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growth confined to small area, are authorized arbitrarily to destroy 

 the plants so affected, certifying to the owners the amount of dam- 

 age to them from this distruction, which is refunded bj^ the state. 



In the case of similar laws affecting nursery stock, there is a gen- 

 eral feeling on the part of nurserymen outside the state affected 

 that the ulterior purpose is to retain business for the local nursery- 

 men. Probably this ia not the case, but the inference is natural. 



BisuLPHURET OF CARBON FOR BORERS.—" All the Smaller trees 

 of the parks are examined carefully, and when a burrow is found 

 bisulphuret of carbon is injected into it and the burrow closed with 

 putty or soap. We often find as manj^ as a dozen or more borers in 

 the trunk and branches of a small elm or maple from four to six in- 

 ches in diameter, and these are easily treated with the bisulphuret of 

 carbon, which is sure death to any living thing in the burrow. I 

 have also found it a most effectual remedy for the apple tree borer 

 and all borers of fruit trees where the burrows can be found; thej' 

 are often very prominently marked by the frass these borers eject 

 from their burrows. Take a comuaon oil can with a spring bottom, 

 and the liquid can be forced from it into the burrows without diffi- 

 cultj'."— i?ep. 1S95, Mass. Hort. Society. 



MEADOW VALE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



A. W. KEAYS, SEC'Y, ELK RIVER. 



This societ}', located at Elk River, was organized October 31st, and 

 the annual meeting is to be held on each recurring anniversary of 

 that daj^, the last Saturdaj' in October. The officers for the ensuing 

 year are: 



President, Chas. A. Hill; vice-president, K. G. Bailey; secretar}', A. 

 W. Keays; treasurer, F. E. Engbretson; librarian, H. C. Bailey; exe- 

 cutive board, Geo. Keasling, Hiram Bailey, Mrs. J. S. Mills. 



The next monthly meeting will be held November 21st. This 

 society will affiliate with the state society. All who are interested 

 in fruit culture, or wishing to be enrolled in this society, will corres- 

 pond with the secretary. All members have a free use of the 

 library. List of members up to date: 



F. E. Engbretson. H. C. Bailey. 



H. C. Keays. Geo. C. Hill. 



Mrs. J. S. Mills. Geo. Keasling. 



Hiram Bailey. A. Ex(iBRETSEX. 



Mrs. a. W. Keays. J. Heath. 



A. C. Bailey. Erastus Mor(;an. 



Florence R. Hill. R. 5- Heath. 



Emily A. Bailey. H. N. Blaisdell. 



Chas. A. Hill. Albert Heath. 



E. G. Bailey. John P. Frishee. 



A. W. Keays. C. W. Page. 



Mrs. Kate G, Frisbee. J. M. GreexXstreet. 



(Mr. Keaj's, the secretary, speaks \'*try encouragingly of the pros- 

 pects of their society. They start out with a library-, to which we are 

 to contribute a file of reports. A librarj'^ is a very essential factor 

 to the success of a local society. Sec'y.) 



