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one hundred trees, have complied with such instruction. In the previous 

 report the list hal been but imperfectly arranged with respect to season, 

 owiug to the lack of adequate time for that purpose. 



They are now, therefore, re-classified, arranging them as strictly as prac- 

 ticable, with reference to season of maturity. 



The committee are persuaded that the usefulness of the list would be in- 

 creased by attaching to certain varieties qualifying or characterizing remarks; 

 hence they have, in certain cases, assumed the responsibility of so doing. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, and the concurrence of the society 

 asked. 



(For lists see page 139 of Pom. Report for 1873.) 



This was the third meeting of the society for 1873, occurring on the 25th 

 to 27th of June. 



The attendance was good throughout. 



Reports showed the prospect good for a large crop of fruit except peaches, 

 which were mainly confined to a few points near Lake Michigan. 



In responding for Grand Haven Mr. Clubb read an essay on cherries. 



Nursery stock at Lowell was but little injured. 



The slitting of the bark of cherry trees was discussed, developing the ap- 

 parent conclusion that nature has her own way of providing for increase by 

 growth, and that it is safer to leave her to do this work in her own way. 



Professor W. J. Beal gave an interesting lecture on the fertilization of 

 flowers by insects. 



On the afternoon of the second day visits were made to the residence of 

 Dr. Chapin, to the vinery and grounds of Mrs. Dr. Wheaton, the State Asy- 

 lum for the Insane, and the nursery of Bragg and Stearns. 



The exhibit of fruits and flowers was excellent, as appeared very conclu- 

 sively from the report of the committeee 



The exercises were also enlivened by music by local talent. 



I. S. Linderman reported a large loss of peach trees from the effects of last 

 winter — saving but about two hundred trees out of over one thousand. His 

 practice had been to raise mounds of earth around the trunks of his trees, 

 early in the season, as a protection against the moth of the peach borer, 

 which he removed in autumn down to the roots to facilitate the search for 

 borers, returning the earth to a natural and proper height before winter. 

 The winter came on last fall before the replacing of the earth, with the result 

 already described. Others of his neighbors were similarly caught by the 

 premature approach of winter. 



Professor Cook spoke somewhat at length respecting insects injurious to 

 strawberries, speaking especially of those already prevalent in other States, 

 and which may be expected among us soon, mentioning the white grub, the 

 leaf roller, the beetles, the slug, etc., illustrating his remarks by drawings. 



Mr. Williams, of South Haven, introduced a model and gave an explana- 

 tion of his fruit dryer. 



Mr. S. L. Fuller having been compelled by the pressure of other duties to 

 resign the oflice of treasurer of the society, the executive committee appointed 

 Henry Seymour, of Grand Rapids, to fill the remainder of the term. 



On the last evening a lecture was given by Professor R. C. Kedzie on the 

 "Effect of forests upon temperature," after which the committee on resolu- 

 ticnis reported and the meeting adjourned. 



The society's orchard committee during their examinations in July, 1873, 



