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means of half of a barrel hoop or a wire bent in the form of a croquet 
arch, 
In the discussion which followed Mr. Howard reported that ‘*X.O. 
Dust” — a patent combination of ground tobacco and some other sub- 
stances — had been found a specific for the flea-beetle. 
Mr. Smith reported that he had found the same substance an excel- 
lent remedy for the Horn Fly, Asparagus beetle larvae, and many other 
pests. Prof. Cook reported better success with tobacco decoction than 
dust. Found the decoction the best remedy for use on domestic ani- 
mals, 
Prof. Cook read a paper giving an account of injury to furniture by 
a small beetle, Lasioderma serricorne not hitherto reported to have such 
habits. 
The Club then adjourned to meet at 1:30 P. M. 
At the appointed time the Club was called to order by the President. 
The following paper was then read by its author : 
EXPERIMENTS WITH REMEDIES FOR THE PLUM CURCULIO. 
CLARENCE M. Weep. 
During the spring of 1888 I undertook an extended series of ex- 
periments with remedies for the plum curculio, and have reported the 
results of the first season’s work in the Bulletin and Report of the Ohio 
Agricultural Experiment Station. The most successful method there re- 
corded is that of spraying with London purple, the results indicating 
that about three-fourths of the cherries liable to injury by the insect can 
be saved by the treatment, and that as large a proportion of the plum. 
crop as is desirable may thus be brought to maturity. These experi- 
ments were repeated this season, and I desire now to present some of 
the more important results, and to indicate the conclusions to which 
they point. 
EXPERIMENTS WITH CHERRIES. 
The principal experiment with cherries this year was a duplicate of 
the one carried on in 1888, the variety used being a half acre of Early 
Richmond trees in full bearing. Last year the west half of this orchard 
was sprayed and the east half left as a check. ‘To eliminate any possi- 
ble effect upon the results due to the difference in situation and expo- 
sure, this year I reversed the treatment, spraying the east half and leav- 
ing the west as a check. 
So far as possible this experiment was made an exact duplicate of 
the one last season. During the time of spraying a great deal of rain 
fell both years, necessitating three sprayings where two ordinarily would 
