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jfT""" WILLAMETTE FARMER. American Pomological Sociei). From Pact He Bcril Frees. A brief notion was given in a recent iune of our paper of the fifteenth session of this society, which will be held in the city of Chicago in 187S, commencing Wednesday, September 8th, at 10 o'clock a. m., and contin uing for threo days. We would, however, again call the attention of the readers of the Psibs to this interesting affair. The approaching session is the subject of unusual interest from the fact that the society, having at its last session accepted an invitation to participate in the International Exhibition at the Centennial celebration, will make prepara tions at the ooming meeting for carrying ont the arrangements for that occasion in a proper manner. For the benefit of those who wish to par. ticipate in the approaching session we extract ' the following from the circular issued by the society: "Arrangements will be made with hotels, and as far as possible with the various railroad lines terminating in Chicago, for a reduction of &re. Wherever possible, it would be best that 1 such arrangements should be made by the various delegations with roads in their locali ties, as rates made by Chicago roads will apply only to their lines. Members, delegates and societies are re quested to contribute collections of the fruits of their respective districts, and to communicate , in regard to them whatever may aid in pro moting the objects of the society and the sci ence of American pomology. Each contrib utor is requested to prepare a complete list of his collection, and to present the same with his fruits, that a report of all the varieties entered may be submitted to the meeting as early as practicable. By vote of the society no money premiums will be offered, but a lim ited number of Wilder medals will be awarded to meritorious objects. At the same time and place with the Pomo logical Society's exhibition of fruits, the Illi nois Horticultural Society will hold a grand exhibition of plants, flowers, and other pro ducts of horticulture, by whioh an increased interest will be given to the occasion. Packages of fruits, with the names of the contributors, may be addressed as follows: 'American Pomological Society, care of O. B. Galusha, Chicago.' All persons desirous of becoming members can remit the fee to Thomas P. James, Esq., Treasurer, Cambridge, Mass. Life member ship, twenty dollars; biennial, four dollars. Life members will be supplied with back num bers of the proceedings of the society as far as possible. Maeshall P. Wildeb, President, Boston, Mass, W. 0. Flaoo, Secretary, Moro, 111." Among those who are expected to deliver essays on this occasion we find the name of B. S. Fox, of California. This State is also rep resented in the list of Vice-Presidents by L. A, Gould, of Santa Clara. We hope that Califor nia will be still further represented at this meeting, and that inducements will be offered for holding the succeeding session in this State. The Paw-Paw. This subject of the vegetable kingdom be longs to the "Custard apple" family. Paw paw of the United States a Creole name. It grows West, Middle and South, but is not known in New York or Canada. It is more indige nous to the South than to the West. Found abundant on the banks of the Susquehanna, from below Harrisburg to the Chesapeake bay. It is oftentimes only seen as a shrub or a small tree, or under the boughs of the majestic forest trees. They are very numerous between St. Joseph and Kansas City, on the banks of the Missouri, where they grow under the mam moth " cotton-poplar," and are generally looked upon as "underbrush." They are in veterate sprouters from the root, and come up almost as thick as hemp in a wild state, and that accounts for the fact that they never ap- ear very large. They are so numerous on the anks of the Missouri that the vineyardmen use the tender herb to tie up the grape vines in their vineyards. When one is kept clear of other trees, it will get from six to ten inches thick in the trunk, and on the southern river bottoms they have been known to grow from fifteen inches to two feet thick. The paw-paw is about being introduced as a common fruit, and 'no doubt will be sold by nurserymen everywhere. These trees, when brought under cultivation in yards, will form beautiful heads, foliage and appearance resembling the magnolia family. Flowers precede the leaves in early spring, and look much like the common "shrub" of our gardens. There are several varieties of them. The best variety ripens in the middle of Sep tember. It then begins to drop off, yellow and soft, very delicious to those who like them. There are other varieties ripening in October, or about the first frosts. They are not as large, nor of as good a quality as the former kind, and for a long time remain green and hard, or turn blackish and become internally affected with apparent disease. The flavor of these is inferior, but no doubt they might be improved by cultivation. The paw-paw, or "papaw," belongs to the genus Asimina, and to the order Anonacece. Four species are found within the limits of the United States, but there are others within the tropics. Exchange. Killing. Gabbaoe Wobii8. A correspondent of the New York Tribune says: "In June last, in going through my early cabbage, I found one completely covered with the worm. Im mediately I obtained a handful of bran and sprinkled it over the head. The worms began to squirm and fall off the cabbage, and wher ever the bran touched them they seemed to be in pain. The following morning they were all dead. Since that time, on the first appearance of the worm, I sow the bran. Some seasons it may be necessary to do it the second time. If the worms are very thick, it is better to take a handful and sprinkle it over the cabbage. A hundredweight is ample for an acre." This is simple, cheap and easily tried. Possibly, it may be the very thing we have been looking for. Isos FoBtrrruBB, made of hollow iron, has recently been introduced into Oermany. A large factory devoted to this class of manufac ture has recently been established there. Rib bon iron, of the best quality, is taken and eon verted into tubing in pieces of about eight metres long, which can be bent cold into any form suitable for the making of bedsteads, chairs, tables, etc. Hollow iron is stronger than solid iron, inch as that usually employed heretofore, and possesses this special advant age, that rivets hold better, and that it does not itself break so easily, as is frequently the case in solid iron, which gives way where there is a flaw. Linns ox School Board. The six ladle i who were elected to the Boston School Com mittee have formally taken their seats and beta placed ob several coaatnUtes. WE AlE COMING! With, tlie "Very JPinest Sheep Ever Offered For Spanish Merino Ewes, -AncL a, JEew Choice Bucks Our Flock Stands as high as any Flock in the United States. We are constantly importing from the IBIEST FLOCKS IlfcT TIHCIE IE.A.ST, And Breeding in California with so much care and success that our Flocks at the present time are acknowledged far SUPERIOR TO ANY IN THE STATE; At the State Agricultural Fair last autumn we 1 DREW TEN FIRST-CLASS PREMIUMS, Among the rest the Sweepstakes, $75.00 over any class or Breed. Those who buy of us are assured of purity of Blood and that the quality is exactly what it is represented. Due notice will be given of our arrival in Salem through the local papers. Expect to arrive about May 5th. SEVERANCE & PEET. Igg-r- 1 ir'fjIaM I R. J. Trumbull, Dealer in and Grower of , , j; cay SEEDS op Vegetables, TREES, For the OAHDEN, FARM, and MANSION, 437 StSMmt Street, San Francisco. 7"Des riptlve CsteVjgucs on application. E35g' "rrnsiliWSisfsBHlr ' IrirH RHiBIlilf iriini Voa. J7. 889 and 881 eWaacaee Street, ux rauxcisco. ale in ONE HUNDRED FLOWEBS. Shrubs, BULBS, Etc, TIJK NEW IUPUOVED HOME SHUTTLE Sewing Machine. 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