REPORT OF THE SOCIETY 11 



GENERAL SESSION. 



The general session of the Tenth Annual Meeting was opened at 3.15 p.m. 

 by the President, Prof. W. Lochhead. 



Principal Harrison in his address of welcome congratulated the Society on its 

 good work during the ten years of its existence. He emphasized the need for more 

 trained men in Canada to cope with crop pests, and hoped that the time was not 

 far distant when scholarships would be available for graduate students of agricul- 

 tural colleges who desired to study an additional year along special lines. 



The address of the President was a resume of the work of the Society during 

 the ten years of its existence, and of the advances made in America along the 

 lines of economic entomology' and plant pathology*. 



Prof. \V. P. Eraser gave an interesting and instructive address on the "Fun- 

 gous Pests of Cereal Crops," dealing specially with the Smuts and Rusts. He 

 pointed out clearly that while most of the Smuts could be controlled by treating 

 the seed grain with formalin, no adequate method of controlling the Rusts had as 

 yet been discovered, although certain measures would alleviate conditions. 



Dr. J. C. Chapais read an interesting paper on the White-marked Tussock 

 Moth which was prevalent in many sections last year and threatens to become 

 destructive this summer. 



Father Leopold, in a short address, made tvvo valuable suggestions as to how 

 the Society may help the fruit grower. These were the publication of a Calendar 

 of spraying operations for Quebec orchards, and a committee to investigate 

 spraying problems. 



Dr. Cameron's address on "Bot and Warble Flies, their Habits and Control" 

 was greatly appreciated. By means of lantern slides he showed the habits and 

 the various stages in the life-history of the Bot and Warble Flies that trouble 

 horses and cattle. 



Mr. H. Roy's paper on "The Present Status of the White Pine Blister Rust 

 in Quebec" described clearly the work done by the inspectors under the charge 

 of the Forestry Branch in determining the distribution of this disease in Quebec. 



Lack of time prevented the presentation of the papers prepared by Canon 

 Huard, Prof. Adams, A. F. Winn, Father Fontanel, and P. L Br^xe. 



The evening session was devoted to a Symposium of the subject "Greater 

 Crop Production" from the standpoint of the Society. Prof. Lochhead dealt 

 with the question: How may the Society help in greater crop production? He 

 pointed out that the members, if organized and utilized by the Government, 



