:{22 MISSOURI STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



We have many varieties that ripen about this time, such as Stumj) 

 the World, Druid Hill, Mixons, Newington Clint^, and Prince of Wales; 

 of the later kinds we have Picquet Late, Smock, Salvvay, Bonanza, Hen- 

 rietta, and Leopard ripening at intervals from September ist to Octo- 

 per 20th. 



Mr. Gilbert — I bought five hundred bushels of small seedling 

 peaches that were but little more than skins and seeds, and now the 

 seeds are worth 35 cents a bushel. 



Mr. Evans — In the peach season it was reported in the papers 

 that thousands of bushels of peaches rotted on the ground in Howell 

 County. They were not peaches, they were only seeds, and are worth 

 more now than in the peach season. 



Mr. Francis — What is the best time to cut back the peach .-* 



Mr. Evans — I would not recommend cutting back now, but some 

 do. We think it better to begin cutting back at the warm spell in 

 February. 



Jacob Faith — A plum orchard made me about $1 per tree, when five 

 years old. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ENTOMOLOGY. 



Mr. Chiibbnck — At the last June meeting, I was appointed one of 

 a committee to advise with Miss Murtfeldt in regard to having her 

 prepare an elementary work on entomology for this society. Recently 

 two new works on the subject have appeared, one by Dr. Comstock and 

 the other a revision of Dr. Packard's work. She thought that one of 

 these works might answer the purpose. Dr. Comstock's work was sent 

 to the office of the Rural World. It is not such a work as we want. It 

 is published in two parts, and the first part is sold for $2. 



Miss Murtfeldt proposes to continue her work during the winter if 

 the State Society will give her $250, to pay her and pay for the copy- 

 right, and about $100 for the illustrations. She did not say what sized 

 work she proposed to write, but I think about 100 pages would do. The 

 work should be very simple, not going into detail. Dr. Comstock's 

 work would be an excellent work to follow an elementary work. It 

 would not do for a beginner to study by himself. It is also too costly, 

 more so than the society had in contemplation. 



I would suggest here that the State Board of Agriculture be invit- 

 ed to join with us in preparing the work. 



Mr. Goodman — To publish such a work would cost the society 

 $500. I believe we can get it published in our reports, and then have 



