|
HISTORY OF HORTICULTURE IN MICHIGAN BY J. C. HOLIES, OF DETROIT
FIRST HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Mr. T. W. Dunham had a nursry four and a half miles south of Kalamazoo, as early as 1840. He called it the Kalamazoo nursery.
In 1844, Gibson and Russell, at Jackson, had for sale fruit trees and shrubbery from the Ypsilanti nursery.
In 1844, Mr. S. B. Noble had a nursery in Ann Arbor, where he sold fruit (trees and ornamental shrubbery.
At about 1840, Mr. Willis started a nursery at Battle Creek.
In the autumn of 1835 I passed through Battle Creek. About the only business going on at that place then was the building of a canal to lead the water from one river to the other so as to utilize it in the running of machinery.
In 1S40 Mr. White, familiarly known as Variety White, had a nursery at Monroe.
The first horticultural society in Michigan of which I have any knowledge was partially organized at the Northern hotel, in Detroit, on the evening of March 5, 1846. At that meeting there were present, William Adair, John Ford, J. C. Holmes, Thomas Hall, M. Howard Webster, John Lumsden, John B. Piquette, Robert Radford, Robert Stead and Henry D. Hastings. J. C. Holmes was called to the chair and Henry D. Hastings appointed secretary. Having adopted a preamble and constitution and appointed a committee to draft by-laws, the meeting adjourned to meet at Mechanics' Hall on the evening of March 16th.
On Monday evening, March 16th, the society met according to adjourn-. ment. Permanent officers were elected and by-laws adopted.
The officers elected were:
President—John Winder.
Vice-Presidents—John C. Holmes and Benjamin G. Stimson.
Corresponding Secretary—M. Howard Webster.
Recording Secretary—John Lumsden.
Treasurer—Thomas Hall.
The committees appointed were as follows:
On Fruits—Adrian R. Terry, Wm. Adair, Samuel Barstow, George Duffield.
HORTICULTURE
Page 9
|
|
Please consider making a donation to help keep these sites alive.
Thank you
|
