TUlKTEliNTH ANNCAI. MIAiTING. 27 



At the conclusion of the report Dr. Chnton ofifcred the fol- 

 lowing recommendation : 



The Committee on I'ungons Diseases recommends that this 

 Society at its next annual exhibition of fruits held in the fall, 

 include among its preijiiums a first premium of $5 and a second 

 of $3 for the two best collections of fungous diseases made the 

 conring year on the following plants : apple, blackberry, cherry, 

 currant, gooseberry, grape, musk melon, peach, pear, plum, 

 quince, raspberry, strawberry ; that these premiums be open to 

 anyone in the State and without entrance fee ; that they be 

 awarded on the neatness with which the collections are pre- 

 pared and displayed, the variety of diseases shown and the 

 accuracy with which they are named by common name. If 

 the competition should prove successful, the Committee further 

 recoiumends that this be made an annual feature which might 

 also be extended to include similar premiums for insect pests. 

 If this recommendation is authorized by the Society, the Com- 

 mittee has assurance that the funds for the first year's premiums 

 have already been provided. 



Mr. J. M. HuHBARD : I move this report be accepted and placed 

 on file, and I would like also to move that the recommendation of 

 the Committee be adopted. I don't know how it appears to 

 others, but it seems to me this is an important matter. 



Motion seconded and passed. • 



The Committee on New Fruits reported that owing to the 

 unusual scarcity of fruit last season, they were unable to 

 examine any new varieties of special value. 



President Gclley : I believe that finishes the reports of 

 committees. 



According to the program, we are now to have a short paper 

 on "How to Secure Clear- Skinned Fruit," l)y I\lr. E. M. Ives 

 of Meriden. This is a very important question in connection 

 with our business, and on which largely rests the profits. I 

 might say, Mr. Ives has furnished us with some nice clear- 

 skinned fruit for our exhibit at St. Louis, and I presume he 

 knows what he is talking about. 



