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C. Engle, of Paw Paw, opened the discussion on 



PEDIGKEE AND PROGRESS IN FRUIT CULTURE 



"by reading a paper giving an account of his exporiui-Gats in the origination 

 of varieties of peaches and grapes by reproduction from seed, and selecting 

 from these, and also by artificial cross fertilization. He believed it quite as 

 possible to establish a race of plants as to accomplish such a result with ani- 

 mals. 



The subject was discussed at considerable length, branching out in several 



kindred matters. 

 A letter from Emil Bauer, of Ann Arbor, on the subject of 



FRUIT JUICES AND SYRUPS, 



was read by the secretary, giving some account of a jelly manufacturing.estab- 

 lishment near Ann Arbor, also of a fruit jar with an air pump, the cover being 

 so constructed that it can be readily opened, a portion of the contents taken 

 out and the remainder effectually resealed. 



Kobert D. Graham, of Grand Eapids, presented a paper on 



FRUIT RETARDING HOUSES, 



referring to the establishment of S. W. Dorr, described in the society's vol- 

 ume for 1882, and suggesting the value of such a house for the retarding of. 

 the ripening process in the case of the more perishable fruits. 

 The morning session closed with the reading of a paper on 



THE RELATION OF FOODS TO INTELLEpTUAL DEVELOPMENT^, 



by Dr. C. E. Davison, of Wayland. 



The session of Thursday afternoon opened with the report of the committee 

 on the recommendations of the 'President's message: 



To the State Horticultural Society : 



Your committee recommend that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to 

 take into consideration all matters concerning horticultural legislation, as proposed by 

 the society. 



(The chair named W. K. Gibson, Jackson ; W. J. Beal, Lansing ; andL. D. Watkins, 

 Manchester, as such committee.) 



It also recommends that this cjmmittee shall especially consider the advisability of 

 exempting timber belts from taxation ; shall endeavor to secure the collecting of horti- 

 cultural statistics by the Secretary of State, and shall i-ecommend legislation to check 

 the ravages of the codling moth, canker worm, curculio, curi-ant worm, and other 

 insects particularly injurious to horticultural interests. 



Your committee further recommends that the society renew its efforts toward the 

 ornamentation of school grounds. It recommends the holding of the next summer 

 meeting in the Northern Peninsula, providing the funds of the society will permit. 



It recommends that the matter of bringing influence to bear toward securing the 

 appointment of a horticulturist upon the State Board of Agriculture be referred to 



