Report of the Maryland State Horticultural Society (Volume 12) (Paperback)

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. 1910. Excerpt: ... No. 118 Sept. 2 S. D. Bowdoin, 1500 1-cent stamps 16.00 No. 119 Sept. 3 F. W. Besley, express on cuts for 1908 report.60 Sept. 3 One-half of State Appropriation. 1000.00 No. 120 Sept. 9 Thomas & Evans Ptg. Co., 1700 premium list envelopes 4.46 No, 121 Sept. 9 Dr. H. W. Wiley, expenses at summer meeting 9.00 No. 122 Sept. 9 Geo. H. Calvert, express on premium lists, etc 1.80 No. 123 Sept. 30 Robt. B. Karper, services as stenographer for Sept 8.34 $2565.38 Balance 1469.42 Total $4034.80 J4034.80 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON AUDITING. We, the undersigned, as a Committee appointed to audit the accounts of the Treasurer, beg leave to report that we have examined all vouchers for receipts and expenditures, and find the same to be correct as submitted with a cash balance in bank of $1469.42. W. IRVING WALKER, J. W. KERR, EDMUND P. COHILL. President Brown: We will now have the reports of the various standing committees given by the chairman of each committee. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON STONE FRUITS. J. S. Harris, Chairman, Coleman. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: The first of the stone fruits to ripen is on a small tree growing about 8 or 10 feet high, bearing a red fruit smaller than a cherry, of a pleasant flavor and ripening with the strawberry. It is found growing wild and occasionally in the garden known as service berry, which might in the hands of a fruit wizard like Burbank be developed into an acquisition, ripening as it does before any other fruit. Cherries had an abundant bloom, but unseasonably cool weather when blooming began doubtless caused imperfect fertilization of the blossoms, and kept the embryo fruit an unusually long time in a very tender stage, resulting in a failure to set a crop, and as the blossoms fell off the tender cherries either fell...