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The society was called to order at two o'clock by the president. 



Some time was occupied in the reading of correspondence and re'ports from 

 various localities, after which the first topic upon the programme came under 

 consideration and the discussion was opened with a paper from J. N. Stearns, 

 of Kalamazoo, entitled : 



SOME OF THE NEW MAKKET FRUITS. 



Several such were named, as the Crescent, Manchester and Mount Vernon 

 strawberries ; Cuthbert, Gregg, Ohio and Tyler raspberries ; Downing goose- 

 berry ; Snyder blackberry ; Moore, Worden and Niagara grapes, and Golden 

 Drop peach. 



The remainder of the afternoon was devoted to a discussion of varieties. 



The evening session was opened by an address of welcome on behalf of the 

 Berrien County Horticultural Society by its secretary, A. J. Knisely. 



The president made an appropriate response, after which a paper was read 

 by W. A. Smith, of Benton Harbor, on 



INSECT ENEMIES AND THEIR DESTRUCTION. 



The subject was comprehensively treated, closing with an appeal to spare 

 the birds. 



This appeal started an animated discussion upon the bird question. 



The insect question having been resumed, 



W. A. Brown remarked, " The cut worms are very troublesome in our local- 

 ity. It is necessary to use all known means to keep them in check. The 

 Eansom chip method, as used for curculio, is some help ; a tunnel of thick 

 paper prevents them from climbing the tree. 



A. J. Knisely replied: The moths may be caught in July and August, by a 

 light over a pan of kerosene. That is the time to do the fighting. 



QUINCE GROWIN'G 



was next taken up and the discussion was opened by E. H. Scott, of Ann 

 Arbor, who intended to plant several hundred the next spring, using only the 

 Orange quince, as he found the Champion too late in ripening. 



OVER PRODUCTION 



was the subject of a paper from S. L. Fuller, of Grand Eapids, which 

 was read by the secretary. 



The subject was not discussed, and the question of 



METHODS OF PURCHASING NURSERY STOCK 



the discussion of which was opened by A. G. Gulley, of South Haven, 

 who advised to deal directly with the nursery, avoiding agents. He would 

 go as far as might be needful to get what he wanted ; but would not recom- 

 mend to go south of the Ohio river in spring. 



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