26 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



SUMMER MEETING. 



MORNING SESSION. 



Chautauqua Grounds, Crete, 



Thursday, July 31, 1890. 

 Called to order by President Taylor. 



Minutes of the last meeting read by C. Q. DeFrance, Assistant Sec- 

 retary. No objections being made the President announced their ap- 

 proval. 



New members were admitted, and on motion of Carpenter commit- 

 tees on Necrology, Exhibits, and Final Resolutions were appointed. 



The President named for committee on Necrology, Carpenter, O. 

 F. Smith, and Marshall; Final Resolutions, Day, Youngers, and 

 Bessey; Exhibits, Reed, Alexander, and Laing. 



Adjourned to 2 p. m. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



Thursday, July 31, 1890. 

 President Taylor in the chair. 



Paper on "Growing Small Fruits for Profit" was read by E. F. 

 Stephens. This was followed by G. J. Carpenter's paper, " Is there 

 a Better Strawberry for all Purposes than the Crescent?" Discussion. 



Paper by Rev. Creighton, of Oberlin, Ohio, on "Pears and Pear 

 Culture," was read and discussed. 



"Best Method of Cultivating and Marketiug Grapes," by G. W. 

 Alexander, elicited some valuable hints in the discussion following. 



Prof. Charles E. Bessey gave a half hour's talk on " Evolution in 

 Horticulture," which caused considerable discussion. 



President read a letter from John Hyde, and the meeting adjourned 

 to 7:30 o'clock p. m. 



