PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-FIRST 



ANNUAL MEETING. 



HELD IN EATON. RAPIDS, DEC. 1, 2. 3, 1891. 



The twenty-first annual meeting of the Michigan State Horticultural 

 society was held in Eaton Rapids, Dec. 1, 2, and 3. It was one of the 

 largest meetings in the history of the society, the local attendance being 

 numbered by hundreds, and that from fbroad in the state and without the 

 state being exceptionally numerous; and in point of earnest interest it has 

 seldom been equaled. There was a large exhibit of such winter apples as 

 only Michigan can grow : and of grapes produced by President Lyon upon 

 the grounds of the state horticultural experiment station at South Haven, 

 and by W. F. Bird of Ann Arbor. The sessions were held in Red-ribbon 

 hall and all arrangements were nicely made by the local committee, Messrs. 

 S. R. Crittenden, Albert Rogers, Wm. P. Green, and Allen Crawford. 



Those who were in attendance as delegates from beyond Eaton Rapids, 

 were in part the following: 



Hon. John M. Samuels, chief of division of horticulture. World's 

 Columbian Exposition; A. Wycoff of Dayton, from Ohio State Horticult- 

 ural society; Nelson Bogue. Batavia, N. Y., Western New York Horti- 

 cultural society; C. A. Sessions and C. A. Hawley. Oceana county society; 

 C. W Garfield, H. Maynard, S. M. Pearsall. A. W. Slayton, Grand 

 Rapids, and H. H. Hayes of Talmadge. Grand River Valley society; R. 

 M. Kellogg of Ionia; L. B. Rice of Port Huron. Sanilac county society;. 

 L. D. Watkins, of Manchester and D. G. Edmiston, of Adrian, Lenawee 

 county society; H. B. Davis of Jackson; E. H. Rockwood of Flint; A. 

 Hamilton of Ganges and J. F. Taylor of Douglas, Saugatuck and Ganges 

 society; W. A. Taylor, department of agriculture, pomological division, 

 Washington,D. C; C. J. Monroe of South Haven. Casco and South Haven 



