NEW YORK HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



ANNUAL MEETING IN ROCHESTER, JANUARY, 1889. 



The annual meeting of the Western New York Horticultural society was 

 held on the 23d and ■24th of January and was one of the best attended, and 

 most interesting and instructive meetings of the society. A fine display 

 of apples, pears, and grapes was made by Ellwanger & Barry, some fine 

 plates of pears by P. Barry, a few specimens of apples and grapes by other 

 parties. Without reference to the strictly ))usiness portions of the meet- 

 ing, we present such papers, reports, and addresses, or parts of them, as 

 are thought to be of the greatest general interest, and valuable to those 

 interested in the subjects treated upon. 



In the absence of the president, P. Barry, his address was read by W. 

 C. Barry, one of the vice-presidents. 



The president stated the action taken by the society at its meeting the 

 year before in changing its name to the New York State Horticultural 

 society and in enlarging its sphere of action to correspond to its name. 

 In order to give the society the means of exerting its usefulness in the 

 manner intended, an appropriation of $2,500 from the state legislature was 

 asked but was not granted on account of some provision of the state con- 

 stitution. The president continued: 



We have no good reason to suppose that we will be able to procure an appropriation, 

 and the question for us to decide now is, whether, as a state society, we can make a 

 creditable showing without state aid. 



The holding of summer meetings in various parts of the state, the publication of 

 larger volumes of transactions, will necessarily involve much greater expenditure than 

 we have had as a "Western New York Horticultural society." It will be well to con- 

 sider the cost before entering upon the work. 



SPEAYING. 



Among the subjects jjroposed for discussion are a few of special importance : One is 

 spraying apple trees with Paris green or London purple dissolved in water, to prevent 

 the ravages of the terrible pest of the orchard, the codlin moth. 



It is noAv a good many years since this remedy was first introduced and results have 

 at last been reached which appear to justify the belief that, when properly applied, it 

 will be efl'ectual. If so it will be worth millions of dollars annually to ovir country. 

 Careful experiments seem to have established these facts in regard to its application: 



1st. The proportion of London purple to water is half a pound to a hundred gallons. 



2d. The time to spray is just when the blossoms are falling, and ten days afterward a 

 second spraying, which many advise to make thorough work. Heretofore the mixture 

 has been used in a much stronger form, and has injured the foliage. This must be 

 avoided by all means. Better let the codlin moth have its way than injure the foliage 

 of the trees. Healthy and abundant foliage is absolutely necessary to mature the fruit 

 as well as the wood of the tree. 



