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LIBRARY.—The contemplated list of additions to the library will 
have to be put off until another number, being crowded out by the 
many important papers appearing in this July number. The list is 
steadily growing. 
MIDSUMMER EXPERIMENT STATION REPORTS.—Do not fail to read 
very carefully the reports contained in this number. They are the 
kernel with the shell cracked and taken off, and are really the most 
important papers that come into our hands. The advantage of 
their seasonable publication must be apparent to all. 
SECRETARY PHILIPS, OF WISCONSIN.—It was a pleasure to meet 
at our summer meeting, Sec. A. J. Philips, of the Wisconsin society, 
who came directly from their summer meeting of the day before. 
He has kindly turnished HORTICULTURIST a report of their meeting, 
with a few of their papers, which are printed in this number. The 
reports of the two meetings both appear in this issue, which is a 
happy arrangement for us. We get in this way the benefit of the 
practical common sense of our Wisconsin neighbors. Their society 
is growing in numbers and also very much in interest, thanks to ~ 
the push of the secretary and other workers in their association. 
WHERE WERE THEY ?—Some of the familiar faces at our gather- 
ings were missing at the late summer meeting. Prof. W. M. Hays, 
always a regular attendant, was away locating a new experiment 
station; Prof. Lugger was doing a good work planning a raid on | 
the grasshoppers in the country. Amongst others who are usually 
present but were detained elsewhere were Professors Brewster and 
Pennell. Prof. Green himself came pretty nearly not being there, 
so near that he started for Boston late in the afternoon of that day 
and was not present at the meeting of the executive board held 
at the close of the session. He has well earned a vacation and, we 
hope, will enjoy it to its full. 
COMMUNICATION.—“The fruit trees blossomed very heavy this 
spring, but since the late frosts the young apples have dropped so 
badly that I think we will not have more than half a crop of Duch- 
ess or Wealthy and there are few Transcendents in our orchard 
or hereabouts. From most of the apple trees in this vicinity the 
crop will be very light.” 
C. L. BLAIR. 
St. Charles, June 25, 1895. 
Judging by the correspondence of this office’ the above is a very 
fair statement of the condition of the apple crop in the state. Not 
over halfa crop is to be expected and in some places cut down be- 
low that. If Mr. Wedge’s suggestion is true, that the tree exhausts 
itself in the act of blossoming, this does not necessarily increase the 
probability of a large crop next year from trees of which this is the 
bearing year. Howis this? And let us hear from the fruit crop 
prospects in your locality. SEC’Y. 
