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they had fruit or flowers to exhibit or not. Their admission there on an e(iual foot_ 

 ing with other contributors, and tlie cordiality with whicli they were received, con- 

 verted such of Ihera to horticulture as had not been awakened to ii before ; and I 

 submit to all our members who were present whetlier, even in view of the abundance 

 of the horticultural display, which might or miglit not be so easily got togethe r 

 again, they would regard such a meeting as quite so successful with the agricultural 

 branch left out. Living there among farmers and knowing them well, I can say that 

 they were astonished at the exhibition cf fruit, and some of them who had been 

 previously indifferent to fruit culture or discouraged with it, went home with new 

 views and more hopeful thoughts on the subject. 



Regarding topics for discussion at our meetings, we are obliged to narrow our 

 range for want of time ; yet here perhaps we can find room occasionaally f or a paper 

 on special branches of agriculture, and whenever our secretary can accommodate his 

 programme to it, I would advise, as an experiment, that it be admitted. 



Mr. Grimes presented a resolution which was adopted, that our ex- 

 hibitions and discussions shouki iiichide fruit, phtmSj plants and gar- 

 den vegetables. 



The committee on Mr. Emery's resolution reported as follows: 

 The undersigned committee to whom was referred the resolution by Mr. Emery 

 relative to the appropriation for tlie experimental fruit farm, under the supervision 

 of Peter M. Gideon, having had the matter under consideration, beg leave to report, 

 recommending that in the absence of any one at this meeting representing the State 

 University, the subject be postponed until the next annual meeting. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



F. G. Gould, 



Ol.IVEK GiBBS, Jl?. 



li. J. Mendenhall. 



Committee. 



Discussion. — "Will the Wealthy top-worked on hardy, free grow- 

 ing crabs succeed as an orchard tree and prove profitable?') 



Mr. Sias thought that it would, his VVealthies on Siberians were 

 bearing good. Mr. Jordan said he was perfectly at home on the sub- 

 ject. To say, that any one variety was a success grafted on all hardy 

 stocks was more than he believed. 



As a rule he thinks it a failure, though in some instances a success. 

 Said the Wealthy killed almost universally on the Hyslop and Trans- 

 cendent. It does well on Early Strawberry and on some of the Siber- 

 ians. 



If we can find congenial Avoodfor top grafting, stay by it, and use it 

 all the time. No tree is perfectly hardy on all hybrids; thinks the 

 Malinda a perfect tree on Transcendent. 



Mr. Emery said they had perfect success grafting Wealthy on Trans- 

 cendent, the union was perfect. Mr. Jordan admitted that it Avorked 



