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Doings of Societies. 
A REGISTER OF HORTICULTURAL COUNCIL MEETINGS. 
The months of January and February have witnessed the annual 
meetings of the leading horticultural organizations of Canada and 
the United States. In New York the State Fruit Growers’ Association 
and the Western New York Horticultural Society met in January at 
Geneva and Rochester, respectively. Their meetings were most suc¬ 
cessful, and the officers of each society were re-elected. On February 
16-17 a joint meeting of the State Fruit Growers’ Association with 
the New A r ork Horticultural Society, the Connecticut Pomologicai 
Society, and the New Jersey State Horticultural Society was held at 
the American Institute, New York City. This meeting was character¬ 
ized by the presence on the program of men who figure largely as writers 
and lecturers. The New York Experiment Station was represented 
by its director and editor, the Cornell College of Agriculture by its 
director. We suppose that the orchardist had his innings in the time 
allotted to discussion, but he certainly was not in evidence on the pro¬ 
gram. 
The Idaho Horticultural Association met at Boise, and laid plans 
for the securing from the state of an appropriation of $20,000 for hor¬ 
ticultural inspection and for the maintenance of a standing committee 
upon transportation. Officers elected, Freemont Wood, Boise, pres¬ 
ident, B. P. Shawhan, Payette, secretary, P. A. Devers, treasurer. 
Arkansaw horticulturists met for their twenty-fifth session at 
Rogers, January 24-26. Officers elected, John P. Logan, Siloam 
Springs, president, Ernest Walker, Fayetteville, secretary, James W. 
Vestal, treasurer. 
Oklahoma horticulturists met late in January at Shawnee. A 
summer meeting is to be held at the same place the coming season. 
Professor O. M. Morris, Agricultural College, Stillwater, president, 
Pickens Watson, Shawnee, secretary. 
Tennessee horticulturists swung into line recently and effected the 
organization of a state horticultural society. Professor C. A. Iveffer 
of the State University was chosen president, and Mr. Martin of the 
State Geological Department, secretary. 
During the past month the Fruit Growers of the Maritime Provinces 
of Canada have been occupied with their annual conventions. New 
Brunswick held its winter meeting on January 27. Much enthusiasm 
characterized the several sessions. President, J. C. Gilman, Frederic¬ 
ton, secretary, W. D. Albright, Sussex, treasurer, H. Wilmot, Oromocto* 
The meeting of the Prince Edward Island Horticultural Society 
and the Nova Scotia Fruit Growers’ Association have already been 
mentioned. The discussions were characterized by abundance of 
interest and great faith in the future of fruit growing in their respective 
provinces. 
The American Carnation Society held a very successful meeting 
in Chicago January 25-26. It was agreed at this meeting to hold a 
co-operative exhibition in connection with the regular fall show, for 
the express purpose of displaying new and promising seedlings. Officers 
elected, president, Peter Fisher, Ellis, Mass., secretary, A. M. Herr, 
Lancaster, Pa., treasurer, F. J. Dorn, Jr., Lafayette, Indiana. 
The American Cranberry Association held its annual meeting in 
Philadelphia on January 25. One of the important facts announced 
was the efficacy of copper sulphate as a preventive of cranberry scald. 
Officers elected, president, Rev. E. H. Durell, Woodbury, N. J., sec¬ 
retary-treasurer, John T. Irving, Elwood, N. J. 
The Connecticut Pomologicai Society met in Hartford, on February 
1-2. A successful session has been reported. Officers elected, 
president, A. G. Gully, Storrs, secretary, H. C. C. Miles, Milford. 
The West Virginia Horticultural Society held its twelfth annual 
meeting at Charleston on January 26-27. Officers elected, Alex. Clohan 
Martinsburg, president, F. E. Brooks, Morgantown, secretary. 
Texas Truck and Fruit Growers Association met at Galveston Janu¬ 
ary 25. Officers, president, S. R. Dickson, Harris County, secretary- 
treasurer H. R. Thompson, R,ush County. 
The Nova Scotia Fruit Growers’ Association met at Kentville, 
during the first week of December. An excellent meeting was realized 
owing to the excellent efforts of local talent and the assistance of the 
Division of Fruits of the Dominion Department of Agriculture. 
The meeting of the Peninsula Horticultural Society held at the Sea- 
ford, Delaware, on January 17-18-19, was well attended, and the 
program most enthusiastically carried out. Among the leading speak¬ 
ers were officers of the Delaware experiment station. Professor Waugh 
of Amherst, Mass., and noted fruit growers from Maryland and Delaware. 
Montana Horticultural Society met at Helena January 19-20-21 
and held a successful meeting. Missoula was selected for the next 
place of meeting. Mr. C. F. Dallman, manager of the Missoula Nursery 
Co., was elected president and Mr.Verdie Spurgeon of Missoula, secretary. 
AMERICAN BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION. 
The second annual meeting of this association was held at the College 
of Agriculture, Champagne, Illinois, February 1-3. The Association 
has divided itself into sections. These sections, however, did not 
meet concurrently, but consecutively. Among the speakers in the 
plant section were T. V. Munson, Dennison, Tex., Breeding of Grapes, 
C. W. Ward, Queens, N. Y., Carnation Breeding, W. M. Hays, Assist¬ 
ant Secretary of Agriculture, Breeding of a Hardv Alfalfa, Dr. George 
T. Moore, U. S. Department of Agriculture. Breeding Nitrogen Fixing 
Clover Bacteria. The reports of this society are available to members. 
WISCONSIN HORTICULTURISTS MEET. 
The writer was sent to Madison as a delegate from the Minnesota 
Horticultural Society. The Wisconsin people had one of the largest 
and most enthusiastic conventions in their history, their program 
covering four days and ten sessions—interest and good attendance 
being maintained throughout. A fruit display of over 600 plates was 
one of the interesting features. Wisconsin is fast adding to her rep¬ 
utation as an apple state and growers from the lake district brought 
fine specimens of many “old line” varieties. Cranberry culture is 
one of the distinctive features of Wisconsin horticulture, with the 
strawberry crowding a close second. An interesting activity of this 
Society is the maintenance of three experimental orchards in different 
parts of the state, on account of the wide variation in soil and cli¬ 
mate. The burning of the Wisconsin Capitol last year destroyed the 
entire horticultural library and much work has resulted in the collection 
of a new one. In a lively discussion on spraying, the dust spray as a 
fungicide was denounced. The Wisconsin Experimental Station, 
through the efforts of the late Professor Goff, has assumed a leading 
position in the study of the native plum and much encouragement 
is offered to champions of this fruit. The Jewell Nursery Company’s 
cash prize of $1,000 for a new hardy plum was first made public 
at this meeting and aroused much interest. Professor Sandsten said 
there was no reason why native and Japan or Domestica varieties could 
not be crossed in the interests of size, quality and hardiness. The 
annual banquet, with over one hundred covers, was a pronounced 
success, and brought the convention to a close with harmony prevail¬ 
ing. The political situation at Madison was particularly interesting 
at this time, Governor La Follette having been just elected to the 
U. S. Senate, and the discussions in the corridors lacked nothing in 
vigor. 
Lake City, Minnesota. Roy Underwood. 
JAMAICA STORM STRICKEN. 
Two years ago the fruit interests of Jamaica were sorely injured 
by a destructive tornado. Telegraphic despatches inform us that 
another storm has recently passed over the Island inflicting much 
damage on the banana plantations. The loss to banana growers is 
estimated at between one hundred and fifty and two hundred thousand 
dollars. A large share of this falls upon the United Fruit Company. 
ANOTHER BIG GEORGIA ORCHARD. 
Richard A. Almand and Gabriel Toombs, two of Washington’s most 
enterprising and substantial citizens, have just purchased of J. M. 
Gilbert, a tract of land about two miles south of Washington, 500 acres, 
and are preparing to engage extensively in peach raising. Fifteen 
thousand Elberta trees will be set out this fall, and will be followed 
by an additional 15,000 next fall. The soil in this section is admirably 
suited for peach culture. 
