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THE GARDENERS' MONTHLY 



[September, 



Horticultural Societies. 



EDITORIAL NOTES. 



Nurserymen's Convention. — The annual 

 meeting of the Nurserymen's Convention was held 

 at St. Louis this year. We were compelled to 

 forego the pleasure of attending. From reports of 

 the proceedings published in the papers, we gather 

 that the meeting was a very interesting and suc- 

 cessful one. A. M. Hunt, of Chicago, 111., was 

 elected President; Franklin Davis, Baltimore, Md., 

 Vice-President; D. W. Scott, Galena, Ills., Secre- 

 tary, and A. R. Whitney, Franklin Grove, Ills., 

 Treasurer. The next meeting will be held at 

 Chicago, in June 1884. 



American Pomological Society — Nine- 

 teenth Session. — The Pennsylvania Horticul- 

 tural Society having invited the American Pomo- 

 logical Society to hold its next meeting at Phila- 

 delphia, the undersigned give notice that the 

 Nineteeenth Session of this National Association 

 will be held in that city, commencing Wednesday, 

 September 12th, 1883, at ten o'clock A. m., and 

 continuing for three days. 



This session will take place at the time of the 

 Fifty-fourth Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania 

 Horticultural Society, at Horticultural Hall, Broad 

 near Locust Street. 



All Horticultural, Pomological, Agricultural, and 

 other kindred associations in the United States 

 and British Provinces are invited to send delega- 

 tions as large as they may deem expedient, and all 

 persons interested in the cultivation of fruits are 

 invited to be present and take seats in the Conven- 

 tion. It is expected that there will be a full attend- 

 ance of delegates from all quarters of our country, 

 and that this will be the largest and most useful 

 meeting ever held by this Society. 



The Catalogue of Fruits published by the Society 

 includes nearly all the States and Territories, and 

 is filled with a great amount of information as to 

 the fruits adapted for culture in the respective 

 locations. Some of these are yet incomplete, and 

 it is the object of the Society, from year to year, 

 to fill the blanks and bring its Catalogue nearer to 

 perfection. To accomplish this object as fully as 

 possible, the Chairman of the General Fruit Com- 



mittee, P. Barry, Esq., Rochester, N. Y., will send 

 out the usual circulars of inquiry. 



When we consider the great importance of fruit 

 culture in North America, its rapid progress during 

 the last thirty-five years under the beneficent action 

 of this Society, the great value and rapidly increas- 

 ing demand for its products at home and abroad, 

 wc feel warranted in urging the attendance of all 

 who are interested in the welfare of our country 

 and the development of its wonderful resources in 

 this branch of agriculture. 



Arrangements have been made with hotels and 

 some of the railroads terminating in Philadelphia 

 for a reduction of fare. In most cases it will be 

 best for delegations to arrange for rates with the 

 roads in their localities. 



A local committee of Reception has been ap- 

 pointed, to whom are confided all matters pertain- 

 ing to the reception and accommodation of the 

 members and delegates of the Society. The 

 Chairman is Hon. J. E. Mitchell, 310 York Avenue, 

 Philadelphia. 



At the last meeting of the Society it was decided 

 in future to encourage general exhibitions of 

 fruits, as well as new varieties or novelties. It is 

 earnestly requested that no duphcates appear in 

 any collection, and that none but choice specimens 

 shall be placed on exhibition. Exhibitors should 

 not fail to give notice as far as possible, at an 

 early date, what room will be needed for their 

 fruits. Six specimens of a variety will be sufficient 

 except in fruits of unusual interest. A limited 

 number of Wilder Medals will be awarded to 

 objects of special merit. 



Packages of fruit should be addressed to Thomas 

 A. Andrews, Horticultural Hall, Broad St, Phila- 

 delphia, for the American Pomological Society. 

 Freight and express charges should be prepaid. 



All persons desirous of becoming members can 

 remit the fee to Benjamin G. Smith, Treasurer, 

 Cambridge, Mass. Life membership. Twenty 

 Dollars ; Biennial, Four Dollars. Life members 

 will be supplied with back numbers of the pro- 

 ceedings of the Society as far as possible. 



Marshall P. Wilder, President, Boston, Mass. 



Prof. W. J. Beal, Secretary, Lansing, Mich. 



