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THE ILLINOIS FAEMEE. 



Jan. 



THE CURRANT 



Cam'^ in for a small share of talk, which re- 

 Pu'.teJ in recommending the Red Dutch, the 

 White Grape, White Dutch and the Victoria. 



GRAVES. 



The Diana, Catawba, Clinton, Isabeia and Con- 

 cord were ditfcuFS?d. The Catawba, Clinton and 

 Concord stood tht highest. 



RASPBERRIES. 



Messrs. IIu?:g':n^ Galusha, Edwards, Bragdon, 

 and Warder, discussed Allen's Raspberry ; con- 

 demned it ior its muckers, but Mr. Iliiggius con- 

 sidered it valuable for his part of the State ; he 

 trca'ed suckers as he wou'd so many weed^. 



Mr. Galusha moved to recommend the Arac-i- 

 canl Rack Cap and the Purple Cane for Ceutral 

 and Northern Illinois, at least. Which was con- 

 curred in. 



Dr. Warder said the Purple Cane was not a 

 new raspberry, but had boen long known under 

 various names, and is a wsys a favorite. The 

 fall was recommended as the best time to plant 

 Ibis Iruit. Dr. Warder said that the people did 

 not prune (heir raspberries sutiiciently. They 

 needed more thorough pruning. lie also spoke 

 in favor of the K rtland Rasberry, wLiich he pro- 

 nounced one of the best of the Ameiican Reds. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



President — Dr. J. A. Kennicott. 

 Vice-President, 1st JJist. — Dr. E. B Kit toe. 

 2d " J. W. AVakeman. 

 3d " S. G. Minkler. 

 «« 4th " Nathan Overman 



«' dth " J. H. Stewart. 



" 6th " J. Iluggins. 



" 7th "■ — Hostetter. 



" 8ih " Chas A. Kennicott. 



" <Jlh " G. II. Raker. 



Corresponding Secretary — 0. B. Galuslia. 

 Recording Secretary — 11. C. Freeman. 

 Assistant Recording Secretary — C. T. Chase. 

 Treasurer — S. G. Minkler. 



The next annual meeting of the Society is to 

 be held in Chicago on Tuesday, the 3d day of 

 December, 1861. , 



The members signed a petition to the Legisla- 

 ture asking for the passage of a law making fruit 

 stealing a felony. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



Mr. Galusha would yecommend the Houghton 

 and the Pale Red. He' sets plants five feet apart 

 in the rows, and the rows six feet apart, mulches 

 with straw and manure in the fall. Dr. Warder : 

 this berry sells the best when half grown. In 

 Ohio they rake off the berries with a little wire 

 rake, upon sheets spread under the bushes. 

 When green, they are sold at a dollar a bushel 

 in Cincinna i. For family use they should be 

 ripe, as then they are much superior. The above 

 were recommended for general culture. 



BLACKREREIES. 



Mr. tluggin recommended the Lawton Black- 

 berry for Central Illinois, which was adopted. 

 He says it is fruitful, hardy and very lucious 

 when fully ripe, [Glad to hear it.] 



CHERRIES. 



The Committee on Cherries for Northern Illi- 

 nois, recommended Early May, Belle deChoisey, 

 May Duke, Dellc de Magnifique, Late Duke and 

 Reine ILa-tense To which, on motion of Dr. 

 Kennicott, English MorrcUo was added, and the 

 list adopted. 



RHUBARB. 



The Early Tobolsk for very early, and Line- 

 ous and Myati's Victoria for ihe main crop. 

 " Cahoon's " was entirely discarded as of no 

 value. Deep culture and abundance of manure 

 are the requirements of this plant. The above 

 were the favorites adopted for a select list, 



APPLES. 



The list recommended by (he committee for 

 Northern Illinois next came up : 



Little Red Ronianiie, said to be third rate, 

 good for baking and sweet pickles, good bearer 

 and keeper, its populariiy is well known. The 

 remaindt-r of the list was not discussed. Some 

 discussions were had on pruning the apple. Dr. 

 Warder said prune in winter lor wood, and in 

 summer for fruit, but never when the wood is 

 froze. 



On Wednesday evening Dr Kcnuii^ott delivered 

 a lecture on the subject of the M'S'akcs of Tiee- 

 plauters, and on Tliursday even r.g Dr. Warder 

 lectured on pear culture. Du'ing the mecf.ng 

 C. T Chase read an essay on the Education of 

 the Laborer. Other pajiers and reports were 

 read, which will probably find a place in the 

 published report. 



'Ihe labors of this Society are valuable to the 

 public, and we shall hope that the Legislature 

 will appreciate this and give it that aid that is 

 required. Enough should at least be allowed to 

 fiitnish a stenographic reporter at its next s-es- 

 siiin, and for the printing of ten thcusaiid copies 

 of its tiausaclions. 



OUR NOTES. 



(a) The Cottonwood is the most rapid grower 

 of the whole j^oplar tribe, and for protection, 

 in a single row, must be valuable. The wood is 

 foft, ditticult to S[ lit in many specimens, decays 

 rapidly, even moie so than Baswood or Linden. 

 Very objectionable for a stieet or yard tree, as 

 it is filled with swarms of flies which breed large 

 numbers of worms, which in turn feed on its 

 succulent leaves, thousands of which are made 

 aboitive, producing a sort of 7iut-gall, filled with 

 numerous progeny, and making the tree unsight- 

 ly. The cotton often fills the air with its fleece, 

 covers the shrubbery and lawn. It is readily 

 propagated by cuttings ; it springs up on all 

 new jdowed land, and tran-plants wtll when 

 young, but not so readily when old. 



(b) This willow has not been fully appreciated; 

 it is of rapid growth, I'aluable for fuel, posts and 

 rails, and should find a place in the timber belts ; 

 it grows from cuttings, but should be cut back 

 near the ground, at a year old, to make a straight 

 trunk. The twigs of his willow are used alu^ost 

 exclusively at Cincinnati for tying up the grape 

 vine. A belt of this would cost the farmer or 

 orchardist but a trifle, as an abundance of <ut- 

 tings can be had for the cost of cutting and ship- 



