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THE GARDENERS" MONTHLY 



[August, 



Horticultural Societies. 



EDITORIAL NOTES. 



American Pomological Society.— Referring 

 to the forthcoming session of the American Pomo- 

 logical Society, which commences at Philadelphia, 

 Wednesday, September 12th, Marshall P. Wilder 

 writes : " I notice with pleasure that you keep the 

 American Pomological Society before the public. 

 The meeting will be a grand one. Delegations 

 are being reported from many States and Socie- 

 ties. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 sends twenty-five, Rhode Island, ten, and New 

 England will come on in full force. Nova 

 Scotia and Canada are in the field, and the South 

 and West will come in with full representations. 

 So the good work goes on. So may it ever pros- 

 per, and our land continue to be the most remark- 

 able for its fruits as it is for its love of liberty and 

 human rights." 



Denison, Texas, Horticultural Society. — 

 From the report of the spring meeting of the above 

 named Society we extract the following useful 

 information concerning grapes and peaches : 



" To illustrate the comparative effects of rot 

 upon different varieties of grapes, Mr. Munson 

 presented Irving, Concord, Duchess, Noah, Aga- 

 wam, Lindley, Salem and Hartford as showing 

 some rot ; Brighton, Lady Washington, Black 

 Eagle, Rogers No. 2, and Wilder, rotting severely ; 

 Delaware, Walter, Rochester, Moore's Early, 

 Champion, Elvira, Triumph, Martha, Pocklington, 

 Lady, Prentiss, Herbemont, Mary Ann and 

 Goethe, showing the slightest signs of rot in a few 

 scattering berries ; Early Victor, Perkins, Ives, 

 Cynthiana, Bacchus and a choice Postoak re- 

 moved from the woods, show no sign of rot. 



" Mr. M. had Alexander, Amsden, Brice, Ashby, 

 Baker, Kelly's Early, Williams' Early, Larkins, 

 Climax, Engles' Climax, Hynes' Nectar, Cally 

 Scaff, Eureka, Wilder, Waterloo, Alpha, Bowers' 

 Early, Gov. Garland, Musser, and others, which 

 e&uld scarcely be distinguished one from the 

 other, except that Musser is again a little the 

 earliest, Alexander a little the largest and Wilder, 

 Bowers' Early, Waterloo and Excelsior a little the 

 latest. All are productive enough, sure bearers, 

 and like their parent, Hale's Early, subject to rot 

 in wet weather, or in heavy damp lands." 



Michigan Horticultural Society— Twelfth 

 Annual Report. — T. H. Forster, Librarian, 

 sends us the annual report for 1882. It is as full 

 of information as it is possible for a work of this 

 kind to be. There are reports of intelligent dis- 

 cussions on almost every horticultural topic that 



could be mentioned. It contains a great amount 

 of valuable information. Reports from many 

 branch societies are embraced, giving it additional 

 value. The Secretary's Portfolio is replete with 

 valuable information. The following extract from 

 the introductory note will show what he has aimed 

 to do. " Again, during the year 1882, 1 have been 

 gathering from every available source facts, obser- 

 vations, experiments, and opinions in the field of 

 horticulture, and from the great amount of mater- 

 ial garnered, I have sifted and pruned, abstracted 

 and epitomized, placing the results of this long and 

 oftentimes perplexing labor in the condensed form 

 which follows this prefatory note. A very 

 large amount of very valuable information has 

 been thrown out, not because it was unworthy, not 

 because it was uninteresting, but for the reason 

 that everything could not be taken, and it was de-' 

 sirable to get such matter as would interest and 

 instruct the largest number of enquirers." T. T. 

 Lyon is President, and Charles W. Garfield, 

 Secretary. 



Georgia State Horticultural Society — 

 Eighth Annual Session. — The Eighth Annual 

 Session of this Society will be held in the City of 

 Barnesville, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 

 August 1st, 2d and 3d, 1883. 



It is earnestly hoped that there will be a full 

 attendance of all the Fruit growers and progres- 

 sive Horticulturists of Georgia, as the reunion 

 promises to be one of the most important ever 

 held by the Society. 



The citizens of Barnesville, appreciating the 

 importance of the labors of the Society, have 

 made ample arrangements in every particular for 

 the accommodation of the members, who will 

 have free entertainment. A beautiful hall for the 

 meetings of the Society, and large space for the 

 display of fruits, flowers and vegetables have been 

 provided for. 



The following railroads will make a rate of four 

 cents per mile ; pay full fare going, and upon 

 presentation of certificates of the officers of the 

 Society, the ticket agents will issue return tickets 

 at one cent per mile : Georgia, Central & South- 

 western, Western & Atlantic, Atlanta & West 

 Point, Air Line. 



The Southern Express Company have agreed to 

 carry, free of charge, all packages of fruits and 

 vegetables intended for the Exhibition. Such 

 packages should be addressed A. J. Blalock, Esq., 

 for Georgia State Horticultural Society, Barnes- 

 ville, Georgia. The name of sender plainly 

 marked upon the. package, and all articles sent in 

 time to reach destination not later than 10 o'clock, 

 August I St. 



