THE SUMMER MEETING. 



-CONVENED AT CAPITAL GRANGE HALL, LANSING, JUNE 15, 16, 1886. 



FULL RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AND TEXT OF LEADING PAPERS. 



Full record of proceedings and text of leading papers. 



The misfortune connected with the summer meeting of 1886 was that it 

 • occurred the same day and in the same city with the celebration of Michigan's 

 semi-centennial, the novelties and great speeches of which forbade a large 

 attendance upon the modest exercises of the State Horticultural Society. 

 However, we had the satisfaction of knowing that at no summer meeting have 

 we ever had more interesting and instructive discussions. 



The following announcements had been made in advance, and the society 

 followed the scheme quite closely, as it had been prepared by the secretary: 



SCHEME OF TOPICS. 

 Tuesday, June 15. 



1.-7:30 p. m. Opening Exercises. 



2.— Strawberries for Market:— ( a ) Time for Planting, (b) Style of Planting, (c) 

 Hills or Matted Rows. ( d ) Method of Culture, (e) Mulching. (/) Varieties for 

 different Soils. ( g ) Varieties to suit Different markets. ( h ) Method of Gathering. 

 (i) Management of Pickers, (j) Style of Packages, (k) Methods of Retailers of 

 Fruit. ( I ) Profits. ( m ) How to Secure Immense Yields. ( n ) Insect Enemies. 



3—8:30 o'clock. Exercises in charge of Dr. W. J. Beal, of the Agricultural College, by 

 members of his class in botany. 



4. — Adjournment. 



Wednesday, June 16. 



1 — 9 a. m. Opening Exercises. 



•2. — Strawberries for Home Use:— (a) Varieties best to Eat and Can. (6) How to 

 get a Great Yield from a Few Plants. ( c ) The Pleasure of growing Strawberries 

 for the Table Supply. ( d ) How to Prolong the Season. ( e ) The Healthfulness of 

 the Fruit, (f) How to Eat Strawberries. 



