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AND HORTICULTURIST. 



the auspices of President A. Whitaker. From 

 the reports we ,iud,2;e there must be great horti- 

 cultural activity in Texas. A silver tea set, 

 valued at $125, for the best floral display, was 

 taken by Dr. Perl ; our correspondent Mrs. 

 Byers taking the second set, valued at $75. Mrs. 

 Byers seems to have been very lucky in floral 

 premiums, as we notice as awarded to her, " a 

 lady's hat, valued at |15; a silver cup, valued at 

 $5;" and others of a similar character. The 

 value of the numerous premiums awarded gen- 

 erally ranged from $5 to $50. Among the plants 

 exhibited we note that Palms, Coleus, Caladiums, 

 Crotons, Gloxinias, Hibiscus, Begonias, Fuchsias, 

 Ferns and Geraniums were most popular. 

 Among the fruits, Figs, Oranges, Lemons and 

 hothouse Grapes, receive frequent mention. 



The exhibit of pears of Master Willie Fielding 

 was acknowledged by all to be the finest speci- 

 mens of this fruit ever exhibited in the State, 

 the varieties represented being the Louise Bonne 

 de Jersey, Clapp's Favorite, Beaurre Clairgeau, 

 Duchesse d'Angouleme, Howell, Beurre Griffin, 

 Beurre Deil, Beurre Superfine, and Beurre Gif 

 fard. He received the premium offered for the 

 best specimens of this fruit. 



In regard to the best agricultural industries of 

 Texas, Mr. Whitaker said in his address : 



" It seems incontestable that the sugar cane is, 

 and will be in the future, the most reliably pro 

 fitable of any farm industry on and below this 

 parallel of latitude. I therefore suggest that you 

 use your best influences to introduce its culture 

 on every farm, with the certain assurance that 

 by the day that a surplus is accumulated, cen- 

 tral sugar factories will be established at accessi- 

 ble points to receive and handle the same." 



Georgia State Horticultural Society. — The 

 annual meeting was held at Atlanta, August 4th 

 and 5th, and was remarkably successful. Presi 

 dent Berckmans presided. The city itself is a 

 marvel of prosperity. It is not so many years 

 ago that it was a wilderness, and though suffer- 

 ing severly during the war, has shown wonderful 

 powers of recuperation. 



In a discussion on the apple leaf fungus, Mr. 

 Berckmans suggested to Professor Willet an 

 investigation of the fungus which attacks the 

 apple leaf, and suggested that it might be propa- 

 gated from the red cedar. 



Mr. Newman said that his attention had been 

 called to a statement in the American Agricul- 

 turist that this fungus was one stage of the growth 

 of that on the cedar. He had noticed that apple 

 trees growing near cedars were worse affected 

 than those remote from them, and that the fruit 

 and leaves of the quinces were attacked and the 

 tendrils similar to those on the cedar ball devel- 

 oped in moist weather on the fruit. 



In regard to this the editor of the Gardener's 

 Monthly may note that in some parls of New 

 Jersey the apple trees are as yellow as gold, so 

 much so, that the golden color can be noted for 

 a half a mile away. This "apple leaf fungus" is 

 the fruiting condition of Roestelia cancellata. It 

 would serve very much the caues of American 



Pomology if conventions would get the correct 

 names of the subjects introduced; as then the 

 whole circle of intelligence, knowing what was 

 talked about, could throw in its mite of informa- 

 tion. Unfortunately little is known of the man- 

 ner in which the Roestelia works, so that no one 

 can suggest any remedj'. The fungus which 

 makes the apple on the cedar is the Podisoma, 

 and has no relation to the Roestelia. 



In regard to the effect of habit on character, 

 Dr. Jones observed : "Corn adapts itself to almost 

 all climates while the Apple is extremely fastidi- 

 ous. Seed Corn brought from the north to the 

 south continues its habits of maturing in a short 

 period, but seed from this grows later each year. 

 The reverse is true when Seed Corn is carried 

 from a southern to a northern climate." 



During a discussion on Apples, Dr. Jones asked 

 Mr. Berckmans if he thought yve would ever be 

 equally successful with the North in producing 

 Apples. 



Mr Berckmans replied : Judging from our ex- 

 perience for the last twenty five years, I think 

 not. Our Apples will develop their tendency to 

 early bearing, and with that follows short life. 



In regard to early Peaches, it was conceded 

 that there was a real gain, and that there were 

 varieties which had placed the Peach season a 

 month earlier than it was fifteen years ago. In 

 the matter of location of a Peach orchard, Mr. 

 Berckmans alluded to the fact that on Lookout 

 Mountain, where Mrs. I. W. Bryan, who has 

 such a fine exhibition in our hall, resides, the 

 trees most exposed to cold blasts had escaped 

 most, while those best protected by forests had 

 been killed. Dr. Hape reported that no essen- 

 tial difference in any respect could be discovered 

 between the Amsden and Alexander Peaches. 

 The same singular phenomenon was noted this 

 season, which the Gardener's Monthly noted 

 in other sections last year, that there was no 

 material difference in the ripening of any of the 

 early Peaches. They were all later than usual 

 and ripened together. A few cases of yellows 

 had been seen on the orchard of Mr. Kintey of 

 Savannah. Some other kinds of "blights" were 

 freely discussed. 



Dr. Hape thought trees planted on a northeast 

 eastern exposure escape the blights more gene- 

 rally than those having a southwesterly exposure. 



Mr. Kinsey, of Chatham, said his experience 

 and observation in his own orchard sustained 

 Dr. Hape's views. 



Mr. Cole had found linseed oil on the bark of 

 tne Peach produced no injurious result. 



Referring to the Pear, Mr. Berckmans has not 

 known the Le Conte ever to have the dreaded 

 " fire blight." 



In the exhibition there were no less than 

 thirty varieties of vegetables from Mrs Bryan, 

 showing how great is the assortment which can 

 be raised in that region. 



Apples. Pears, Peaches and Grapes comprised 

 most of the fruits of the exhibition : and flowers 

 came from Mrs. Inman, Mrs. Galcerun, and 

 Mrs. Keely. Mr. P. J. Berckmans, was selected 

 for the sixth time President of the Society. 



