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their burrows. The adults emerge by eating Httle round holes through 

 the bark. They at once pair and lay eggs for another brood, which is 

 increased at least fifty-fold. These insects, in. mining through the cam- 

 l)ium la3'er, destroy it and kill the limbs above the point of attack. Usu- 

 ally these insects thrive better in the apple and allied fruits than in the 

 cherry, peach, or other stone fruits, the reason for it being that the 

 peach and other stone fruits exude sap more freely, which tends to drown 

 out the beetles, unless these trees are injured in some way so as to cause 

 a less flow of sap, which was the case during the drought. 



The best method of fighting this insect seems to be to go through 

 the orchard and cut out and burn right away all sickly, dead or dying 

 trees or portions of trees, and to cultivate and fertilize and invigorate 

 as much as possible trees that do not appear quite up to the standard. 

 A perfectly healthy and vigorous tree has a great tendency to ward ofif 

 the attack of these beetles. 



REMARKS ON SPRAYS. 



Mr. Dutcher — ^To dust small bushes and plants an easy home way is 

 to put a teaspoonful of hellebore, or Paris green, to a quart of lime dust, 

 made from dry slacked stone lime, and put this in a baking powder can 

 with holes punched like a pepper box and nails for shakers. 



Mr. E. Butterfield — We find that the lime discolors the foliage of the 

 tender bushes and flowering plants. 



Mrs. A. Z. Moore — I use pails of soap suds, made with two bars of 

 soap to each pail, and a little kerosene added, and then sprinkle: 



A motion was made and carried that a telegram of greeting be sent 

 to the National Nurserymen's Association, now in session at West Baden, 

 111. 



COMMITTEES. 



Committees were appointed as follows : 



Finance — H. S. Wayman, R. T. Kingsbury, S. Y. Thornton. 



Fruits and Flowers — T. H. Todd, W. T. Flournoy, A. H. Gilkeson. 



Final Resolutions — C. H. Dutcher, W. M. Krafft, G. W. Ferguson. 



Obituary — L. A. Goodman, G. T. Tippin, W. G. Gano. 



Good of the Society— J. C. Evans, J. M. Stcdman, J. G. Briggs. 



