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tell ynii about the asters. K\'eryone should gTow them; they 

 are so satisfactory in man\- ways, needing little cultivation and 

 blooming so freely and so long", way into the frosty days, as do 

 also the chrysantheuiums. When your garden has finished 

 its work out of doors don't drop it; keep it up in the house; 

 keep the beauty growing- inside, and let it never be said of your 

 home. — 'there is not a flower growing- outside or in.' " 



Another selection was rendered by the Smithsonian 

 Quartette. 



President Eddy : We are fortunate in having with us 

 as our guest the Secretary of the Michigan State Horticul- 

 tural Society, Mr. C. E. Bassett of Fennville, wdio is also 

 one of the most successful fruit growers of Michigan. He is 

 going to tell us something about orchard methods in Michigan 

 and will illustrate his remarks with lantern slides. 



( This address, which occupied over an hour, covering in a 

 very interesting and instructive way the methods practiced by 

 the best growers in the famous Michigan fruit belt, peaches, 

 cherries, berries, grapes and apples were tcniched upon by the 

 speaker and a great many splendid slides w'ere shown, illus- 

 trating the planting, culture, picking, packing and marketing 

 of these fruits. It was a wonderfully instructive lecture for 

 every Connecticut grower. As it is impossible to reproduce 

 Mr. Bassett's pictures, we can give but a brief summary of the 

 more imi)ortant points brought out by the speaker.) 



Orchard Methods in Michigan. 



By Chas. E. Bassett, Fennville, Michigan. 



Being a commercial peach grower in the Michigan fruit 

 belt, I shall only attempt to give you briefly the common princi- 

 ples and practices of the leading growers of our section. We 

 attempt no fancy methods — every dollar expended and every 

 hour's work flevoterl to the business is looked upon as an in- 

 vestment. With most of us peach ])roduction is a "bread and 

 butter" affair. Your own experiences with local conditions 



