The Horticulturists

The Horticulturists

HOLD THEIR STATE MEETING IN ANN ARBOR

And Have a Big Program for December 6 and 7, Which Will Make This Its Best Meeting.

The program for the 28th annual meeting of the Michigan State Horticultural Society has been issued, and it presents to the fruit growers of Michigan subjects and essayists of rare interest and value. The society is to meet at Michigan University, having been invited by the board of regents, and the sessions will be held in Newberry hall. This hall is equipped with all needful apparatus for illustration of lectures, and many of the papers will be supplemented by stereopticon views. The dates fixed are Dec. 6, 7, and 8. One session will be devoted to the Michigan forestry question, a half dozen or more prominent people who are interested in this work taking part. Another will consider landscape gardening. Superintendents Simonds, of Chicago parks, and Coryell, of Detroit, is as well as Prof. W. W. Tracy, of the latter city, furnishing papers. The annual election of officers will occur on the 7th.

 Among the topics to be considered are "The peach outlook, " by Hon. R. D. Graham, of Grand Rapids; "Development of fruit buds,"by Mr. R. M. Kellogg, of Three Rivers ; ' ' Thinning fruit," by Prof. S. A. Beach, horticulturalist of the New York experiment station; "Plant lice and scale insects," by Prof. W. B. Barrows, of Michigan Agricultural College; "Lawn decorations," by Mr. Thomas Gunson, of the same school. Manager Hurlbut, of the Detroit parks, will contribute a paper upon "Parks and their uses. " A question which is interesting all agriculturists at present, as well as gardeners, 'The sugar beet and beet sugar, " is to be presented by Porf. Paul C. Freer, of the university. President Morrill delivers a paper upon "The future of Michigan apples" In his paper upon thinning fruits, Prof. Beach will present the results of recent investigations and experiments at his station. Other subjects to be presented by members of the university faculty are "Fruit acids, " by Dr. Prescott; "Preserving fruits, " by Prof. F. G. Novy; "The ripening of fruits," by Prof. J. B. Pollock, ; "What are fruits " by Prof. F. G. Newcombe; "Chemistry of ripening fruits," by Prof. J. B. Sehlotterbeck. Hon. J. C. Monroe, of South Haven, will consider "What legislation should we have this winter?' ' Regent Dean of the university is to tell of "The value of education to the state," and Dr. B. A. Hinsdale of the university is to speak of "Rural schools. " President Angell is to make an address of welcome, and Charles W. Garfield is to respond thereto. At some time during the meeting a tour will be made to those departments of the university which are of general or particular interest to fruit growers or farmers. A plan is to be considered by which the society may aid in the formation of village improvement clubs in the state. Besides the topics mentioned to be considered by papers, a number of questions of great pertinence to the pomologists of Michigan are to be considered by questions to be submitted for discussion.