BOTANICAL INDEX. 
SO 
From over the sea come to us so many choice and valuable publications, that we 
often wonder how they can succeed in such great numbers, but they all prosper, and 
nearly every year they present some new feature or new writer to add to their al- 
ready desirable qualities. Those published in the British empire (at home or in the 
colonies) are rather familiar to the average American reader, but those from the con- 
tinent are seldom seen, but are just as valuable to those who can read them. In t lie 
Horticultural Directory of this number (page 2) we give a list of seventeen of the 
most prominent, but as we can not individualize, we will speak only of the Journal 
de.s Hoses, a quarterly (French) magazine, edited by M. Camille Bernardin, at twelve 
franc a year and postage. It is devoted exclusively to the Rose and Rose culture, 
both at home (France) and abroad, and is illustrated by colored plates from M. 
Scipion-Cochet, a famous French botanical artist. If this journal could also issue an 
English edition, we imagine it would be well received both in England and Ameri- 
ca, and be a source of much enjoyment to us all. It comes to us highly recommend- 
ed by our old friend, Jean Sisley, which of itself is a sure guarantee of merit. 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
OHIO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
REPORTED BY MRS. H. V. AUSTIN. 
The thirteenth annual meeting of the Ohio State Horticultural Society was held 
at Canton, Ohio, on the 10th, 11th, and 12th, of December, 1879. The meeting was 
one of unusual interest, and long to be remembered. The managers of the Stark 
County Horticultural Society, at whose invitation the State Society met here, made 
ample arrangments for the meeting. A pleasant and commodious hall was secured, 
capable of seating the large audiences in the evening, and artording ample room for 
the tables upon which the exhibits were displayed. There was a good attendance of 
the citizens of Canton and vicinity at the meetings; the attendance of a large num- 
ber of ladies indicated that the proceedings were of interest to them. 
The forenoon of the first day was devoted to arranging the fruits, of which there 
was a handsome display, and informal preliminary business. The afternoon session 
was occupied with the report of the secretary, Mr. M. B. Bateliam, reports from 
local societies, and reports from the ad-interim committee on the fruit crops and 
markets of the past year; also Secretary Bateham’s report of the meeting of the 
American Pomological Society. 
At the Wednesday evening session, Dr. John A. Warder, the president, opened 
the exercises by reading a selection of Scripture, which was followed with prayer 
by the minister of the Lutheran church. An address of welcome to the members 
of the State Society was given by J. K. Neisz, President of the Stark County Horti- 
cultural Society, and was responded to by President Warder. After this, came the 
President’s Annual Address, given in Dr. Warder’s happiest style, which was one of 
the most comprehensive, explicit and instructive productions ever presented to a 
meeting of this kind. A very interesting paper was read by the Secretary, contrib- 
uted by Levi Stump, entitled : — “History and Progress of Pomology in Stark county.” 
The papers presented for discussion Thursday, were: How can old Orchards 
best be Renovated? The Codling Moth, Canker Worm and Curculio, how can 
their Ravages be Prevented? Science and Practice of Pruning, by G. H. Miller and 
others. Peach Culture, with Notes on New Varieties, by Secretary Bateham. Dry- 
ing and Evaporating Fruits. New Varieties of Grapes, by G. W. Campbell, of Dela- 
ware. The Grape-rot Malady, by G. M. High and others. Raspberries and their 
Culture, by N. Ohmer and others. 
Several interesting letters, addressed to the convention, were read; among them 
was one from Leo Weltz, of Wilmington, Ohio, who was detained from being pres- 
ent by business in southern Kansas. Delegates from other states were introduced 
and reported on the condition of their State Societies. Mrs. II. V. Austin, delegate 
from the Indiana Horticultural Society, and Mr. S. B. Mann, delegate from the Mich- 
igan Pomological Society, each made brief reports for the societies they represented. 
The programme for Thursday evening was as follows : The first was an address 
by A. McGregor, Esq., of Canton, on the Importance of Cultivation; this was a fine 
literary production, containing many practical points, and was delivered in a truly 
oratorical style. Women as Horticulturists, was the title of an essay by Mrs. Helen 
V. Austin, delegate from Indiana, which it would not be in good taste for your 
