34 GENERAL HISTORY. 



Whei-e the peach, grape and chen-y are fairest of fruit. 



And the voice of loveliness never is mute. 



Where the tints of the earth and the hues of the sky, 



Tliough varied, in beauty may vie. 



Where the maidens are lovely as the roses they twine, 



And even the sphit of man seems divine. 



Music was freely interspersed through the several sessions and the meeting 

 throughout was interesting and profitable. 



Gatherings for other purposes were found to interfere with tlie regular 

 July meeting, which was therefore omitted. 



The next meeting of the society was held at Grand Rapids on August 6th, 

 1872. 



Reports were to the effect that summer apples were abundant, winter apples 

 half a crop, peaches, plums and grapes abundant and of excellent quality. 



The display of fruits and flowers was unexpectedly abundant and excellent. 



'Ihe society adjourned to meet at South Haven September 3d. 



Pursuant to adjournment, the society met at South Haven at one o'clock, 

 P. M. 



The afternoon was devoted to receiving reports respecting the fruit crop 

 from various sections of the State, which were mainly favorable. 



At the evening session an address on fruits and flowers, by Hon. Hezekiah 

 G. Wells, was listened to with much interest. In the course of his address 

 he spoke of the Ransom trap for the curculio, which at the close of his 

 address he was asked to explain, which he accordingly did. 



''Mie relative merits of Early Crawford and Barnard peaches were discussed 

 and a vote »7a8 taken which resulted largely in favor of the Barnard. (A few 

 years later the vote would doubtless have been very strongly reversed. — 

 Author.) 



C. L. Whitney, of Muskegon, presented the report of the committee on 

 flowers, which was received with enthusiasm. 



During the second day's session the following was offered : 



Resolved, That the name of this Society be changed so as to read, " Michi- 

 gan State Pomological and Floricultural Society." 



A motion was made to amend by striking out ''Floricultural" and inserting 

 "Horticultural." After further discussion the subject was tabled until the 

 next meeting of the society. 



The committee on peaches next submitted their report ; after which, Mr. 

 Brunson was asked to describe his patent trap for catching or repelling the 

 peach grub, consisting of a collar of strong paper saturated with some sub- 

 stance offensive to the insect. 



An address on the fruit lauds of South Haven was deli\ered by A. J. 

 Pierce of that place. 



The committee on pears exhibited submitted their report, which was Hot 

 very complimentary to the exhibit. 



During the afternoon of the second day, B. Hathaway, of Cass county, ex- 

 plained the working of the codling moth, and described his method of trap- 

 ping the larvse, by means of a steamed wooden band wrapped around the 

 trunk of the tree and fastened by a tack. 



Asa \V. Slay ton, of Kent county, chairman, presented the report of the 

 committee on apples exhibited, which was quite a spicy production, and 

 dealt largely with errors in nomenclature. 



