1864. 



THE ILLINOIS FAKMER. 



11 



SECOND DAY'S SESSION. 



AtTON, Dec. 16, 186S. 

 This morning Alton came out in the regal robes 

 of winter, dashing as a belle, but without the 

 aleigh-bclls so necessary to realize the poetry of 

 the occasion. The seven inches of snow lay soft 

 and fleecy, but as no sleighs came, the weather 

 king became disgusted, and the result has been a 

 drizzling rain all day, and by to-morrow, if this 

 state of thing continues, the city will be bathed 

 in mud. 



MOBNING SESSIOX. 



A letter was read from Gen. Wil!?on, of the State 

 Board of Agriculture of Iowa, asking information 

 in regard to certain parties from Illinois selling 

 White Willow cuttings in Iowa. Yesterday a 

 committee was appointed to report on the subject, 

 and thoy say they do not know the patties named, 

 but as they have the evidence that thousands of 

 willow cutting^ were taken from our swamps and 

 creek bottoms List winter, and sold for the White 

 Willow, it stands our Iowa friends in hand to be 

 careful of whom they purchase, and to see that 

 the parties can give good references 



A letter was read from Mr. Henry Ware, of Mar- 

 blehead, Ma-sachusets, stating that he grew, on 

 fourteen acres, seven thousand bushels of onions 

 of the Danver.^ silver skin variety. Mr. W, sug- 

 gests that onions can be cheaply and certainly 

 grown on the prairies. The new lands are clear of 

 weeds, and we should pay more attention to "the 

 crop. 



The committee made the following 



REPORT ON THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



The committee to whom was referred the Presi- 

 dent's address respectfully report that, highly ap- 

 preciating the spirit and sentiments of the addrrss 

 gener. lly, they are specially bound to report for 

 the expression of the Society, the resolve that we 

 most earnestly urge the formation of Horticultural 

 Associations in towns, counties, and large districts 

 all over the State, that through them we may 

 learn the comparative value of each fruit in the 

 diflFeront parts of the State, under the modifying 

 conditions of climate, soil, and situation. 



We recommend further, a vote of thanks to the 

 Horticultural Society at Rockford for their gener- 

 ous and most complete arrangements for the far 

 of this society, held there last September. To 

 them is justly due the credit of those nieasures 

 that resulted in such gratifying success to our 

 cause. 



We further note as worthy of your attention, the 

 information that an insect has been discovered ca- 

 pable of subsisting on the leaf of the Ailanthus, 

 and producing, without care or protection, a silk 

 of good quality. We recommend the appointment 

 of a committee to inquire into the matter, and re- 

 port to this Society at an early day. 



We report further to you, that we note with re- 

 gret the persistent refusal of the managers of the 

 Illinois Central Railroad, and Terre Haute and Al- 

 ton Railroad, to extend to the members of this So- 

 ciety the courtesies awarded by most other roads 



to_all organized associations laboring for the bene 

 fit of the public. And we here enter and record 

 our solemn protest against such a policy, as most 

 unjust and oppressive to us, as we have been and 

 are laboring gratuitously, at a heavy expense of 

 time and means, for the development of thofc re- 

 sources of our common country thst already have, 

 and in the future will still more, abundantly in- 

 crease the revenues of these railroads. 



The report was adopted. 



A Committee consisting of Messrs. Overman, 

 Earle, Flagg and the President were appointed to 

 confer with the railroad companies in regard to the 

 above subject. 



DR. L0?fG ON THE PEAR. 



Seekel, hardy and proStaide. Oswef^o Bucrre 

 blighted the fifth year ; would recommonu it for 

 further trial, as it is a valuable pear. Biicrre Bose, 

 all dead the second year. Urbanist bligltts sli^lit- 

 ly. Steven's Genesee, blights badly jind is temlcr ; 

 although a fine fruit is nothnrdy enough for Alton. 

 Tyson, would try it further. Belle Lucrative, 

 bears young: fruit fine, but blights to some extent. 

 Rouselet de Stutgard is an excellent pear and suf- 

 fered but slightly. Chaptel, a fine jrrower and ra'h- 

 er large fruit; affected this year for the firs' time. 

 St. Andre, hardy as is -also Fig. For 11 . iiuffuui, 

 Bastizier, Beurre Dial, badly blightcc. Henry the 

 Fourth, hardy and a good beare;. Swan's 0::«nge 

 killed. FK-mish Be^aity highly cultivated ; killed 

 the second year ; those on uncu'tivattd iai d har- 

 dy. Glout Morceau killed. Du(h'.'?s <;^ Angou- 

 leme, hardv on poor soil. Vicar of Winkfield. all 

 dead. Louise Bdnne de Jersey, a p: oiitab <■ fruit ; 

 only slightly affected. Howell, hardy .nd promise 

 well. Passe Colonar, fruit fine and tree hardy. 

 Lawrence the same. B;irtiett, profitable and iiitle 

 affected. Kingsissing, hardy, fruit po^'r. Napo-. 

 Icon, hardy, bidsfiir; fruit sells will. Midaline, 

 hardy and profitable. White Dovenn*^, bears well 

 and is profitable. Doyenne de Ete, produ -es well 

 and is hardy. Grey Doyenne, hard;- but tiot profit- 

 able. Beurre Glairgu, hard', fruit very large. 

 St. Ghistlain, hardy and profitable. Sheldon, hardy 

 and bears well Ott, a good pear. Tlie ab^ve trees 

 were planted in the spring of 1857, giving seven 

 years experience. 



The committee reported .''pple list, which by 

 common consent wltc to go on the minutes with- 

 out discussion. At the next mei ting wc .«!iall have 

 the fruit list from the entire St -te, anil the Society 

 will then know more of the subject, and be able 

 to agree on a list. . 



APPLE LIST. 



LIST FOR NORTHERN ILLINOIS. 



For Market. — Red Astrachan, Red .Tune, Kes- 

 wick Codlin, Early Peimock, Sweet June (Hightop 

 Sweeting of Downing), Snow Apple, Bailey's 

 Sweet, Maiden's Blush, Fall Swaar, Lowell Striped 

 Gilliflower, (probably Setllnped Gillflower,) R^.ms- 

 dell's Sweet, Yellow Siberian Crab, Winesap, 

 Rawles' Janet, Dnmine, Willow Twtg, Gilpin (Lit- 

 tle Romanite), Minkler (probably s me as Brandy- 

 wine of Adams county), Tolmaii Sweet, Yellow 

 Bellflower and Northern Sweet. 



Family Use. — Early Harvest, Red Jun-. Keswick 

 Codlin, Benoni, Hocking, Sweet June, Snow, Bai- 



