THE WIIS^TER MEETIjSIG. 



CONVENED IN THE COURT HOUSE AT THE CITY OF HILLSDALE FEBRU- 

 ARY 33, 33, 34, 1887. 



COMPLETE MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION ; FULL TEXT OF ALL PREPARED PAPERS ; 

 ABSTRACTS OF ADDRESSES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 



The winter meeting of the Michigan Horticultural Society was called 

 together in the circuit court room at the city of Hillsdale on Tuesday after- 

 noon, February 23d. The attendance from abroad was quite large, but the 

 farmers and fruit growers from Hillsdale county were but sparsely repre- 

 sented. At the request of President Lyon, Hon. Alexander Hewitt, president 

 of Hillsdale County Horticultural Society, presided at most of the sessions 

 of the convention. The following announcement had been sent out some 

 days before the convention and was quite closely followed: 



SCHEME OF TOPICS. 

 Tuesday — 3 o'clock p. m. 



1. Reasons for the Decline of Orcharding in Southern Michigan. Led by B. Hatha- 

 way, Cass county. 



3. History of Horticultural Progress in Michigan, as affected by the State Society and 

 its branches. President Lyon. 



3. Suggestions for Local Societies. Secretary Garfield. 



4. What can Legislation do for Horticulture in Michigan ? L. D. Watkins, Manchester, 



7 o'clock p. m. 



1. Experience meeting for a half hour. 



3. Methods and Results of Grafting, illustrated by stereopticon views. Chas. S. 

 CrandaU, Lansing. 



3. Commercial Fertilizers : Their Value and Uses. W. L. Snyder, Detroit. 



4. Appointment of Committees. 



