SUMMER MEETING AT LOUISIANA. 75 



The next meeting of tlie American Pomological society meets at 

 Boston in September, 1887, and some of us will be there. 



It seems to me that some of these should come farther west and 

 St. Louis or Kansas City should be a meeting point for them next year. 



AN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Why cannot we have one 1 We must bring every effort to bear at 

 our next assembly to have an appropriation set apart for the pay of a 

 good worker. How much we need it you all know, and a few hundreds 

 of dollars cannot be so well spent as in finding out our insects foes 

 and the remedies. Miss Mary Murtfeldt is a great worker in this direc- 

 tion, and if nothing more than a thousand dollars could be had, it 

 would be well spent in getting her to use it in her study. 



AN HORTICULTURAL LIBRARY. 



I was in hopes that we could have used our premium money in the 

 purchase of a library for the use of our State society, but that failing, 

 I think we should have a hundred dollars or so spent for the best 

 works on the subjects desired, and have for the use of the members: 

 nearly every State society has one and they find it very valuable. 



THE NEW APPLES. 



At the head of this list stand the " Gano," a beautiful red apple of 

 large size, good quality, hardy and productive. Last year the trees 

 gave an abundant crop of tine apples. 



The '• Shackelford" still promises well and is said not to be the 

 !3en Davis. The growth of tree is different. 



The Loy, Lukes Silver, Howell, Eankins, Freeman are still promis- 

 ing. 



■ A new apple which was shown for the first time at Warrensburg 

 of an especial coconut flavor and size, color and beauty of Grimes will 

 be watched closely another year. 



OUR WORK 



As in the past must be an onward and upward one ; we must let na 

 opportunity pass for the advancement of knowledge and improvement 

 of our cause. To accomplish this we need members, working members, 

 in every part of the State. 



