62 THE COXXECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Prof. Greene : If I wanted to preach a sermon, I would take 

 that text up there — over the President's desk : "Connecticut, 

 not the land of the big red apple, but the land of the good red 

 apple." That is right. Last year I visited the far West, and 

 became impressed with one fact. I knew it before, but I was 

 not as thoroughly impressed as I was after my visit. And 

 that is, our conditions are so different. Their conditions are 

 altogether different from our conditions here in the East. Here 

 in the East }'OU and we are trying to grow something that not 

 only looks good but is good. That is the only way we can 

 hope to get a market. 



We are trying to do that same thing in Ohio, and I believe 

 you are trying to do it here. It seems to me we are in the same 

 boat with you. W^e have got the Southwest to contend with 

 and so have you. But perhaps you won't have so much trouble 

 as we will. We realize just now we have got to grow some- 

 thing they don't grow. I came here to learn. I didn't come 

 here to give any extended address but I came here to learn. 

 I was very glad when I got here to-day because I knew I was 

 in company with people who have very high ideals. 



The Western Reserve, as you know, is made up largely of 

 people from this section. Perhaps it might be boasting a little 

 to say that we have the pick of the people out there. 



A Member : If you say that here you'll get hurt. 



Prof. Greene : Well, we claim, anywa}-, the pick of the 

 people went out there. The}- say there is never an office vacant 

 except there is an Ohio candidate. At a banquet in a neighbor- 

 ing state a while ago, the toastmaster introduced a gentleman 

 from Ohio, and in doing so said he had always noticed that 

 when there was an office open there was an Ohio candidate and 

 generally a pretty good one. But there was one election where 

 there was no candidate from Ohio, and that was when they 

 elected a Pope last year. However, if that office should ever 

 come to an Ohioan I believe he could fill it nicely. 



I like to go to a meeting of this sort, and am very glad I came. 

 I will not take more of your time, but will simply say that I 

 am learning fast and shall tell some of the things I have learned 

 here when I get back to Ohio. 



Dr. E. P. Felt, State Entomologist of Xew York, spoke 

 next, telling in an interesting way of the work in his state. 



