THE DECEMBER MEETING. Z21 



mittee on nomenclature. It was the sense of the meeting that the name 

 " Rubicon " should be retained in place of " Paw Paw." 



A communication from A. 0. Glidden, of Paw Paw, relative to Snow's 

 Orange Peach, was read as follows : 



snow's orange peach. 



This variety was first brought into notice by Mr. L. P. Hall, of Paw Paw. 

 He being quite an enthusiast in the matter of seedlings, budded from this tree 

 in the fall of 1857. The winter following the tree was killed by the severity 

 of the cold. The tree grew in the front yard of a Mr. Snow, where it had 

 undoubtedly sprung from the seed, as the position was such that it would seem 

 no saue person would plant a tree in such a place ; aud indeed, none of the 

 improved sorts were known or cultivated at this time, and no peach trees had 

 been brought to Paw Paw for sale. All depended on seedlings. Mr. Hall 

 budded from several seedling trees in the vicinity of Paw Paw, but none save 

 the Snow's Orange has attained more than a local reputation. Snow's 

 Orange has been thought by some to be identical with the Barnard ; but as 

 grown in the nursery row the leaf is two shades lighter green than the Barn- 

 ard, and larger, and the tree a more rampant grower. The fruit, with similar 

 cultivation, is larger and has a deeper blush, a finer texture, and less of the 

 mottled appearance of the Barnard. That this is a Michigan seedling, no one 

 who will take the trouble to investigate, will doubt. 



Mr. Lyon, of Plymouth, did not think the peach was worthy of a distinctive 

 name, regarding it as he did, as simply a variety of the Barnard. 



Inasmuch as he himself had been the original propagator of the Barnard 

 peach in Michigan, Mr. Parmelee, of Old Mission, was not sure but that the 

 Snow's Orange might be a variety of peach at one time known as the Barnard. 



Mr. Stearns, of Kalamazoo, while satisfied that no conclusion could be 

 reached on the subject at this time, thought that much progress could be made 

 on determining the question, and therefore favored its investigation at the 

 present meeting. 



Mr. Glidden said the Snow's Orange peach cannot be identified with the 

 Barnard. Its color, texture, and appearance was diflerent from the Barnard. 



The peach was referred to the committee on nomenclature. 



It was the sense of the meeting that it was a very promising Michigan 

 seedling. 



IN VITATION. 



A letter was received from W. W. Woolnough, President of the Board of 

 Education of Battle Creek, inviting the Society to visit the public schools of 

 the city. The invitation was accepted, and Thursday forenoon fixed upon as 

 the time. 



AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. 



Mr. C. W. Garfield submitted the following : At the January meeting in 

 Lansing Mr. C. W. Garfield gave notice that at a future meeting he would offer 

 amendments to the constitution and to the by-laws that would provide for the 

 election of two members of the executive board annually, instead of having 

 the term of the six members expire at the same date. 



It is quite necessary that these amendments be acted upon before our elec- 

 tion of ofiBcers at this meeting, so that if adopted we need not wait a w.hole 

 year to accord with their provisions. 



