4 THE CONNECTICUT FOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



That they are becoming vakiable and popular is evident from 

 the interest exhibited by visitors, and from the fact that the 

 Society has already received good offers to hold its exhibit next 

 season in connection w^ith some of the largest fairs in the State. 

 That they are needed is demonstrated by the showing, each year, 

 of even old and well known varieties of fruits under wrong 

 names. These errors are corrected and the growers prevented 

 from unintentionally disposing of fruit wrongly named. Tlie 

 wide-spread desire for information along pomological lines is 

 demonstrated by the increased call for Institutes all over the State. 

 This demand was met by the Society last year as far as its 

 means would permit. By a plan recently adopted it is hoped 

 that the information spread by these meetings will be increased 

 until the whole territory of the State is covered. 



Brother fruit growers, the unfavorable conditions of the past 

 season should not discourage us. Even the dark outlook for 

 the Connecticut peach grower for the coming year will bring 

 with it some valuable lessons for future use. It is certain that 

 the fruit-growing industry is making rapid and favorable 

 progress in the State. Nor do I think we need to be disturbed 

 by the large increase of orchard planting in other sections each 

 year. Possible over-production has long been a bugbear, yet 

 it seems as far away as ever. Increased demand from greater 

 use and better means of distribution promise to dispose of 

 increased product for some time to come, and the thorough 

 grower who gives close attention to the disposal of his products 

 is probably as sure of profits, although perhaps not as great, 

 in the future as in the past. 



President Gulley — Next in order Avill be the annual report 

 of the Secretary, H. C. C. Miles. 



Before reading his report. Secretary Miles said : "As you all 

 know, our President is nothing if he is not brief and right to 

 the point ; and in getting up this program he and I agreed 

 that brevity should be a leading feature; that is, we agreed to 

 leave out none of the essentials but so far as possible we would 

 endeavor to be brief. In preparing my report to read to you 

 this morning I tried to follow that idea, but there are so many 

 things to report upon, it was not a question of what I should 

 leave out, but what ought to be put in." 



