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on exhibition by Mrs. Stanley Pottek of South Haven. We understand that these 

 are a part of a collection to be shown at the Columbian Exposition, and we know they 

 will be a very interestingr and instructive feature of the horticultural department. 



Luther Palmer of Dexter exhibits three cases of shipping crates and boxes for 

 berries, also one crate for carrying grapes. 



Prof. Tapt places before us three cases of insects, showing some of the enemies to 

 successful fruitgrowing. n. bogue, 



D. G. edmiston, 



R. M. KELLOGG. 



Following his report, Mr. Bogue said he had learned to prize very 

 highly these meetings of Michigan pomologists, and meant in the future 

 to attend as many of them as possible. He had supposed the New York 

 men were models in fruitgrowing, but found they could get '" pointers " by 

 coming to the Peninsular state. All the papers and discussions had been 

 interesting to him, but most of all the reports, from different localities of 

 the condition of the business of fruitgrowing. The one by Mr. Rice, 

 concerning the Port Huron and northern region, had been worth all the 

 expenses of his trip. 



Mr. Roland Morrill of Benton Harbor spoke of the conditions of 

 truck farming in that vicinity, and agreed to supply the same in the form 

 of a paper, which we may presently expect. 



DISEASES OF THE APPLE. 



Dr. Erwin F. Smith of the national department of agriculture, was 

 present in place of Prof. Fairchild, to speak of " The diseases of the 

 apple." Apple scab we have with us always, although some years much 

 worse than others, on both the apple and pear. There is little of it in dry 

 seasons, at time of blooming, but when the weather is wet and warm it is 

 very abundant. Exhibiting samples, Mr. Smith said that if the scab is not 

 very abundant it does not much distort the fruit, but yet injures the 

 sale. When abundant, the fruit is very much distorted and gnarly and 

 practictically worthless. If no scab appears before the apples are the size 

 of cherries, there is not likely to be any; so, if fungicides are kept on till 

 then, safety of the crop is established. Black rot of the grape is almost 

 wholly prevented by use of the copper fungicides; and, while not so much 

 is known of their results upon the apple, it is known that much can be 

 accomplished and the crop made saleable. We must have a fungicide 

 that will not hurt the foliage, and yet destroy the scab. The Bordeaux 

 mixture is the best so far known, though it is hard to make and apply. It 

 should be used first just as the blossoms open, and again when they fall; 

 next when the apples are not larger than peas, and the fourth time when 

 they are the size of cherries. If the weather is dry and not cool, not so 

 many sprayings will be necessary. The past season was a very bad one, both 



