Southern Ill. Horticultural Society.
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The members of the Southern Illinois Horticultural Society recently held a meeting at Alton, and resolved to put a little more life into the organization. A new constitution was adopted, and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President—E. A. Riehl, Alton. First Vice-President—G. W. Endicott, Villa Ridge. Second Vice-President—Wm. Jackson, Godfrey. Secretary and Treasurer—E. Hollister, Alton.
The following select list of fruits was recommended for the district, or Southern grand division of the State:
Apples—Summer—Red Astrachan, Keswick Codlin, Benoni, Saps of Wine, and Maiden's Blush.
Fall—It was unanimously agreed that fall apples were not profitable for market purposes.
Winter—Ben Davis, Rome Beauty, Jonathan, Wine-Sap, Winter May, Gilpin, and Janet.
Apples for family use—Summer—Early Harvest, Red Astrachan, Carolina Red June, Benoni, Maiden's Blush, Bailey Sweet and Fameuse.
Fall—Fall Wine, Rambo, Grimes' Golden, Yellow Belleflower.
Winter—Jonathan, Rome Beauty, Winesap, Ben Davis, Janet, Gilpin, Moore's Sweet, Sweet Vandevere.
Peaches for Market—Bartlett, Howell, and Duchess.
Pears for Family Use—Bartlett, Seckel, Howell, White Doyenne, D'Anjou, and Sheldon.
Peaches—For Family Use and Market—Alexander, Mountain Rose, L. E. York, Oldmixon Free, Crawford's Late Stump, Picquet's Late, Smock, Salway, and Heath Cling.
Grapes—Home Use and Market—Worden or Concord, Cynthiana or Norton's Va., Mo. Reisling, Noah, Ives.
Strawberries—Home and Market—Capt. Jack, Downing, and Wilson.
Raspberries—Black Caps—Doolittle and Gregg.
Reds—Cuthbert, Brandywine, and Turner for home use only.