No. 7. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 465 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON IDENTIFICATION OF FRUIT. 



DR. FUNK: I will have to ask the indulgence of the house. I 

 really forgot I was on the program for this evening until after the 

 meeting this afternoon, when it was too late to do more than look 

 cursorily at the display. I find here, 



One plate of pears for identification. 



Two plates of Northern Spy and tw'o plates of Rhode Island Green- 

 ing exhibited by R. J. Weld. 



One plate Bullock Pippin, two plates Jonathan and one plate 

 Memphis Pippin exhibited by A. I. Weidner. 



One plate late winter pears exhibited by Mr. Suavely, the "Glon 

 Marceau." •• 



A display of fruit by Mr. Naginey, among them an apple for iden- 

 tification. 



Several plates of apples without names attached. 



In regard to all this fruit I want to say it shows a negligence in 

 spraying. It needs a fungicide, like Bordeaux mixture. There is 

 not much codling moth, but there is some evidence of it, and I think 

 the owners will do well to take e\ery precaution and see that the 

 fruit is properly sprayed. 



MR. SCHWARZ: What did you say was the name of that winter 

 pear? 



DR. FUNK: The Glon Marceau. A little of it will go a very great 

 way. The best thing to do with it is to feed it to the pigs. 



The CHAIRMAN: W^hat shall be done with this report? 



On motion, duly seconded, it was agreed to receive it and place it 

 on file. 



The CHAIRMAN: Next is the report of the Committee on Identi- 

 fication of Vegetables. Is there any report to make? 



MR. HERR: We have no report to make, because there is no dis- 

 play of vegetables. 



The CHAIRMAN: We will then proceed with the next number, 

 the report of the Committee on Legislation. 



MR. KAHLER: I will have one of the committee read that report 

 in a few minutes. My sight is so bad that I will not undertake to 

 do it myself as chairman of the committee. 



The CHAIRMAN: Until this committee is ready to report we will 

 take up the next number on the program, which will be the report 

 of the Mineralogist, Col. Demming. I see he is here now. 



Col. Demming then read the Mineralogist's report as follows: 



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0-_7— 1906. 



