250 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



DISCUSSION. 



Dr. C. C. Miller — I don't believe there is much good that can come 

 from our discussing this paper, but it would do lots ot good if it could 

 be laid before the horticultural class. It might be put in our home 

 papers or brought up at our farmers' institutes and do good in that 

 way. 



Rev. E. T. Abbott — There is one more point that ought to be 

 brought out, and that is that secretion of nectar stops as soon as the 

 blossom is fertilized, the same as the extra energy of a female animal 

 is turned to the production of a new life in reproduction. 



E. R. Root — If no one else does anything about this matter we 

 will get out Mr. Taylor's paper in the form of a leaflet and give it away. 



Mr. Abbott— Can't this association do something to prevent the 

 spraying of trees while in bloom.! 



R. F. Holterman — We now have in Ontario a law against the 

 spraying of trees while in bloom. The outer covering of the fertilizing 

 part of blossoms is very tender, and to spray when in bloom, even with 

 water, may work an injury, hence those who spiay when the trees are 

 in bloom are destroying their own fruit. 



W. Helm — In Ohio the experiment stations are issuing bulletins 

 in regard to spraying, and but very little of it is done out of season. 



Thursday, 9 a. m. 



The President called the meeting to order. 



Prayer by Rev. A. F. Smith. 



The President introduced the Secretary of the Illinois State Horti- 

 cultural Society, Hon. H. L. Dunlap. 



Our apple crop has brought Missouri and Illinois to the front. We 

 are very fortunate this year. In other years when all our orchards 

 come to bearing we will have to look for other and greater markets. 

 Storage and transportation are great questions, and will become greater. 

 Last evening at the hotel ia St. Loui?, where I took supper, they had 

 strawberries. In Chicago, string beans, young turnips and other green 

 vegetables are on tbe market. So you see, we must compete with the 

 products of all climes, and cannot expect high prices except in seasons 

 like this. Cold storage in the large cities is important, but expensive. 

 The grower must trust to others to care for and sell his products and 

 return or pocket his money. We need a good storage plan for the 

 grower or a neighbood, so we could hold our crops for profitable prices" 



