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1862. 



THE ILLmOIS FARMEE. 



343 



Winter Meeting of the State Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



As will be seen below, this society will meet 

 in Bloomington the 2d of next month. 



The programme was made up at the last meet- 

 ing, and on the whole is a very good one ; but 

 since that time several new subjects have at- 

 tracted the attention of the members. Among 

 the most prominent is that of the White Willow, 

 for fencing, shade, shelter, fuel and economical 

 purpose?. This subject must necessarily occupy 

 much of the time, and crowd out some of the sub- 

 jects set down in the programme. Railroadmen 

 will be deeply interested in this enquiry, for they 

 are interested in something that will keep the 

 deep snow drifts from the track, a future supply 

 of fuel and ties. 



A list of fruits for commercial orchards is an- 

 other subject that will come up, demanding care- 

 ful attention. The idea of a long list for general 

 culture has been ignored and no more time need 

 be wasted on it. Orchardists are now disposed 

 to plant few kinds, but those must be of the best 

 paying ones. 



Illinois Horticultural Society. 



PROGRAMME OE EXERCISES FOR WINTER MEETING. 



Commencing Dec. 2d, at 10 A. M., at Bloomington. 



TO CONTINUE FOITE DATS. 

 FIRST DAY. 



Morning Exercises — Essays and Addresses. 



Address by the President, 0. B. Galusha. 



Essays on Apples. 



S. G. Minkler, Specie Grove. 

 P. K. Phoenix, Bloomington. 

 G. H. Baker, Cobden. 



Afternoon Exercises — Essays on Pears. 



Robert Douglas, Waukegan. 

 Verry Aldrich, Tiskilwa. 

 C. A. Montross, Centralia. 



Eveiwig Exercises — Essays on Peaches. 



James E. Starr, Alton. 

 Clark, South Pass. 



SECOND DAT. 



Morning Exercises — en Grapes. 



C. N. Andrews, Rockford. 



H. L. Brush, Ottawa, 



C. H. Rosenstiel, Freeport, on Foreign Grapes. 



Afternoon Exei'daes — Essays on Small Fruits. 

 Stratoberries and Blackberries. 



H. M. Kidder, Evanston. on Strawberries. 



H. Sbaw, Tremont, on Strawberries. 



Ohns. Merritt, Battle Creek, Mich., Blackberries, 



A. Crosby, Centralia, on Blackberries. 



Evening Exercises — Essays on Small Fruits, Rasp- 

 berries, &c. 



Chas. Kennicott, Sandoval, on Small Fruits of 

 Egypt 



H. M. Kidder, on Raspberries. 



C. H. Rosenstiel, on Raspberries. 



J. Asa Kennicott^ Chicago, Ornamental Fruit 

 Trees, 



Question for Discussion on tlie Second Day, P. M. : 



Resolved, that this society dis approves the exten- 

 sive cultivation of fruit for the purpose of manufac- 

 turing for intoxicating drinks. 



THIRD DAT. 



Morning Ezei-cises — Essays on Small Fruits. 



Chas. Hamilton, Henry, on Gooseberries. 

 J. T. Little, Dixon, Currants. 

 Jas. Wakeman, Cottage Hill, on Cherries. 

 C. H. Rosenstiel, Freeport, on Plums, Prunes and 

 h erries. 



Afternoon Exercises — Essays on Evei'greeriS, dtc. 



S. Edwards, LaMoille, on Evergreens. 



M. L. Dunlap, Champaign, on Screens, <fec. 



C. R. Overman, on Landscape Gardening. 



C. T. Chase, Chicago, Beautifying our Homes. 



Election of officers. 



Evetiing Exercises — Miscellaneous Essays. 



J. Periam, Hope, Kitchen and Market Gardening, 

 G. W. Miner, Mackinaw, Forest Trees. 

 Dr. Geo, Haskell, Fruits of Michigan. 



FOURTH DAY. 



Morning Exercises — Miscellaneous Essays. 



J. A. Warder, Cincinnati, optional. 



B. D. Walsh, Rock Island, Entomology, 

 P. R. Hoy, Racine, Wis., optional. 



The essays and addresses will be followed by dis- 

 cussions on the topics treated of. 



Evening — A Social Me- Union. 



The citizens of Bloomington, with their usual lib " 

 erality, offer to the members the hospitalities of their 

 homes. 



By order of the President, 



C. T, CHASE, Cor. Secretary. 



We will sey in this connection that the Illinoig 

 Central Railroad, with its accustomed liberality 

 to this and kindred interests, will return free all 

 members of the society residing along the line of 

 their road, and being in attendance in the early 

 part of the session, in time to obtain the passes 

 from the Chicago office. Our friends should 

 bear this in mind and be on haad in time to have 



