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them in good condition. At the mouth of the Kalamazoo river one-half the 

 peach buds wore injured, but there were buds enough left. 



At Douglass, Allegan county, Isabella grapes were injured, but the Concord 

 Tines were good to the tips of the bearing wood. 



THE BELMOJTT APPLE. 



Mr. Joel Andrews, of Saranac, Ionia county, sent a box of fruit by express, 

 accompanied with a letter in which he states that he is planting an orchard of 

 1,000 trees of Wagener apples. He calls attention to the Belmont, a sample of 

 ■which was shown and greatly admired. 



APPLES FEOM BOSTON, IONIA COUNTY. 



Jeremiah Stannard sent a box of fruit, with this letter : 



Boston, Ionia Co., January 18th, 1873. 



Dear Sir, — I send a box of apples to Lansing, consisting of the following 

 varieties: Sweet Greening, Baldwin, Ilhode Island Greening, Fall Pippin, 

 Snow, King of Tom})kins County, Jonathan, Melon, Yellow Belleflower, Black 

 Gilliflower, Peck's Pleasant, Esopus Spitzenburgh, Wagener, White Strawberry, 

 a seedling. The latter I consider one of the most prolific bearers I am 

 acquainted with ; season, from September to May. It never swivles ; it bears 

 very young; my land is timbered, with clay subsoil. I send the box and also 

 this letter by P. D. Sneathen, a neighbor of mine. 



JEREMIAH STANNARD. 



MEETINGS. 



Mr. Chilson of Battle Creek preesented an invitation to the Society to hold 

 its next meeting at Battle Creek, which was accepted. 



Mr. Stearns invited the Society to Kalamazoo. He believed that much good 

 could be done. It was agreed that the June Strawberry and Cherry Festival 

 should be held at Kalamazoo. 



Mr. Parmelee invited the Society to Grand Traverse in October. Accepted 

 with applause. Then will occur the Grape Festival. 



COMMITTEES. 



The following committees were appointed : 



On Apples. — C. J. Dietrich, Grand Rapids, chairman ; Geo. W. Toles, Benton 

 Harbor; J. N. Stearns, Kalamazoo; N. Chilson, Battle Creek; E. J. Shirts, 

 Lansing. 



On Flouiers. — Prof. W. J. Beal, Lansing, chairman ; D. F. Woodcock, Lan- 

 sing; Prof. J. C. Holmes, Detroit; H. Shaw, Eaton Rapids. 



On Dried Fruits. — D. R. Waters, Spring Lake, chairman ; J. Webster Childs, 

 Ypsilanti ; Dr. H. B. Shank, Lansing ; Henry Holt, Cascade; A. R. Nowlen, 

 Benton Harbor. 



On Wines. — ^^J. C. Holmes, Detroit, chairman; F. M. Manning, Paw Paw; 

 Judge Wells, Kalamazoo ; S. 0. Knapp, Jackson ; James Scott, Grand Rapids ; 

 Dr. Shank, Lansing. 



On Fruit Buds. — E. Bradfield, Ada, chairman ; D. R. Waters, Spring Lake; 

 J. N. Stearns, Kalamazoo ; H. E. Bidwell, South Haven ; A. R. Nowlen, Benton 

 Harbor. 



On Fears, Grapes, etc. — S. W. Pearsall, Alpine, chairman; P. D. Sneathen, 

 Boston, Ionia county ; John Gilbert, Ovid, Clinton county ; G. W. Dickinson, 



