262 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



July 22d several plum trees bearing heavy crops of fruit were thinned, 

 and as the fruit on two or three of them was becoming shriveled, owing to 

 extremely hot weather and severe drouth, they were copiously watered by 

 drawing back the earth, and forming a basin about the trunk, filling the 

 same with water, and replacing the earth after the water had been ab- 

 sorbed. Within a few hours the fruit resumed its original plumpness. 



Jarring for curculio was commenced on May 29th, finding a few only. 

 This was repeated frequently, so long as considerable numbers of insects 

 were caught. They have not occurred in large numbers this year. 



The rose chafer has been almost wholly absent this season. 



The aphis has been unusually abundant and persistent, especially upon 

 the plum. 



