102 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Number tliree is a seedling of the Champion, fertilized by pollen from the 

 Charles DoNvning, propagated by C. A. Gardner, of Dimondale, Eaton countv, 

 Mich. 



The berries exhibited are jnediuni and very even in size, of bright scarlet 

 color and very regular in form. 



Your committee suggest that this variety be named and hereafter called 

 ^'The Windsor." 



Number Four. Y'our committee did not consider of sufHciont merit to 

 authorize a new name. 



Number Five. There was doubt in the minds of your committee as to this 

 being a new and distinct variety of berry, and therefore leave it without sug- 

 gestion until a further examination can be had. 



This committee would not feel autliorized to recommend for general cultiva- 

 tion any new berry, though never so fine in appearance, that had been tiied only 

 in a single locality, — yet of the three new berries (Shirts, Marvin, and Windsor,) 

 each presents marked and distinct characteristics worthy of preservation, and 

 therefore vour committee advise that ^''The Shirts," "The Marvin," and 

 the "Windsor" strawberry be recommended for a general trial in different 

 localities. 



GEO. W. BRIDGMAN, 

 EMMONS BUELL, 

 llENKY HOLT, 



Committee on Fruit. 



Eeport accepted and adopted, and committee discharged. 



The committee on flowers reported that for the exhibition of flowers and 

 plants the society was indebted to Mr. Dutton of Holland, Mrs. Charles Cul- 

 ver of Laketon, Mr. C. L. Whitney of Muskegon, Mr. Thomas W^ilde of Ber- 

 lin, and Henrv Baker of Muskegon. 



MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. 



Tl^e committee on resolutions beg leave to submit the following report: 



AViiKHEAS, This June meeting of the Michigan fruit-growers is an established one 

 an'l nieots witli great favor with members of the association. We have visited Mus- 

 kegon dnrin;)^ favorable weather; the raih-oad< have provided us witli reduced rates; 

 the people of Muskegon have fnrnishi'd us with a hall for our sessions, and a large 

 nunil>er of exhihitors have brought theii- beautil\d fruit and lloweis to enliven the 

 meeting and add to the instruction of our people. Many of us have been agreeabl}'' 

 enteit:iined bv new found fricnd> in this city <if '"a thousand oaks." \n npprcciation 

 of all these favors whic-h have added so materially in making this meeting pleasant 

 and snccesifiil, we lecommend tlie adoption of the followinii: resolutions: 



llesdlcfd^ Tlint the thanks of tliis society be tendered to the Chica,2:o & West Mich- 

 igan raili'oad, the Detroit, Grand Haven, and Milwaukee i-ailroad, the Grand Haven 

 and (irand J^apids & Indiana lailroads for the liberality in grantin.i^ excursion rates 

 to deleo::ites in attendance at this June session; 



liesolved^ That the thanks of this society be tendered to the citizens of Muskegon 

 for their <reiierous hoS|)itality and gra! nitons use of a hall for our exhibition ; also to 

 the hotel-keepers for their leduction of rates to members; 



liesolved, That we thank Hon. II. II. Holt for his Invitation to visit his Museum. 



SAM'L L. EULLEK, 

 L. A. LILLY, 



Cu?)U)iittee. 



It was decided bv motion to ask our executive committee to tender an invi- 



