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■ PROGRAMME ■ 



For the Annual Meeting of 1886, to convene in 

 Grand Rapids Nov. 30th and Dec. 1st and 2d. 



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The S< . i teenth Annual meeting i>f the Michigan Hoi'ticultural So- 

 ciety, will convene in Grand Rapids, in acceptance of an invitation from 

 the Grand River Ystlley Horticultural Society. It was here that the So- 

 ciety was organized, in INTO, and the convention which lias now been 

 planned, promises to be one of unusual interest and importance. Upon 

 the understanding that there will be above 50 visiting delegates, the rail- 

 roads have granted excursion rates, and all- who arc to attend should send 

 to the Secretary for certificates. AT ONCE. 



The committee in charge of local arrangements, after correspondence 

 with many of those who mean to be in attendance, decided to arrange for 

 quartering the attending members at a hotel where all could be together 

 during the entire convention : and in furtherance of this plan received 

 from Mr. J. K. Johnston, of the Eagle hotel, the exceedingly liberal offer 

 to care for the delegates at the rate of ONE DOLLAR per day. The offer 

 was accepted and the Eagle Hotel will be headquarters for the Society. 

 It is centrally located and convenient to stations and the meetings of the 

 Society. 



The convention will open with an evening session on November 80, 

 and close with the lecture on the evening of December 3d. 



Ample arrangements will be made by local horticulturists for the 

 display of fruits, flowers, vegetables, nuts, horticultural conveniences, in 

 truth anything that will add to the interest or value of the meeting, and 

 delegates are earnestly requested to bring something with them to add to 

 the display. 



The Society desires to foster the most cordial feeling between itself 

 and sister societies, based upon a knowledge of each other's methods and 

 purposes and to this end extends a hearty invitation to kindred organiza- 

 tions to send delegates ; and pledges itself to reciprocate as far as dates 

 and circumstances will permit. 



The general public, are invited to attend the meetings and participate 

 in the discussions. The following is an outline of the proceedings which 

 may be varied in the arrangement of topics for the day meetings: 



SCHEME OF TOPICS. 



TUESDAY EVENING. 



7:30 o'clock. 1— Reading of Correspondence 



2— President's Annual Address. 



3— Reports of Officers. 



4— Report of Committee on Legislation. 



5— Discussion on intensive methods in Horticulture, led by a short 



paper from Secretary P. C. Reynolds of Rochester, N. Y. 

 (> — Announcement of Committees for the convention. 



WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION. 



9 o'clock. 1— Election of Officers for ensuing j ear. 



2 — Are Michigan Apples deteriorating '/ 



3— Fighting the Codling Moth. 



4 — Re-invigorating old Apple Orchards. 



5 — Upon what does Future Successful Apple blowing Depend ? 



6— The Pleasant Art of Grafting : Its Importance and Usefulness. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



1 — How to Teach Horticulture. 



2— Practicability of giving Instruction in Common Schools. 



3— The School Garden. 



4— The Kindergarten as a Foundation for Technical Instruction iff 

 Horticulture. 



5— Educational Advantages of Embellishing School premises. 

 EVENING SESSION. 



Discussion on I'.e Comparative Merits of the Prominent Newer Var- 

 ieties of Fruits. 



Address by Hon. Edwin Willite, President of the State Agricultural 

 College: Subject: '■ Culture and Horti-culture." 



THURSDAY MORNING SESSION. 



1— Pedigree as Affecting Progress in Securing the Best Varieties. 



2— Pleasures and Trials in Testing New Sorts. 



3 — Testimonials with Reference to New Sorts — our duty. 



4— Fruit Juices and Syrups. How can we Build up an Industry in 

 their Manufacture 



5 — Fruit Retarding Houses— Notes and New Features. 

 Address by Dr. C. E. Davison of Wavlancl; Subject: "Relation of 



Foods to Intellectual Development." 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



1 :30 o'clock. Reports of Standing Committees of the Society. 

 2:30 o'clock. The Public Park a Humanizing Town Attribute. 



1 — The Duty of Cities and Villages. 



2— A Place of Legitimate Recreation. 



3— An Educator. 



4— Importance of Correct Taste in Building and Maintaining Parks. 



5 — Some Thoughts upon Construction. 

 0— Utilization of Fair Grounds for Park Purposes 



EVENING SESSION. 



Reports of Committees. 



Lecture Dy Prof M. Miles, recently of Amherst, Massachusetts; Sub- 

 ject: " Life on the F'arm." 

 Final Resolutions -Adjournment. 



7 o'clock. 



8 o'clock. 



9 o'clock. 



11:30 o'clock. 



7 o'clock. 



8 o'clock. 



