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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TEXAS STATE HORTICUL¬ 
TURAL SOCIETY. 
The Texas State Horticultural Society in nineteenth annual 
session, was called to order at College Station, July 6, 1904, 
by President C. C. Mayhew. Prayer was offered by John F. 
Sneed of Tyler. 
ADDRESS OF WELCOME. 
Professor E. J. Kyle welcomed the Society in the following 
words: 
“It seems rather formal for me to have to welcome the 
Horticulturists of the State to this College because every 
Horticulturist in the State should have a personal interest 
in this College, especially in the Horticultural departments 
and you should need no welcome to bring you here at any 
time of the year. We are attempting here at the College for 
the Horticultural Department to get in as close touch as pos¬ 
sible with the practical fruit growers of the State because 
we realize that if we are to do any good, if we are to benefit 
the State in any way we have to do it by benefiting the prac¬ 
tical grower. I doubt if all of you have realized the great 
and wonderful development that has gone on in our State 
w thin the last few years along Horticultural lines In fact, 
I doubt if there has ever been a State that has seen as rapid 
and yet as sound development as this State has seen within 
the last fifteen years. We have come up from a place of no 
moment at all in the Horticultural world, until the eyes of 
the whole United States are directed towards Texas; and 
the great World’s Fair at St. Louis, this year will put us more 
to the front than we have ever been before and it is very 
necessary that the Horticulturists all over this State come 
together and be banded together as closely as possible. We 
have to have some main head to work through. We should 
have some definite aim in view if we hope to accomplish 
anything in the future, if we hope to organize the great 
Horticultural interests and development that is going on in 
our State. We should feel more like a band of brothers 
because I believe Horticulturists all over the country are 
closer to each other than any other Agricultural organization 
at least, and we must be that way in this State. We must 
come together and get information from one another. I 
do not believe there is anyone who parts with his information 
as readily as the Horticulturist and we want you to feel 
at liberty to come to this College at any time of the year and 
inspect the work that is going on here and take a personal 
interest in it. It is our duty and it is our business to experi¬ 
ment here along Horticultural lines and find out what new 
varieties are of the most importance to the State; to find out 
what are the best fertilizers to use, and in fact, to keep 
in the front along all Horticultural lines. If you have any 
experiment with any trees that you want to make, if you have 
a new fruit you want tested, if you have a new vegetable 
you want to bring before the people of the State, notify my¬ 
self or Mr. Green that you will come here or send us seeds or 
plants and we will plant them on the grounds and give them 
the best attention we know how, so they will be before the 
public at any time. We want you to feel at home to stop 
off here and visit us at any time. We are attempting to get 
out among the growers as much as possible. In the last two 
years, we have done a great deal of this, learning what is 
going on in the State. This summer we are very fortunate 
in having three of our students with Mr. Roland Morrill, 
who is giving them practical work on his place and expects 
to take them to Michigan with him. Mr. Morrill is very much 
interested in the work and wants some of our young men 
every summer, and we want you to take the same interest 
and always remember that you are welcome to the Horticul¬ 
tural Department of the A. and M. College.” 
Mr. John S. Kerr, of Sherman, responded to the address 
of welcome in a few well chosen words. 
THE PROGRAM. 
Mr. Fernando Miller and Mr. H. M. Stringfellow T told of 
their experiences with fruit growing in the Lampasas Section. 
Mr. Stringfellow has originated a new grape, samples of which 
he displayed for the benefit of the members of the Society. 
Prof. Hotchkiss, of the Troupe Experiment Station, gave 
his experience in grape culture in that section. Prof. Hotch¬ 
kiss approves of the Munson Canopy Trellis three wire system 
for grapes, as it gives the foliage a chance to protect the 
grapes from the heat. 
Recently a party of Texas Horticulturists, composed of 
E. W. Kirkpatrick, C. Falkner, E. J. Kyle, F. W. Mally, J. 
S. Kerr, F. T. Ramsey, and Sam. H. Dixon, visited California, 
and these gentlemen each gave ten-minute talks on the 
lessons learned during this visit. 
Thursday’s session was opened with a discussion of the 
“Future of Pecan Culture, Some Valuable New Varieties,” 
by E. W. Kirkpatrick and Sam. H. Dixon. Mr. Dixon 
exhibited some samples of new varieties of pecans including 
the Gregg, the Wood, the Hamilton, No. 2, and others. Mr. 
Dixon also described the wonderful Texas exhibit of pecans 
at the World’s Fair, w T hich is attracting such favorable com¬ 
ment. 
“The Duty of the Fruit Grower to the Texas Horticul¬ 
tural Exhibit at the World’s Fair” was discussed by different 
members. 
Mr. G. Onderdonk, of Nursery, spoke on the subject of 
“Mexican Horticulture,” describing the Mexican methods of 
cultivation, pruning, etc. 
The question of the Texas Exhibit at the World’s Fair w r as 
again taken up and the sum of $400 raised for this purpose. 
The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: 
President, G. Onderdonk, Nursery, Texas; First Vice-Presi¬ 
dent, Fernando Miller, Lampasas, Texas; Second Vice-Presi¬ 
dent, W. A. Yates, Brenham, Texas; Secretary-Treasurer, 
Sam. H. Dixon, Houston, Texas. 
CHANGE OF FIRM. 
A pleasant letter from J. Wragg & Sons Co., Waukee, 
Iowa, makes the following announcement: 
“This will'notify you that M.J. Wragg, on the 7th day of 
June, sold all his stock in the J. Wragg & Sons Co. to his 
brother, N. C. Wragg, together with his good will, etc., and 
has retired from the business contract with the present com¬ 
pany, not to again engage in the business in this part of 
Iowa. The company has re-organized with N. C. Wragg, 
president, Mrs. H. Wragg, vice-president, and W. S. Monger, 
secretary. The outlook for future business is very encourag¬ 
ing. Iowa and the northwest now have a promise of yielding 
one of their old-time prosperity crops; and our company 
never was in a better shape to handle a large business. Our 
stock is the largest and best that we ever had to offer.” 
