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duooil hoiv which are muoh sought afior. "Wo huvo tlio Chipp's Fhvvor, 

 which avo soUl at tivo doHars a troo, and luoro whips at that. An incroas- 

 ing intorest is growing* in favor of improved fruits. Some oightoou or 

 twenty years ago tlie first Rartlett pears were sent to Washington market. 

 but no one could be got to bid tor them ; this year lie thought they couUl 

 easily comniaud 25 dollars per barrel. Hundreds of acres could be set out 

 Avith the Bartlett pear, and still the market would uut bo overstocked. 

 The thousands annually sent to market does not supply the demand. The 

 millions of acres now planted with fruit in this country is not sufticient for 

 the wants of the people. To-day there are not enough Isabella grapes in 

 market to supply the demand. He would therefore urge everyone to plant 

 OTchards with fruit. There need be no fear of an over supply, for the 

 increasing taste for improved fruit, experience has taught us, has always 

 been greater than the supply. 



Mr. James Hogg said he had seen fruit ripen and color beautifully by 

 being placed between blankets in a dark room; the blankets he found much 

 better than wool or cotton. Fruit-growers have observed that the blankets 

 give a particular bright red color, and it does not appear to take anything 

 from the fruit like the cotton or wool. By its not absorbing moisture from 

 the fruit, the blanket makes the best for this purpose. 



Mr. Mead exhibited some fine specitnens of blotched and edged petunias, 

 presented by Mrs. Barrow. They were raised in her garden in this city. 



Adjourned. Joux W. Cu.vmukrs, Seorianj. 



i August im, IS 64. 



Jfr. J. "W. Barrow, Vice-President, in the chair. 



The Secretary reported that the gentlemen named at the last meeting of 

 the association were duly elected the committee on Horticulture of the 

 American Institute, He also reported tbat the gentlemen nominated as 

 delegates to the National Pomological Society liad Ihhmi appointed. 



On motion of Mr. P. B. Mead, it was resolved that the Horticultural 

 Association of the American Institute hold au exhibition of fruit and flowers 

 in their rooms, at such time as may be selected by the committee having 

 charge of the exhibition. 



On motion of Mr. Hogg, it was resolved that the committee on Horticul- 

 ture of the American Institute have charge of the exhibition this fall, and 

 that they fix the days for the same. 



On motion of Mr. Hogg, it was also resolved that the premium committee 

 of the Horticidtural Association be requested to make out the premium list 

 for the contemplated exhibition, and report the same within ten days from 

 this date to the board of managers of the American Institute for their 

 approval. 



Fruits in their Se.\son. 



The subject for discussion was then taken up. 



Mr. "Win. S. Carpenter — Pomology, although in its infancy in this coun- 

 try, has made rapid strides within the last few years, and we are glad to 

 know that the public taste has been improved, which will cause many of 



