46 GENERAL HISTORY. 



varieties of little comparative value,) is really less than would at first sight 

 appear. Still your committee were fully convinced that the collection from 

 Grand Traverse county is, at least, as well grown as the competing collection; 

 and hence, in consideration of this, and also of the greater number of 

 varieties, they award the premium to Grand Traverse county, represented by 

 George Parmelee, of Old Mission. In doing this, they are so impressed with 

 the high quality <>f the Benzie county collection, as well as with the energy 

 and enthusiasm displayed in bringing it together and placing it upon exhibi- 

 tion, that they take occasion to suggest that if the financial condition of the 

 society shall so warrant, it may be considered well worthy of a second or dis- 

 cretionary premium. 



The collection from Leelanaw seems to have been entered both as a county 

 and a township collection. Those in charge, however, have chosen to com- 

 pete for the township premium only, under the impression that the rules 

 of the society do not permit the same collection to compete in both classes. 

 This collection embraces fifty-six varieties of apples, eleven of pears, ten 

 of peaches, fifteen of plums, seven of grapes, and three of currants in the 

 fresh or natural state. 



A collection is also shown from the town of Peninsula, embracing one hun- 

 dred and seventeen varieties of apples, twenty of pears, twenty-five of peaches, 

 seven of plums and seven of grapes. 



Your committee find the same close competition between these collections 

 that has been spoken of in connection with those from counties, and, in 

 awarding the premium, as they do, to the town of Peninsula, they, for a simi- 

 lar reason suggest to the society the propriety of awarding a second premium 

 to ihe Leelanaw collection. 



In submitting this report, your committee are impelled to express their 

 high gratification at the great beauty and very high quality of the fruit ex- 

 hibited, and would also indulge the statement of what is to them a very 

 gratifying fact, that they have seldom, if ever, either in local or State exhi- 

 bitions, found fewer errors in the naming of the fruits exhibited. 



T. T. LYON, 

 S. 0. KNAPP, 

 A. T. LINDERMAN, 

 J. P. THOMPSON, 



Committee. 



On December 2d, 1873, the State Pomological Society convened at Battle 

 Creek. 



The secretary submitted a letter from P. Barry, of Rochester, New York, 

 suggesting the appointment of a committee from this State to secure a repre- 

 sentation of its horticultural products at the approaching Centennial exposi- 

 tion. 



Governor J. J. Bagley was appointed to designate the committee for Michi- 

 gan, and accepted the duty. 



Paw Paw or Rubicon apple and Snow's Orange peach were discussed at 

 considerable length. Their history will be given in connection with that of 

 Van Buren county. 



Notice having been given at a previous meeting, C. W. Garfield called up 

 the proposal to so amend the constitution and by-laws as to provide for the 

 election of but two members of the executive committee each year and 

 lengthening their term of office to three years. 



