"200 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



"Aye, that I did!" cried Salem; "and I saw 

 You take her slender hand, and gently draw 



Her to your side; and then, sir, then you placed 

 Your arm around the fair Amelia's waist. 

 And-" 

 "StopI" cried Doyle, as white as driven snow, 

 "This story, Salem, must no farther go " 



Quoth Salem, "It shall not on one condition. " 

 "Xaraelt," said Doyle— "remember my position." 

 " 'Tls this, said Salem. "Twice In every week. 

 While apples last, you shall this orchard seek. 

 Bidding Amelia keep the dog In chain. 

 And with much learned talk the I'rof. restrain, 

 While you shall gather. In a bag to suit. 

 At least a peck of extra, hand-picked fruit. 

 This you shall bring to my retreat. 

 South hall, room 8; and I will l)e discreet!" 



"Done!" cried the tutor, with a grateful sigh. 

 And now, my good friend Salem, let us try 



What silent tongues we men of books can keep ! 



Let both our secrets in locked bosoms sleep " 

 "Agreed!" cried Salem, and went his way. 

 And Salem lacked not fruit for many a day. 



A novelty in the propram was a cornet solo. 

 Then followed a paper by Prof. Whitten on 



Fundus Growths. 



The subject that has been assigned to me is one of so great im- 

 portance to fruitgrowers, that I only regret we do not know enough 

 about it to have already discovered remedies for all our fungus dis- 

 eases, and thus solved the problem of destructive rots, blights, scabs 

 and rusts. So much good work has been done in fungi during the 

 past 15 years, and so much has been published by scientific workers 

 and experimenters, that at first it may seem like the repetition of an 

 old story, to speak upon fungus growths. However, we are confronted 

 with the fact, that «iuring the present season thousands of dollars have 

 been lost to the apple-growers of the State, by bitter rot alone. Ap- 

 ple scab is more or less prevalent throughout the State, and, one year 

 with another, causes more loss to'apple-growers than any other fungus 

 ■disease. While in our young vigorous orchards, the scab has not yet 

 reached the firm foot-hold that it has in some of the Eastern states, 

 eiill it is altogether too prevalent, and frequently may be found in 

 premature stages upon the large, choice fruit of our show tables, show- 

 ing that it is working its way into even the most vigorous orchards. 



