PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUMMER MEETING. 



HELD AT GRAND HAVEN, JUNE 24 AND 25, 1897. 



The summer meeting of the society was held in Grand Haven, June 

 24 and 25. Like all meetings of fruitgrowers held at busy seasons 

 of the year, the attendance was not so great as it should have been, 

 although it was considerable both in numbers and quality. The sessions 

 began Thursday morning and closed Friday afternoon. Several events 

 of a social and public character, dates for which were made subsequent 

 to arrangements for this meeting, conspired to prevent the attendance 

 of many people who otherwise would have been present. Still, the 

 vicinities Grand Haven and Spring Lake were well represented, and there 

 was almost the usual attendance of prominent horticulturists from about 

 the state. 



President Morrill was not in attendance the first day, therefore, Vice- 

 President Monroe was in conduct of most of the sessions. Mayor Good- 

 rich of Grand Haven made a singularly apt address of welcome, to which 

 Mr. Monroe responded. 



The plan to provide for a display of strawberries for premiums offered 

 by the society was highly successful, the exhibit embracing almost one 

 hundred boxes, nearly all of the very finest and largest fruit. This was 

 true of all the competitive entries. The Agricultural college placed on 

 exhibition sixteen varieties, mostly new and unknown kinds, which were 

 described by Prof. Taft in his talk upon "Promising new strawberries". 

 It is doubtful if this display was ever exceeded by anything of the kind 

 in Michigan at least. Most of the varieties shown are referred to in the 

 report of the committee on exhibits, so that rehearsal of them here is 

 unnecessary. 



The pleasure of the meeting was greatly increased by the generous 

 display of carnations made by Mr. J. G. Hancock of Grand Haven, who 



