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Cherries. — The cherry crop was beautiful ; perfectly free from the 

 curculio. And they remained on the trees a long time without deteri- 

 oration ; probably on account of the weather being so dry. 



Strawberries. — Strawberries have been a light crop on account of 

 the dry weather. Prices remunerative. 



There is not half the breadth in cultivation there was two years ago. 



Currants and Gooseberries. — A light crop. 



Since the above was written, I have examined the nursery stock, and 

 find no bad effect from the severe cold of this winter, except the peach 

 wood is badly discolored. Probably the reason is that we had no warm 

 days to excite the sap previous to the hard freeze. 



Respectfully submitted, 



S. G. MiNKLER. 



On motion of Capt. E. H. Beebe, of Geneva, the following amend- 

 ments to the constitution were adopted. 

 Amendments to the Constitution. 



article fourth. 



The officers shall consist of a President, four Vice-Presidents, one Corresponding 

 and two Reading Secretaries, all of whom shall be elected at the Annual Meeting, and 

 shall serve for one year from the first of February, and until their successors are elected. 

 An Executive Committee to serve for one year, and until their successors are elected, 

 shall consist of the President and (our Vice-Presidents, three of whom shall be a quo- 

 rum for the transaction of business. 



The above shall be substituted for Article Fourth of the Constitution. 



Addition to By-Laws. 



Section viii. — Persons reading papers shall be restricted to twenty minutes of time. 

 Speakers shall not address the Society more than twice on the same subject. The first 

 time to occupy not more than ten, and the second not over five minutes, unless the So- 

 ciety shall order otherwise. 



On motion of S. G. Minkler, the following resolution was adopted: 



Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting, that all fruits should be sold by 

 weight. 



Dr. W.M. LeBaron, State Entomologist, was introduced, and ad- 

 dressed the meeting as follows : 



This meeting of the Northern Horticultural Society, occuring as it 

 does, about midway between the busy portions of two seasons, furnishes 

 a very suitable time wherein to take a retrospective view of the experi- 

 ences of the past, its successes and its failures, for the purpose of draw- 

 ing lessons therefrom, for the guidance of the future. 



These retrospective views are always very useful and interesting with 

 respect to my own special department of practical entomology, because 

 no two seasons are alike in this respect. Noxious insects in their prev- 

 alence, surge forward and backward, like the waves of the sea, one 

 year overwhelming us with the most serious losses, and then leaving us 

 perhaps for a number of years comparatively unharmed. 



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