5G0 STATE P03I0L0GICAL SOCIETY. 



presence of the larvfe is soon made manifest by the little holes made through 

 the leaves near the central spine, and noticeable from above. A little exami- 

 nation of the bushes at this critical period, and the removal and destruction of 

 the perforated leaves will save the crop. 



Mr. Bateham gave his ph^n of washing fruit trees to kill the borer, and to 

 keep the tree healthy, as follows : Take two ounces of carbolic acid and a 

 quart of soft soap; bring to nearly a boiling point in five gallons of soft water. 

 Apply to the bark of the trees. Besides killing slugs, it will discourage sheep 

 and rabbits from gnawing the trees. 



Hon. W. W. Murphy, of Jonesville, the distinguished consul at Frankfort- 

 on-the Main during the war, and who has just returned from Europe, being 

 present in the room, was called on for a few remarks, and addressed the con- 

 vention. He thought the grapes of France and Germany were not to be sur- 

 passed, though fruit generally was not so good as in this country. At a fruit 

 shoAV at Mayence, however, he had seen pears priced as high as from twenty to 

 thirty francs apiece. Grape culture and wine-making is carried to a very high 

 degree of art in Germany and France, and some of the choice wines bring fabu- 

 lous prices at the wine sales. As high as 2,200 florins were paid for a twenty- 

 two gallon cask of Johannisberg wine that had been in the cellar four years, 

 and it would not be fit to drink until it was two years older. The most expen- 

 sive wine is made from grapes which hang on the vines till about Christmas, 

 and look like raisins when they are gathered. They have wine- tasters who are 

 so expert in the business that they can tell by smelling a glass of wine (with- 

 out tasting it) from what vineyard it comes, and how old it is. He spoke 

 strongly in favor of the introduction of the sparrow, and declared it to be his 

 opinion that he would be found to be a useful American bird. 



Mr. C. S. Green, of Farmiugton, a member of the executive committee of 

 the Agricultural Society, was called upon, and made a stirring, enthusiastic 

 speech. He was not a member of the Pomological Society, he said, but he 

 praised the work it was doing, hoped its members would push on, and wanted 

 it and the State Agricultural Society to work in harmony. His remarks were 

 received with frequent applause. 



The paper of T. T. Lyon, of South Haven, on small fruits, was announced, 

 and ordered published in the Michigan Farmer, 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OK THE CHICAGO MEETING. 



The undersigned, a committee appointed by this Society to devise a plan for 



the collecting and display of Michigan fruits at the exhibition of the American 



Pomological Society, to occur at Chicago on the eighth, ninth, and tenth days 



of September next, respectfully submit the following report : 



The Lecislalure of the State having, at its recent session, placed an appropriation in the 

 hands of Governor Bagley for the purpose of providing for an adequate and creditable exhi- 

 bition of this character at that time, your committee thought it but courteous and proper to 

 consult him on the subject before determining the features of their report. They therefore 

 availed themselves of the opportunity of his attendance at this meeting to confer with him 

 on the subject, and are happy to be able to state that he seems to accord fully with the So- 

 ciety in his views respecting the importance of fully availing ourselves of the opportunity to 

 display the capacity of our State in this respect ; and that, after a careful consideration of 

 the subject, he has determined to appoint a committee of collectors, so distributed over the 

 State as best to represent the regions from which contributions of fruit may be expected ; 

 whose duty it shall be to awake an interest in this matter and, at the proper time, to collect 

 and secure the transmission to Chicago of such specimen fruits and flowers as their localities 

 shall be able to supply. 



