Washtenaw Pomology

At tlie niontlily meeting "f thi' Wnslitenaw Pomológica] Socieiy the commlttee on transpoitation and fruit exchange, reportetí through iheir chiiirmau 'Prof. B. K Nirliols that parttes most aereeable to the fruit jrrowers, whom he bi(d addreswd. declined to accept the agencv, bthig otherwise engagrri. It was therefore resolved to leave thiswhole mnrter in the hands of Prof. Nichols, wlio will ut once make arrangement for tianspoi tntuin and distrihntion at Detroit. Shippers of fruit tlierefoic botter soe Prof. Nicliols, wlio ha inniiaed bo well for u, so that they Jfet the advantage of liis speolal arrangements. Concernlng consignment of fruit t-vcry one ciin hip to Whom and vvheie he pifases. Sliippcr.s and fruit grotoër, whO wisli to avail thetnselvfM of the special arrangement by the cotumitti-e, shouhl igr tlie agreement t L Gruner'ssl.oe ptore. The Ann Arbor Preservina: ('onipuiv exhibited strawberrics and roosebeirifs. cnnned by a new protts, inventcd by Mr. E. Moifran. The berries pn-sented in a nt-at open glass jar tMSted deliciously. The fruit aroma by this proct-ss is wcll pifservel. The company have expended considerable nioiiey In crectiní tmildinrí and snitable inacliincry. Thelr work is done by stcm. Mr. HuiiRerford, Intely froui India, : very cheerful looklnr Engllslimnn, is a niember of tliïs enterprisinir flrn). He attendcd the meeMDff lor the tirst time and made a very favorable impression. The partners are men of culture and educatlon, and have the best wishes of the society. Apples from Leelenau county wcre on exhibltion. They were natural fruit and lookcd very well kept. N. B. Covert exhl bited specimens of apples and pesrs attacUcd by tlie CodltQK moth in different stages. H Is n close observer and does very useful work in Kntomology. As there was very bad spelling of my Jnue report by sume of the newspapers, which was {renerally coplcd by the pres all over the state and tar bevond, 1 wonld say now In icgaid to the ear prospect in my orchard: Tlie early pears like Dnyenne d'ete, Rostiezer, Hloocljrood and espiclally Gitlard, ClappV Favorite and Hartiett proniise a larj;e yield of tine fruit, hile FK-iniali Heiuty D'Anjon. I, iwnnce, liosc and other late vaneties do not promise so well. Tlie KitlfVi looks very lienlthy and IU Mongolinn oriirin, when oomparexl wifh my pcar tree " riansit"whleli the late astronomer James Wabon had the kinducf' to present lo me on liis return tVom Northern China where he l.ad observeil the Intnrit t Vernis. Winter Nelis, my be.-t winter near. is niomisinir. D'Aremliere never