300 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



At the close of Mr. Gregory's remarks the Society adjourned till 8 P. M., to 

 meet at Dyckman's hall. 



In the meantime the visitors from abroad paid a visit to the packing estab- 

 lishment of Mr. A. Smith Dyckman, whose orchard of 3,300 trees promise to 

 far exceed the estimate of ten thousand baskets heretofore fixed as the extent 

 of this year's yield. Mr. D. was offered $10,000 for the "pick," but preferred 

 to gather the " fruits of his time " with his own hands. 



EVENING SESSION. 



The evening session was called to order by W. H. Gregory, of Pine Grove, 

 Vice President for Van Buren county; and the session was devoted, firstly, to 

 an essay by T. T. Lyon, of Wayne county, on the importance of timber pro- 

 tection, or forest shelter, to fruit culture ; in which, after the discussion of 

 some general principles, the subject was considered mainly with reference to 

 its application to our State, though with some especial reference to the con- 

 ditions existing along the lake shore. The delivery of this essay occupied 

 a,bout three-fourths of an hour. 



The Hon. II. Seymour, of Grand Rapids, Treasurer of the Society, was then 

 introduced to the audience, and gave a short statement of the financial condi- 

 tion of the Society, stating that its only means of liquidating its necessary 

 expenses is by means of membership fees, concluding with an invitation to the 

 audience generally to avail themselves of the opportunity to become members. 



Mr. Law, of South Haven, was next called to the stand, and gave an eloquent 

 and instructive address upon the religion of fruit and flowers; after which the 

 ■session adjourned to meet at Pomological Hall at 10 o'clock the next morning. 



South Haven, September 4. 



The arrival yesterday afternoon of a large number of veterans of the soil and 

 ■of the tree, the bush and the vine, had the good effect to supply nearly every 

 vacant place for the reception of fruits and vegetables; while the ladies who 

 came yesterday during the rain and saw too little display of flowers and fine 

 art, came back this morning with "just a little of something," they said, "to 

 fill up and help make a show," and so it has come about that a very creditable and 

 satisfactory state of things exists in this connection. Tables and flower stands 

 are brought into the body of the hall, and plants, flowers, and bouquets mul- 

 tiply till the senses are regaled as by a breeze from a modern paradise, and 

 not only are the products of this locality and clime set forth, but rarities and 

 exotics add their unusual attractions to the scene. Mrs. I. Hoppin sends in 

 specimens of the yam from Jamaica, mammoth cocoa-nuts, sections of the 

 bamboo, and a number of utensils of the population there. 



The tables, loaded with specimens of the evaporated fruits done by patented 

 processes, with a result claiming all the advantages of fresh fruits themselves, 

 have been a great attraction during the day. 



Packages for the transportation of fruits and its protection during shipment, 

 are represented in great variety, embracing baskets and boxes of various styles, 

 and different fastenings, not a few of which, bearing the stamp of " patent " or 

 "patent applied for," show an inventive genius quickened by the demand. 



