ANNUAL MEETING AT SAGINAW. 475 



Wednesday, December 7. 



9:30 A. M. — Report of Treasurer. Annual Statement of the Librarian. Report of the 

 Secretary. Election of Officers. Reports of Committees. Miscellaneous Busi" 

 ness. 



1:30 P. M. — Do Bees Injure Maturing Fruits? What Trees are Valuable for Honey and 

 also Useful for Decorative Purposes About a Homestead? How Great are the 

 Benefits of Honey-bees in Promoting the Setting of Fruits ? How Does Bee-keeping 

 Supplement Horticulture Commercially ? 



7:30 P. M. — Report of Last Convention by the Secretary. Financial Statement. The 

 President's Annual Address. Appointment of Committees. 



Thursday, December 8. 



9:30 A. M. — Opening of the Question Box. Comb vs. Extracted Honey, by R. L. 

 Taylor. Lessons from the Past Season. 



1:30 P. M. — Observations Upon the Intelligence of Bees. Anatomy of Bees, by Prof. 

 A. J. Cook. Question Box. 



7:30 P, M. — How to Improve Our Bees, by T. F. Bingham. Marketing Honey, by 

 John Rey. Reports of Committees. Adjournment. 



The conventions were not largely attended, the local attendance being 

 nothing, but the meetings were interesting and ehthusiastic and Tery profit- 

 able to the participants. 



The first evening session was informal, the arrival of trains being so late 

 that delegates could not gather until too late for an opening session on Mon- 

 day night. 



Tuesday Morning Session. 



The convention was called to order promptly at 9:30 o'clock, in the com- 

 mon council room. President T. T. Lyon occupied the chair and there were 

 about 35 delegates in attendance. The secretary read the following letter; 



Gentlemen: It is now definitely decided to hold the eighth meeting of the Ameri- 

 can Horticultural society in Riverside, Cal., commencing on Tuesday, February 14, 

 1888. Full particulars, giving railroad and hotel rates, programme, etc., given on 

 application. Perhaps no point on American soil could have been selected for this meet- 

 ing which would have offered greater attractions to horticulturists than Riverside 

 in particular, and southern California in general. Eastern horticulturists should avail 

 themselves of this rare opportunity of visiting California. The excursion in all its 

 features promises to be one of the most pleasant and profitable of anything of its kind 

 known to horticulturists. 



Preliminary to taking this trip it will be necessary for all who go to become members 



