunter. He thought that those birds that destroyed our fruits should 

 be killed. 



