4 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Prof. Beal said that most of those affected trees could be told from their ap- 

 pearance by experienced fruit growers. Many of the affected trees would of 

 course fail to do well. Such as did continue to grow would in a measure over- 

 come the injury ; although the heart did show black, it "was only a damage so 

 far as it weakened the strength of the tree. 



!Mr. Chilson did not believe such trees were as good as those not affected. 

 Had cut back some after the severe winter of some years ago. 



Mr. H. Dale Adams said that what was true in regard to nursery trees 

 must be somewhat so in the orchard, and that trees so affected by the frost 

 must bo a failure. 



Mr. Eeynolds, of Monroe, said his experience was that all trees had been 

 found to be affected on cutting in, and that thev did not suffer much, mauv of 

 the trees in the nursery overcoming it entirely if not transplanted too soon. 

 He would not recommend setting such trees in an orchard, though some of 

 them might do well. 



The discussion that followed showed that the general belief of the orchardists 

 present was that the black heart was not confined to western nurseries, but that 

 eastern trees were also affected as badly as ours from tlic severe winter of 1874, 

 and the general belief seemed to be that if tlio injured trees were allowed to 

 remain in place and the following season was not too dry in the locality, they 

 would entirely overcome the injury. 



II. L). Adams made a report as delegate to the N. Y. Horticultural Society, 

 giving a synopsis of the questions discussed at tlieir Society, and reports upon 

 different fruits raised in AVestern New York, which was very full and able, and 

 extracts of whicli will be found in the Secretary's Portfolio of the jiresent 

 Yolumc. 



Tiie chair here announced the usual committtes, as follows : 



On Nomenclature of Apples — Messrs. C. K". Merriman, of Grand Kapids; 

 N. (Jhilson, of Battle Creek ; and Wm. Rowe, of Grand Rapids. 



On Applet; — Prof. W. J. Beal, of the Agricultural College ; Byron G. Stout, 

 of Pontiac ; and E. H. Reynolds, of Monroe. 



On all otlier Articles — Prof. C. L. Whitney, of Muskegon; A. G. Gulley, 

 of South Haven ; and "\V. Caldwell, of Commerce. 



On liesolutions — Wm. L. Webber, of East Saginaw ; H. Dale Adams, of 

 Galesburg ; and S. B. Mann, of Adrian. 



Mr. C. N. Merriman, President of the Grand River Valley Horticultural 

 Society, then gave an address on 



HELPS, HURTS, AXD HINDRAXCES TO THE POMOLOGY OF MICHIGAX. 



In treating briefly to-day of helps, hurts, and hindrances to Michigan pomology, 

 we can but touch upon some of the principal obstacles and enemies to be met 

 in fruit growing, with suggestions upon practical remedies, hoping to draw out 

 the riper experience of our best growers ujion all practical points on tlicse sub- 

 jects during the discussions of this meeting. \\c will consider partially the 

 advantages and disadvantages of our climate, frosts, winds, winters, insects, 

 railroads and various aids toward productiveness and general cfliciency in the 

 pomological aims of our State. 



Some of us have been too easily discourged by the exceptional severity of au 

 occasional winter that causes damage and loss in trees in some instances and 



