PROCEEDINGS OP THE WINTER MEETING. 19 



Mr. Rice thought, as to canned fruits, we should have a committee 

 secure glass cans of some unique pattern, for our exhibit, to report at 

 some future meeting, and get the cans into use at the preceding autumn 

 fairs of the state and there secure fine specimens for canning. 



Mr. Monroe: Each future meeting should devote more or less attention 

 to this subject. I am glad we are to go to Port Huron for our July meet- 

 ing, for we should make our work, the next two years, as broad and general 

 as possible. 



President Lyon: We should look after the proper representation of hor- 

 ticultural interests in the appointment of commissioners. To this end, 

 influence with the governor should be exercised by all horticulturists. 



Senator Taylor was asked as to the condition of the bill making appro- 

 priation for the fair, and answered that, as in case of nearly all other pro- 

 posed legislation, nothing had been done. The bill had merely been intro- 

 duced, the amount to be appropriated being left in blank. 



Mr. Lyon: We should begin this present month to prepare trees, if it is 

 to be done. So some action should be taken immediately; and necessity 

 of action on their part should be impressed upon the state authorities. 



HELPING ON EXPERIMENT STATION WORK. 



" How can our society aid in desseminating the results of experiment 

 station work?" was the next topic, and was considered by Prof. L. R>. Taft, 

 who said there are six departments at the Agricultural college engaged in 

 experiment work, and each of them is required to issue at least two bulle- 

 tins each year. These are sent to all crop reporters, and to any others 

 who apply or whose addresses can be learned. As to aid by this society, 

 it is well that the secretary should copy into his Annual Report such of 

 the bulletins as relate to'horticulture, as he did do in the report of 1889, 

 for in that way many would be reached who would not see the bulletins, 

 and the results of the work would in that way be better preserved. Besides 

 this, the bulletins may well be discussed in local horticultural meetings. 

 Much of value may be found in them and much drawn out by comparison 

 of results in the different localities. 



Mr. Rice asked what is the best small pump for spraying about gardens. 

 Prof. Taft recommended the Lewis (made by P. C. Lewis, Catskill, N. Y.) 

 as excellent for such purposes. 



RESOLUTIONS. 



The following report of the committee on resolutions was submitted 

 and adopted: 



