278 Stale Horticultural Society. 



48 years old, and is bearing fruit abundantly. It is composed of many 

 inharmonious parts, but it becomes the duty of the officers to blend these 

 into one whole society, which shall ever be a leading influence in the 

 horticulture of this country. One end of the gavel is inscribed, "Afis- 

 souri State Horticultural Society, December, 1905. Made by Park Col- 

 lege students." The other end bears the inscription, "Apple tree ninety 

 years old ; ten and one-half feet in circumference. Shown at the World's 

 Fair, 1904, by Joe Roglgers, Independence, Mo. May the Society pros- 

 per long and well." 



RESPONSE OF THE PRESIDENT AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE GAVEL TO THE 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY BY MR. MCAFEE. 



In behalf of the members of the State Horticultural Society, I de- 

 sire to express the thanks of the Society for this splendid and appropriate 

 gift. It certainly is a fitting one, being constructed as it is, of so not- 

 able a specimen of apple tree. It will serve to preserve the memory of 

 this notable tree, but our greatest appreciation as a Society is on ac- 

 count of the sentiment which prompted the gift. To him especially 

 who first conceived the gift of the gavel, to those whose labor and handi- 

 W'Drk have been given in its construction, and to him who has so ap- 

 propriately presented it, the Society expresses its sincere thanks. 



INSECT LIVES. 



(By .1. M. Stedman, Missouri Agriculture College and Experiment Station.) 

 The following is an abstract of a part of the illustrated talk on 

 "Insect Lives" given before the State Horticultural Society at Kansas 

 City, December 27, 1905. The nature of this talk was such that it would 

 not be interesting to the general reader without being able to explain the 

 illustrations which were there shown on the screen. A large part of this 

 talk, therefore, has been omitted entirely, and only that portion being of 

 special economic importance is here given. 



THE APPLE-TREE TENT-CATERPILLAR {CUsiocaUlpa Amcvicaiia) . 



The Apple-Tree Tent-Caterpillar has been doing an unusual amount 

 of damage in certain localities throughout the State of Missouri during 

 the past year, and especially in those regions where the wild cherry is 

 abimdant. 



The adult of this insect is a reddish-brown colored moth, with two 

 oblique and parallel white lines running across the front pair of wings. 



