THE SECTION ON HORTICULTURE AND BOTANY. 
The chairman, Mr. Goff, of Wisconsin, and secretary, Mr, Pammel, of 
Iowa. <1 i« 1 not attend the convention, and the Section organised by elect- 
Mr. Tracy, of Mississippi, as chairman for the meeting and Mr. 
Balstod, of New l^ secretary. The printed programme for the 
on gave the titles of eleven papers by a^ many authors, but only 
two of these authors were present during the whole convention, and only 
one at the organization of the Section. A committee npon programme 
then-tore appointed, consisting of Messrs. Moll, <»t" Alabama, 
nby, of < >hio, and the acting secretary, t<> report at the next session 
of the Section. 
The first paper read (by the secretary was by II. N". Starnes, of 
_ . npon "The Proper Position of Hybrids in the Classification 
of American Grapes." A classification is proposed dividing all sorts 
apes into seven series or species, and all native subspecies are 
considered as varieties. The mother plant in all cases regulates the 
- into which the hybrid rails. The vineyard in charge of the 
writer. Mr. Redding stated, was arranged according to the classification 
offered. Mr. Lozenby stated that plums ami other bruits needed ;i 
"iy plan of classification. .Mr. Burrill rted that more of 
botany ami the methods of botanists should be used in horticulture. 
Mr. Goff sent a paper upon" Plant Breeding at Experiment station-." 
which was read by th< i y. The author made a strong plea for the 
nation of new varieties ;it the experiment Btations, and stated that 
it was his firm conviction that grand results must come from plant bi 
lug. A lengthy discussion followed, in which Messrs. Mell, Ti 
1 in nil 1. and others took )• 
A. short session of the & eld on Tuesday evening, at which 
:i a]. on • ii question of l 
the sectional men lue. Metho 
culture were ofB rden nn< 
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