PKOOEEDIIN^GS OF THE AISTNUAL MEETING HELD 

 IN EAST SAGIJSTAW DEC. 5, 6, T, 1887. 



A FULL ACCOUNT OF DISCUSSIONS, TEXT OF REPORTS AND 

 FULL ABSTRACTS OF ADDRESSES. 



The Michigan Horticultural Society had never held a formal meeting in 

 East Saginaw for discussions. The only gathering under its auspices in that 

 city was in 1885 at the State Fair, when the society held a wonderful exhibit 

 of fruits. So, when an invitation was extended by the Business Men's 

 Association for the society to convene during the same week with the State 

 Beekeepers' Association, it was at once accepted and a movement set on foot 

 to hold both conventions in conjunction. The result of consultation between 

 the secretaries of the two organizations resulted in the circulation of the fol- 

 lowing 



SCHEME OF TOPICS: 



Monday Evening, December 5. 



7:30o*clock.— A Word of Welcome. Response. President's Annual Address. Discus- 

 sion on " The Best Winter Apples foi- Home Use." Appointment of Committees. 



Tuesday, December 6. 



9:30 A. M.— Report on Vegetable Gardening. Intensive Culture of Ground in 

 Vegetables. Qualitj' in Vegetables as a Result of Culture or Soil. The Ideal Size 

 in Vegetables. Lessons of the Last Season's Drouth to the Gardener. 



1:80 P. M. — Report on Landscape Gardening. Tlie Thorns as Decorative Trees and 

 Shrubs. Success with Ferns for Out-of-door Planting. Bedding Plants and Their 

 Management. Grouping for Effect. Carpet Bedding. Watering Lawns. Front 

 Fences and Division Fences on City and Village Lots. 



7:00 P. M. — Report on Entomology. Discussion on Insect Pests. Report of Our Dele- 

 gate to the Washington Convention of Those Interested in Agricultural Experi- 

 ments. Experiments in Pomology in ^lichigan. 



