WINFER MEETING. 459 



The city authorities provided a banquet at the Garner house on the even- 

 ing of Wednesday, and the association held but a short evening session in 

 consequence. A large company were seated at the tables about eight or nine 

 o'clock P. M., and after the discussion of edibles, the tirst toast — The Queen — 

 was drank, standing, in pure cold water, and the entire company responded 

 by singing the National hymn. The President of the United States came 

 next in order, and as there seemed to be but a single representative of Yan- 

 keedom present, your delegate was called on for a response. Had his vote 

 been fortunate enough to have elected ''the other man " he might perchance 

 have been able to respond more heartily, but as it was, he did the best he 

 could. Those in authority generally were remembered in the successive senti- 

 ments offered, and in responding to that of The Colonial Exhibit at Lon- 

 don the past season, the president of the association, and also P. C Dempsey, 

 who were commissioners on that occasion, gave a full account of their obser- 

 vations and experiences while in attendance. The ''pure and sparkling liq- 

 uid " employed on the occasion served to keep the spirits of the audience at 

 fever heat till after one o'clock A. M., when the exercises closed. 



The usual forenoon and afternoon sessions were had on Thursday. During 

 the afternoon an hour was devoted to eulogies upon Marshall P. Wilder, late 

 President of the American Pomological Society. Mr. William Saunders, a 

 former president of the association, was called on and spoke very feelingly of 

 him, and of a recent visit with him at his late residence at Dorchester. 



Your delegate was also called on and spoke of the great work he had 

 accomplished through the the American Pomological Society, as well as by 

 his labors aside from those of the society. 



The question box was drawn upon from time to time and the discussions 

 covered a good deal of grovmd, but space will not suffice for its analysis. 



A committee on exhibits had been appointed, which proceeded to make 

 examinations and awards. 



From the phraseology of their report we are led to infer that premiums had 

 been offered upon exhibits, but, if so, such fact was not definitely stated. 



The financial aid received from the Dominion government enables the asso- 

 ciation to so conduct its operations as to maintain a large membership, and 

 recently an experimental farm has been established at Ottawa, with branches 

 located at other points, the purpose being to meet the requirements in this 

 respect of the inhabited portions of British America. The establishment has 

 been placed in charge of Mr. Wm. Saunders as director general. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



T. T. LYON. 



The next report was from 



INDIANA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



BY CHAS. S. CRANDALL. 



The Indiana State Horticultural Society met at Columbus on Tuesday, 

 December 7th. At the first session held in the afternoon the president deliv- 

 ered his annual address, and reports of officers were presented. I reached 

 Columbus too late to attend this first session. 



In the evening Hon. B. G. Northrup, of Clinton, Conn., addressed a good 

 audience on " Village Improvement." He made a forcible plea for the form- 



