REPORTS OF LOCAL SOCIETIES. 



ADRIAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



OFFICERS FOR 1S79. 



President — Peter Collar. 



Vice President — J. W. Davis. 



Secretary — Woodland Owen. 



Treasurer — George Allen. 



Lihrarian — Artemus Sigler. 



Executive Committee — Benjamin W. Steere, D. Edmiston, C. W. Sheffield, 

 J. Helmes, A. Sigler. 



The society has aimed the past year to have monthly meetings, but during 

 the busy summer season they "syere somewhat neglected. The February meet- 

 ing was devoted to the question of "keeping apples/' and the question was 

 spoken to by several members, but nothing new "was presented. 



The March meeting was devoted to the best method of keeping grapes. 

 Mr. Sigler presented four varieties, which he had kept in plaster of paris. 

 The varieties were raised under glass, and were Barbarosa, lona, AVhite Nice 

 and Mrs. Prince's Black Muscat. The fruit presented a fair condition and 

 had retained its flavor perfectly. 



The April meeting devoted the evening to the subject of pruning trees and 

 vines. 



A request was sent the society by amateur fruit growers of the city, and on 

 the 13th of June a strawberry and flower show was held in the afternoon, at 

 which the folio win 2; entries were made : 



David Ellenwood exhibited 13 varieties of strawberries, to wit : Monarch 

 of the AVest, Great American, Lenig's AVhite, Kentucky, Crescent Seedling, 

 Seth Boyden, Triumph de Gand, Green Prolific, Metcalf, Chas. Downing, 

 Jucunda, Kramer's Seedling, Col. Cheney. 



Mrs. B. Harvey exhibited 7 varieties of strawberries, to wit : Seth Boyden, 

 Monarch of the West, Cumberland Triumph, Black Defiance, Kentucky, 

 Chas. Downing, Duncan. 



J. Randall exhibited three varieties of strawberries, as follows : Monarch of 

 the West, Green Prolific, Col. Cheney. 



AV. S. Rich exhibited two varieties of strawberries, as follows : Kentucky, 

 Green Prolific. 



T. J. Ludlow^ exhibited five varieties of strawberries, as follows : Crescent 

 Seedling, Cumberland Triumph, Col. Cheney, Miner's Great Prolific, Chas. 

 Downing. 



