PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



Twentieth Annual Meeting 



OF THE 



C^onnecticut 

 Fomological oociety 



IN accordance with the requirements of its Constitution, 

 and with arrangements made by its Executive Commit- 

 tee, the Connecticut Pomological Society convened in twenti- 

 eth annual session, Februar}- 1 and 2. IQll. at I'nitv Tdall. 

 in the city of Hartford. 



Previous to the opening" session the work of prepara- 

 tion had been going" on (hiring the morning hours, and 

 even for days and weeks before, with the result that the con- 

 vention hall presented every appearance of a great modern 

 fruit show and convention. The stage was tastefull\- l)anked 

 with palms, ferns and other decorative plants, and in front 

 was massed quantities of splendid highly colored fruits shown 

 in boxes, barrels, baskets, pyramids and mounds. In addition 

 to the finest products of Connecticut apple orchards there were 

 exhibits from several other Xew England states, from Xew 

 York and even from the Pacific Coast, the whole making 

 a most beautiful picture. Over the stage was hung a mam- 

 moth banner bearing the suggestive words, "Fruit groii'ing 

 is the fine art of Agriculture." 



