Pomological

The regular meeting of the VTashtcnaw Pomological Society was held at their rooms Saturday, August 7. Vice President Baldwin in the chair. Subject for discussion being stated, C. H. Richmond, Esq., read the paper elsewhere appearing in these columns. Messrs. Baldwin and Ganzhorn spoke at some lengtli of the general license in comriitmities to take fruit without permission, and asking how we should be pratected against such lawlessness. P. L. Page advised the fruit-growers to form protective societies under the stat utes and become incorporated. Mr. Covert advised special legislation asking the same special enactments of protection that are in f orce for the f ulier with his cloths and the aparian with his bees in many of the states. Mr. Richmond in explanation of the laws as they stood in our statnte boo&s said he thought we bad suflicient protection under the law, and advised tlieir being put in force but not with tlieir utmost severity. Mr. Spence spoke at some length of rights under the law and argued that it would have suflicient detemng inlluence if it was published to the world through our inlluence. The following committee was appointed to examine and report on the fruits and ilowers on exhibition: Mr. C. H. Kichmond, Mrs. Whito and Mr, Ganzhom. The meeting was again called to order and the committee made a verbal report, noticing the excellence and the beauty of each variety of apples, plums and berries, and the unsurpassed beauty of the large quantity of flowers exhlbited by James Toms, the enterprising llorist of our city. Mr. Baldwin gave an incident of arresting four thieves while stealin'g from bis orchard. Mr. Covert gave the incidents of lus losses liy the way of theft, stating it cost him f75 this year to wateh his fruit. Dr. Conidia made an explanation of thejightMr. Gibsonhad to the name of "GibBon'8 Seedling" to the Curtis ppaelies. THe meeting then adjourned after giving an expression of the general good time and the delightful niusic they has listened to.