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The Experimental Station of Columbia University have on exhi- 

 bition two dozen jars of grapes, mainly new and promising varieties ; 

 50 varieties of new seedling strawberries, originated by said station ; 

 10 varieties of cherries ; also apples and other fruits, showing the 

 value of the different strengths of formalins used in the preserving of 

 such fruits. This process indicates a very successful method of pre- 

 serving fruits in their natural appearance. 



J. W. Stanton, Chairman, Eichview, 111. 



FAREWELL. 



Mr. Barnes of Kansas — I have had great pleasure in meeting with 

 you. I will meet again with you whenever duty does not call me else- 

 where. I again invite you to come over the line to the Kansas meet" 

 ing. 



President Evans — On behalf of the horticulturists I again thank 

 the people of Moberly for the way they have treated us. We have 

 had a large attendance, good order, and we are going away well 

 pleased. 



Motion to adjourn by Sam'l Miller. Carried. 



THE SAN JOSE SCALE IN MISSOUEI. 



( Aspldlotus pernlclosus, Comst.) 

 SUMMARY OF RESULTS. 



The investigations and experiments conducted by this Station dur- 

 ing the past two years on the San Jose scale have given results which 

 are briefly summarized as follows : 



I. The San Jose scale has been found infesting twenty private 

 orchards in Missouri, some of which are already completely ruined, 

 while others have only part of the trees beyond recovery, provided 

 they be attended to at once. 



II. Thirty suspected private orchardshavenotyet been inspected, 

 and it is probable that some of these will be found to be infested, thus 

 swelling the number of infested orchards beyond the twenty now known. 



III. The scale has not been found infesting any nurseries within 

 this State, although two nurseries have infested orchards within one 

 half mile. 



IV. In every known case the infection was introduced, uncon- 

 sciously, on nursery stock from one or the other of two New Jersey 

 nurseries with one exception, and that came from Pennsylvania. 



