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Dr. William Le Baron, State Entomologist, read a most 

 excellent paper upon The Sudden Appearance and Disappearance of 

 Noxious Insects, which was listened to with great interest. As however, 

 the greater part of the matter contained in this paper is to be found in 

 his report as State Entomologist, the reader is referred to this report, 

 in the Appendix of this volume. 



After the reading of Dr. Le Baron's paper, the Society, by vote, had 

 a recess until the hour of the evening session. 



THURSDAY EVENING. 



Meeting called to order at the usual hour by the President. 



A. M. Brown, from the committee on the President's Address, called 

 for the reading of the resolution in their report relating to legislative action 

 to encourage tree planting, which was read by the Secretar}' and adopted 

 by the Society. 



The President appointed Messrs. Samuel Edwards, M. L. Dunlap, 

 and O. B. Galusha as the committee called for by the resolution. 



Mr. Starr moved that Robert Manning, of Salem, Mass., be elected 

 an honorary member of this Society. 



Approved. 



Mr. Starr, from the Committee on Wines, presented the following 

 report : 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON WINES. 



Your Committee on Wines, having examined those presented to the 

 Society, w^ould respectfully submit the following report : 



From J. L. Moore, of Tower Place, 



a White Concord, of vintage of 186S, graded 80 



Delaware, of vintage of 1868, " 80 



From A. H. & G. B. Worthen, Golden Bluff Vineyards, Warsaw, 



Clinton of 1868, graded 70 



Clinton of 1869, " 75 



Norton of 1869, " 65 



Catawba of 1868, '' 65 



Concord of. 1 869, " 60 



Hartford of 1869, " 55 



From J. E. Starr, Eminence, Jersey County, 



Concord of 1 869, graded 76 



Taylor of 1869, '' 80 



From A. & T. Starr, Godfrey, 



Concord of 1869, graded 80 



From James Keeler, 



Ives of 1 870, graded 50 



