Transactions Of The American Horticultural Society Vol 4

Excerpt from Transactions of the American Horticultural Society, Vol. 4: For the Year 1886 Constitution of the Society List of Members for 1886-87 Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Meeting Letters from Absent Friends Secretary's Report (regan) Past, Present and Future of Grape Growing in California (emma) Notes from the Extreme South (hart) Address of Welcome (gardener) President's Address (earle) Is the Vegetable Kingdom as Senseless as the Rocks? (green) How Shall We Protect our Crops in Time of Drouth (smith) Vegetables in Japan Tamari) Transplanting in Theory and Practice (greiner) Nut Culture in the North for Pleasure and Profit (loved) Small Fruits in New England (hale). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886. Excerpt: ... THE UNIFICATION OF HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. BY THE SECRETARY. On page one hundred of this volume may be found a paper by Mr. James G. Kingsbury, of Indiana, in which is argued, at some length, the general advantages of concert of action on the part of the various National Societies for the promotion of horticulture, which paper is followed by a discussion of the subject, participated in by several members of the Society. Since the meeting at Cleveland, the Secretary has presented this subject, by letter and otherwise to officers of the leading Associations and Societies of the land, which, in several instances, has elicited the most cordial responses, and in no case an unfavorable reply. The original idea of such an organization as is herein contemplated came from Mr. T. V. Munson, of Texas, in a letter to the Secretary, received early in the year 1886, and in which numerous suggestions were made concerning the programme of the Cleveland meeting. In a conversation with Mr. C. VV. Garfield, of Michigan, Secretary of the American Pomological Society, in December last, he most cordially endorsed the proposition of a union of effort. Mr. W. C. Strong, of Massachusetts, replies, under date of November 8, 18S6: "It is not surprising that Col. Wilder should be somewhat jealous of your Society, and it is difficult to see how the two Societies w.ll not somewhat overlap each other. Col. W. can not continue much longer. While he lives we want to be careful of his wishes. But when he is gone, I trust the two Societies may be united in one strong and active Society, which shall embrace the continent." Hon. C. L. Watrous, of Iowa, President of the American Association of Nurserymen, Florists and Seedsmen, replies, on December 24, last: "As to the plan mentioned for a u...

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