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any mention made of such an intruder, or else have not recognized 

 him under his professional title. 



A vote of thanks was tendered to Mrs. Underwood for her useful 

 and entertaining paper. 



W. G. Hendrickson, of St. Paul, asked for a remedy for rose 

 slugs. 



S. M. Emery, of Lake City, suggested soap suds and whale oil. 



A general discussion followed on the subject of insecticide appli- 

 cations for small fruits and flowers. Pyrethrum, or ''Persian In- 

 sect Powder," now manufactured extensively at Stockton, Cali- 

 fornia, from plants grown there by a company, of whose operations 

 Mr. G. W. Milco is superintendent, was described by the Secre- 

 tary, from facts furnished by Prof. W. A. Henry, ot the State Uni- 

 versity, of Madison, Wisconsin, and was indorsed by President 

 Harris and Mr, Kellogg, as non-poisonous to any species of animal 

 life, except insects, breathing through their sides, and perfectly 

 effective in destroying them. All present deprecated the use or 

 any deadly poisons in fruit plantations. 



The judges in the several departments, reported the following 

 preminms awarded: 



STRAWBERRIES. 



Best display, not lest than six varieties, Geo. J. Kellogg, Jaaes- 

 ville. Wis. 



Second best, Underwood & Emery, Lake City. 



Best variety for general market, B. F. Adams, Madison, 

 Wis., on quart of Wilson's. 



Best variety for home use, perfect in flower, Geo. J. Kellogg, on 

 quart of Charles Downing. 



Best New Seedling, Geo. S. Woolsey, Minneapolis, on quart of 

 Eureka.* 



Best three plants in bearing, Geo. S. Woolsey, on Eureka, Min- 

 netonka and Captain Jack. 



Second best, F. G. Gould, Excelsior, on Wilson and Crescent 

 Seedling. 



Best quart Wilson's A.lbany, Oliver Gibbs, Jr., Lake City. 



Second best, F. G, Gould. 



Best quart Charles Downing, Geo. J. Kellogg. 



Best quart Downer's Prolific, Wyman Elliot, Minneapolis. 



Second best, M. Pearce, Minneapolis. 



Best quart Greene's Prolific, Underwood & Emery. 



Second best, Geo. J. Kellogg 



Best quart Crescent Seedling, W. J. Abernethy. 



Second best, Underwood & Emery. 



Best quart Captain Jack, Underwood & Emery. 

 'Supposed to bo a cross between Early Scarlet and Jucunda. 



