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PKOFESSOll SELBY: :\Ir. (Miaii-iiian, would it not be 

 proper for us to send, on belialf of tliis Coiiveiitioii, at this time, 

 an expression of onr synipatli}' with Dr. ^letealf in his serious 

 accident? 1 move you that such an expression be sent by the 

 Convention. 



Seconded by Mr. I. (\ Williams. 



THE CHAIR:MAN: Such a motion naturally would ixn at 

 once to the Resoluiions Committee, but the Chair is glad to make 

 an exception in this case. Professor Selby moves llial this Con- 

 ference send a message of sympathy to Dr. INIetcalf, with hojjes 

 lor his s|)(HHly recovery. 



Themolioii was ]»ul and unanimously cari-icfl. 



THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair will apjM.inl Professor Selby 

 a Committee of One to ]M'epar(' and forward the message. 



The next on tlie program is a paper entitled "Can the Chestnut 

 Dark Disease be Coidrolled?" by Professor V. C. Stewart, of the 

 New York Agricuil nral E.\|M'riuienl Station. 



CAN THE CHESTNUT r.AKK DTSEASl'] |{E CON- 

 TROLLED? 



By PROF. F. C. STEW^ART, Neio York Agricultural Experiment Htalion. 



Mr. Cliairmaii and Ladies and (Jenth'men: .My \ie\vs are so 

 much at variance with what I conceive to be the sentiment of 

 this Coiifei-eiice tliat I hesitated somewhat to present tliem. I 

 teel like one throwing water on a lir(; which liis fi-ieiuls ai-e dili- 

 gently striving to kindle. r»ut a sense of my duty to the i>ublic 

 and, also, myself, impels me to j)roceed. 



1 assume that you are all familiar with the metlio<l of c<Hdi'ol 

 which has been recommended, nam(dy, the one which has been 

 outlined by Di-. ^fetcalf and l*rof. ColliriS in I'\'irmers' Bulletin 

 No. 4(h, so I shall not take time to explain it. If you are not 

 familiar with it, yon will beconu' familial- with it befoi-e the 

 close of t his nu'ct ing. 



