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The proposed amendments were discussed and adopted. 



A letter was also submitted from Judge Ramsdell, of Traverse City, sug- 

 gesting an arriingement with the State Agricultural Society to give the 

 society charge of its fruit exhibit ; also proposing the holding of one or more 

 other exhibitions, with an admission fee, and other particulars respecting an 

 apple exhibit, and the renewal of the previous memorial to the Legislature for 

 the appointment of a State entomologist. 



A letter was also received proposing reciprocation and cooperation on the 

 part of the Kent Scientific Institute. 



The society listened to the annual address of the president, after which a 

 discussion was had on grapes and strawberries. 



On Wednesday morning the report of the secretary was received. 



An invitation was also received and accepted to visit and dine at the Health 

 Institute (more recently known as the sanitarium), which invitation was 

 accepted. 



In the afternoon the annual election of officers resulted in the choice of 

 the following persons: 



Pi'esident — A. S. Dyckman, South Haven. 



Secretary — J. P. Thompson, Grand Rapids. 



Treasurer — Henry Seymour. Grand Rapids. 



Exemitive Committee — J. Holmes, Detroit ; W. W. Tracy, Old Mission, 

 for one year ; George W. Bruchner, Monroe ; S. 0. Knapp, Jackson, for two 

 years; N". Chilsou, Battle Creek, A. J. Cook, Lansing, for three years. 



A list of thir y-one vice-presidents was also elected, and T. T. Lyon, of 

 Plymouth, was appointed delegate to the Ohio Horticultural Society. 



At the evening session Henry Fralick, S. L. Fuller, A. S. Dyckman and 

 J. P. Thompson were appointed to confer and arrange with the State Agri- 

 cultural Society a plan for a union fair, the horticultural department to be 

 managed by the Pomological Society. 



Rev, Richmond Fisk, Jr., D. D., of Grand Rapids, repeated before the 

 society his lecture on Colorado, illustrated by a map and diagr.ims, which 

 proved highly interesting. 



Professor A. J. Cook also gave a detailed account of the peach borer, its 

 mode of operation, its results and the mode of attacking and destroying it. 



The next forenoon was devoted to visiting the public schools upon the 

 invitation of the school board. 



The afternoon was mainly consumed in a discussion of the codling moth. 

 Giving hogs the run of the orchard, and the using of cloth or paper bands 

 were both considered. Professor Cook thought both desirable and remarked 

 that the bands need not be examined before the 1st of July. Mr. Gregory 

 had found larvse under his bands as late as the 6th of November. 



George Taylor submitted the report of the committee on plants and flowers, 

 the entire collection of which was from the Ohilson Brothers, of Battle Creek. 



The report was highly commendatory. 



The final evening was mainly taken up with the reports of committees. 

 The committee on apples and small friucs reported over ninety varieties uf 

 apples, upon the tables, and awarded the first premium to Parmelee and 

 Adams for a collection from Grand Traverse and Benzie counties, and the 

 second to J. E. Robinson, of Battle Creek. Exhibits were also noticed 

 from N. & C. Chilson, E. Buel, N. Crane, H. Dale Adams, N". E. Smith, 

 Charles Merritt, J. R. Gregory, A. Little and J. R. Rencher. 



