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King, Yellow Bellflower, Belmont, Austin (new), Baldwin, Wagener, Tal- 

 nian Sweet, Ladies' Sweet, Roxbury Russet. 



The paper on the profitableness of the tomato, by S. D. Lennon, was 

 highly appreciated and many questions were answered of this intelligent 

 horticulturist. "It takes knowledge and experience and a good market to 

 succeed. With a canning-factory in our midst, the growing of tomatoes 

 at 20c per bushel would be profitable. A neighboring city has three facto- 

 ries in successful operation, making it pay for the grower. Formerly this 

 vegetable was grown for ornament. Now there is scarcely a family that 

 does not use one to five bushels in a single season. Of late years the 

 growing of tomatoes in the south, for our northern markets, has become 

 a mine of wealth. In some localities they are shipped, not simply by the 

 car, but by the whole train at once, with big pay to growers, shippers, ^nd 

 sellers. 



The remarks on our roads by Emil Baur were short. The roads aire 

 bad this spring. The damage to man, beast, and wheel is\ great. It 

 would pay to have a better system of road-making. We have not every- 

 where coarse gravel handy. The roadbed, as shown by Prof. Davis, must 

 be kept dry. A stone crusher is a necessity for city and country roads. 



H. C. Markham's discourse, with specimens of the earliest and best pota- 

 toes, presented to the meeting, was highly appreciated. The following 

 varieties were shown in their succession: Tonhocks (very early), Sun- 

 lit Star, Everitt, Summit, Finche's Perfection, Early Pearl, Rose's 74. 



John Allmand gave his experience in strawberry-growing. He was 

 the first grower here and made some money at 35c per quart, until 

 they came down to 5c, when he lost money. Haverland, Michel, Bubach, 

 and other varieties were recommended. 



At the May meeting, A. A. Crozier, chairman of the committee on 

 diseases of the peach tree, reported that the committee sent twigs of dis- 

 eased peach trees to Mr. Erwin F. Smith of the department of agricult- 

 ure at Washington. Prof. Smith answered that he would be here at an 

 early date to investigate the diseased trees. 



The discussion on prevention of washing in vineyards, opened by W. F. 

 Bird, elicited a good many practical ideas. 



Mr. Tucker presented to the meeting some apple buds infested by a 

 green louse, which bores holes into the heart of the bud, like the green 

 grapevine beetle bores into the grapevine bud. Mr. Tucker is afraid that 

 the crop of early apples at Ypsilanti is already destroyed. He addressed 

 Prof. A. J. Cook of the Agricultural college, in regard to the remedy. 

 The professor recommends kerosene emulsion. 



As these lice seem to infest every apple tree in Ann Arbor and vicinity, 

 perhaps all through the county, the kerosene emulsion should ±re applied 

 by a force pump at once. 



Mr. J. Austin Scott presided at the June meeting. Mr. Ganzhorn 

 reported that about Ann Arbor the prospects for peaches were never 

 better. 



Mr. B. J. Conrad was chosen to fill the vacancy of Charles Parshall, 

 resigned, as chairman of the committee on transportation. Mr. Baur 

 reported that all debts are paid in connection with transportation of last 

 year. 



There was a spbndid display of fruit. Mr. Ganzhorn exhibited the 



