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Beurre Superfine : — District Columbia, * * ; Massachusetts, * ; 

 Georgia, * * . 



Dayeme Barrock : — District ColiTmbia, * ; Maryland, * ; Illi- 

 nois, * ; Iowa, * . 



Duchesse d'Angouleme : — Virginia, * * ; South Carolina, * * ; 

 Illinois, * * ; District Columbia, * * ; Maryland, * * ; Kan- 

 sas, * * ; New Jersey, * * ; Pennsylvania, * * ; Connecticut, * ; 

 Georgia, * * . 



Lawrence : — Two stars for most of the States. 



Onandaga : — One star for most of the States. 



Louise Bonne de Jersey : — Kansas, * ; Rhode Island, * ; Ken- 

 tucky, * ; Iowa, * ; Connecticut, * ; Massachusetts, * ; Illinois, * ; 

 South Carolina, * ; District Columbia, * ; Maryland, * . 



Sheldon : — Maryland, * * ; Virginia, * * ; Illinois, * * ; Ken- 

 tucky, * ; Alabama, * ; Massachusetts, * * . 



On motion, the Convention took a recess until 8 1*. M. 



NIGHT SESSION. 



The Society met, pursuant to adjournment, at 8 o'clock, 

 Mr. Parker Earle of Illinois in the Chair, and Mr. D. B. Wier 

 of Illinois, Acting Secretary. 



On motion of Dr. Hawsly, the subject of pear culture was 

 discussed, Mr. Saunders of District Columbia I'^ading oflf, and 

 in the course of his remarks, touching upon the pruning of 

 pear trees, mildew and its antidotes, — sulphur, lime, and car- 

 bolic acid as having been used with good results. With carbolic 

 acid, tbe speaker stated that he had begun his experiments by 

 using one drop of the acid to four hundred drops of water, 

 and finally using one ounce of strong carbolic acid solution. 

 The origin of the disease he did not know, but it frequently 

 attacks the branch. 



This is removed by cutting away the blighted portion. 

 When it attasks the stem, however, the tree is gone, and this 



