544 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



T, T. Lyon, refused to act with us, as it did not give us time to nnake such a report as we 

 would have'been pleased to see presented to the Society. 



H. B. CHAPMAN, Reading. 



D. T, FOX, Kalamazoo. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GRAPES, PEARS, AND "WINES. 



Your committee respectfully report that they find on exhibition one plate of pears and 

 one plate of quinces from the Peninsula Faruiers' Club, of Traverse ; also a plate of tine 

 specimens of the delicious Delawares, from N. & C. Cbilson, of Battle Creek; also three 

 varieties of grapes,— Isabella, Delaware, Eumelan,— from N. E. Smith, Ionia. Mr. Smith 

 also exhibited one can of Hale's Early peach of unusual size, measuring 7h and 7f inches in 

 circumference when picked. Also five varieties of grapes from E. Le Valley, of Ionia,— 

 Delaware, Concord, Catawba, Rogers' Wilder and Agawam. Mr. Le Valley also exhibited 

 two varieties of water-melons in a good state of preservation. 



Two varieties of sweet wines were also on exhibition, one variety by George Hosford, a 

 pure Concord of the vintage of 1871, a good sweet wine ; also one variety from Mr. Brad- 

 field, of Ada, the lona, of the vintage of 1872, a delicious sweet wine of much promise. 



There is also twenty-four varieties of dried fruits of the Alden process exhibited by C. J. 

 Dietrich, of Grand Rapids, that is deserving even more than a passing notice. Your com- 

 mittee would cheerfully recommend them for general use. 



Your committee would also recommend the preservation of more of the finer varieties of 

 fruits for our winter exhibitions. The gentlemen who have honored us by their exhibition 

 of these varieties of fruits at meetings are wort by of a good deal of credit, and their example 

 is worthy of imitation. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



WILLIAM ROWE, 

 R. F. JOHNSTONE, 

 H. W. CURTIS, 

 N. CHILSON. 



After a very interesting and useful meeting the society adjourned to meet at 



Lansing in February, 1875. 



THE FEBRUARY MEETING. 



Lansing, February 9, 187.5. 



This meeting of the State Pomological Society -vras a very interesting and 

 successful one. The papers read were of a high order, and the discussions were 

 instructive. The display of fruit was very creditable, and was made in the old 

 library room. The meetings were held in Representative Hall. 



The fruit raisers, especially of peaches, are feeling very despondent over the 

 prospects for the fruit crop of the coming summer and fall. They are agreed 

 that the unprecedented cold weather of Monday and Tuesday has killed nearly 

 all the peach buds, and some are confident that many of the trees have been 

 destroyed. A few are hopeful that on the lake shore a partial crop may be 

 raised. Most of those expressing an opinion say that other fruits than peaches 

 have not been injured seriously. They say that the weather since the severe 

 freeze of Monday night has been very favorable for the fruit crop. 



The society convened on Tuesday afternoon at the old library rooms in the 

 capitol. Mr. George Parmelee, president of the society, was absent on account 

 of the severity of the storm, and on motion Mr. T. T. Lyon took the chair. 

 The following programme was announced : 



TUESDAY p. M., FEBRUARY 9. 

 What grapes to plant — E. Bradfield. 

 Discussion opened by G. W. Brown. 

 Thinning fruit— N. E. Smith. 

 Consideration of catalogue of Americal pomological society — 'jy J. P. Thompson. 



