State Pomological

In acceptance of an invitation from the people of Battle Creek, the Michigan State Pomologieal society will hold ita strawberry meeting ia that city June 10, 17 and 18. The scssion promises to be more tliati usually interesting and the attendance both local and from abroad will be largo. The cominittee of arrangements will provide for the entertainment of all tnembers of the society, delégate froni abroad, and representatives from loeal horticultural aocieties. The meeting will open with an evening sessioo on Wednesday, the 16, and close with a íuorning sessioa on 'the 18 ; and it is quite desirable tbat people in attendance be present throughout, as the progranime oi proceedings will be equally entertaining at each session. Members and delegates will pleace report at the hall of meeting as soon as arriving in the city, and the reception committee will be there to provide them places. The first evening Dr. Hawxhurst will give a scientific address upon some topic oonnected with horticulture, and the second evening Dr. J. H. Kellogg, of the sanitarium, will entertain the society with an illustrated lecture upon "Fruit and horticulture in relation to health." Prof. J. E. White, author of the "Song anchor," has kindly offered to furnish the music for the second ovening and provisión will be made for Kood music througTiout the entire convention. K. Haigh, jr. , wlio is now iinproring the school grounds at Grand Rapid.s, will give a short address of practical suggostionsenncerning this kind ot'work, and Mr. W. W. Tracy, of Detroit, will have a paper on "How large a place amonir the attributes of a home shall we give the ornamental?" Aside from the above interesting features of the meeting, we are to have the following list of topics for discussion : 1. Gumption a factor in horticultural operations. 2. Fairs to amuse, and fairs to instruot. 3. The apples that are good to eat. 4. Siuall f'ruits for the farmer's home. 5. Boys, girls and berries. C. Science and practico of canning fruit and niaking jellies. 7. Value of a knowledgc of horticulturc in home building. The following persons of proniinence have consentod to lead on the topics tm discussion : H. Dale Adams, Galesburg; W. S. Crawford, superintendent of the T). M. Ferry seed farm, Detroit ; .1. 1'. Thompson, agricultural editor of the Detroit Post and Tribune ; Prof. W. J. Beal and F. A. Gulley, of the Michigan agricultural college ; Jeremiah Brown, Mrs. Mayo and others of Battle Creek ; President T. T. Lyon, of South Haven, and George W. Budgman, of Berrien county. The last session on Friday raorninir, the 18, will be devoted to business and the discussion of the relative mcrits of the varieties of straw berries. S. B. Mann, of Adrián, who was our delégate to the Ohio horticultural pociety, and C. R. Coryell, of Jonesville, who represented us at the last meeting of the Indiana horticultural society, will present tlieir reports. Let every one who can, take along strawberries for study and cotnparison. The discus8Íons in eonnection with the exhibits of' fruits are always very instructivo and the snecimens are a verv valuabli' aid. Orand Kaplds, Mlch. May 22, 1880.