346 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The Society adjourned to meet in Adrian the next June, but for some cause 

 it did not meet again until the 9th of January, 1855, when it lield. its annual 

 meeting in Adrian. 



No permanent officers having been elected, J. C. Holmes, of Detroit, was 

 called to the chair, and J. T. Blois elected Secretary. 



On motion of Mr. Perigo, of Toledo, Ohio, 



Resolved, That the afternoon session be devoted to the regular business of the Association, 

 and, at the request of several citizens of Adrian, that the evening be devoted to a general 

 conversation and discussion of subjects connected ■with horticulture. 



The following gentlemen were elected members of the Association : 



Sterling Perkins, White Pigeon ; Rev. E. H. Pilcher, B. J. Harvey. Ira J. 

 Thurston, J. Mandeville, Chas. M. McKenzie, J. N. Chandler, Adrian ; S. 0. 

 Knapp, Jackson ; Harvey Smith, Pine Lake; Warren Gilbert, Rome; Henry 

 P. Hanford, Bristol, Indiana; Wm. H. Loomis, South Bend, Ind. ; Dr. E. M. 

 Hale, Jonesville, Mich.; Lewis Miller, Lockport, Mich.; Mr. Wilcox, Flint; 

 Wm. Bort, Niles, and M. L. Dunlap, Leyden, Cook county. 111. 



The subject of cleaning seeds of fruit trees and raising seedlings was intro- 

 duced. Mr. Bentley, of Monroe, Mr. Thurston, of Adrian, Mr. Holmes, of 

 Detroit, Mr. Steers, of Adrian, Mr. Blois, of Jonesville, and Mr. Bort, of Niles, 

 participated in the discussion. 



The subject of grape culture was discussed by Messrs. Pilcher, Holmes, 

 Steers, and Perigo. 



In the evening the Society met at the office of T. M. Cooley, now Judge 

 Cooley. 



Specimens of several varieties of apples were presented for consideration by 

 Messrs. Scott, Strong, Cooley, Eastman, and others. 



The subject of apples being introduced, the discussion was participated in 

 by Messrs. Underwood, Scott, Steers, Cooley, Strong, Eastman, and McKenzie, 

 of Adrian ; Perigo, of Toledo ; Blois, of Jonesville ; Perkins, of White Pigeon ; 

 Bort, of Niles, and Holmes, of Detroit. 



The subject of strawberries was then discussed by Dr. Underwood, Messrs. 

 Perigo, Bort, Scott, Strong, Steers, and Cooley. 



The constitution of the Society was then amended by striking out, in article 

 5, the words, " The first Tuesday of December," and inserting the words, " The 

 second Tuesday of January," so as to bring the annual meeting of the Society 

 on the second Tuesday in January instead of the first Tuesday of December. 



The following officers were then elected for the ensuing year : 



President — J. C. Holmes, Detroit. 



Vice President — J. E. Perigo, Toledo, Ohio. 



Secretary and Treasurer — J. T. Blois, Jonesville. 



The third annual meeting was held at Jackson, on the 8th of January, 1856. 



The following gentlemen were elected members of the association, viz. : J. 

 E. Beebe, W. R. Gibson, J. T. Wilson, D. Cook, W. T. Howell, R. Dunning, Dr. 

 E. Foote, J. M. Harwood, M. McNaughton, and Wm. Hayden, of Jackson ; E. 

 Moody, Wright's Corners, N. Y. ; Ira C. and A. A. Olds, of Hartford, Van Buren 

 county, Michigan. 



The schedule of prices of fruit trees adopted at a former meeting was dis- 

 cussed, and some amendments offered, but not adopted. Messrs. Dunning, 

 Blois, Wilson, Moody, Cook, Holmes, Knapp, and Ira C. Olds took part in the 

 discussion. Many specimens of apples were placed on exhibition by the mem- 

 bers present. On motion, the question of the best manner of separating seeds 



