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Purinton, Van B. Wisker, and were expected to follow out the line of 

 thought now taken up by the society in preparing a handbook on 

 Horticultural Knowledge. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON OBITUARY. 



Whereas, Providence has taken from our ranks, since the last meeting of this 

 Society, one of its members, Mr. Fred. Lionberger, your Committee on Obituary 

 beg leave to bear testimony to this body of the loss the Missouri State Horticul- 

 tural Society and the horticultural interests of the State have sustained. 



Mr. Lionberger was a man of merit, unassuming disposition, but an enthusi- 

 astic horticulturist, always ready to do his full share of the labor, to him one of 

 love, necessary to the development of this industry. His honesty of character, 

 sterling worth, extended information and rare intelligence endeared him to the 

 members of his society. We miss his presence for many meetings to come ; there- 

 fore be it 



Resolved, That a page of the next annual report of the State Horticultural 

 Society be devoted to memory of our departed friend, and that a copy of this pre- 

 amble and resolution be transmitted to his family. 



Samuel Miller, 



J, H. Marion, 

 Levi Chubbuck. 

 Adopted by rising vote. 



REPORT OP COMMITTEE ON FRUITS. 



We, your committee, in passing on the exhibit of fruits and flowers, beg leave 

 to make the following report : 



We find a beautiful collection of roses contributed by Prof. Kefler, from the 

 horticultural grounds; also, a fine collection of plants — beautifully arranged — on 

 the tables and about the rostrum, which are contributed by the ladies of Columbia, 

 designed to beautify the hall and make pleasant our reception among them, and we 

 assure them that in no way have they failed in their object. We also find a fine 

 collection of apples of one, two and three years old, exhibited by Mr. Hartzell, of 

 St. Joseph, Missouri, which have been kept by his plan of preserving fruit, and 

 are in excellent condition, and we recommend that the Society award Mr. Hartzell 

 a premium of $5 for best collection of apples ; also, a collection of some 50 difler- 

 ent sorts of seedling strawberries from the Experimental grounds, a full report of 

 which will be presented by a special committee. 



Mr. F. Schmidt, of Sedalia, exhibits a choice box Bubach No 5, and we recom- 

 mend a premium of 50 cents for same. 



Mr. G. P. Pepper exhibits a nice box of strawberries unnamed. 



Box of Monarch strawberries by Mr. W. H. Garth, Columbia. We recommend 

 a premium of 50 cents. 



Collection of strawberries exhibited by Henry Schnell of Glasgow, among 

 which are some very fine specimens, including Shuster's Gem, Bubach No. 5, 

 Eureka, Windsor Chief, which deserve special notice: the committee recommend 

 that a premium of three dollars be awarded to Mr. Schnell for his collection of the 

 following varieties : 



Downing, Crescent, Windsor Chief, Huntsman, Michel's Earle, Eureka, 

 Crawford, Saunders', Farnsworth, Jessie, Lovett's Early, Gen. Putnam, Leader, 

 Shuster's Gem, Parker Early, Cumberland, Hoard, Sharpless, Haverland, Lady 



