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: ...doubtless be valuable for Florida. The Kelsey was added to the catalogue, as promising very well. Evening session here adjourned, to complete the catalogue discussion at the following session. MORNING SESSION--JULY 29th. The Society was called to order by President Berckmans, and the exercises were opened with prayer ...
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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: ...doubtless be valuable for Florida. The Kelsey was added to the catalogue, as promising very well. Evening session here adjourned, to complete the catalogue discussion at the following session. MORNING SESSION--JULY 29th. The Society was called to order by President Berckmans, and the exercises were opened with prayer by Right Reverend Bishop Weed. DISTRICT REPORTS. The reports of the Vice Presidents from the Congressional Districts were submitted and filed in the minutes in the following order: REPORT OP SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. Fort Valley, G, v., July 28th, 1886. Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Georgia State Horticultural Society: This year, 188fi. has been one of peculiar interest to the ordinary fruit grower. In the first place, the 'spring was cold and wet, setting vegetation back at least two weeks. This caused some of our best fruits to cast off' a large per cent, of their fruit soon after blooming. Then, in quick time, peaches and plums were attacked by their common enemy, curculio, causing at least half of the set crop to fall off; and about the time such fruit began to ripen, continuous rains caused almost the entire crop to rot. Pears were an abundant crop of most all the leading varieties, and were especially fine on both dwarf and standard varieties; but our section' was visited by a storm on 30th day of June that destroyed at least three-fourths of the entire crop. Apple crop unusually poor this season. Grapes promised well, with a fine crop, but the continuous rains have destroyed them in toto. Figs, mulberries, and pomegranates have done well. Japan persimmons, one of our coming fruits, have their usual good crop, and are gaining in favor all the while. Strawberries, last and not least, are still on the increase, and are growing more...
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All Editions of Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Georgia State Horticultural Society: Held at Milledgeville, Ga., August 7th and 8th, 1901 (Classic Reprint)
