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growing apples the same way we used to. This will not do 

 because the Westerner has learned the new way and it pays." 

 Mr. Curtis is a member of the publicity committee of the 

 Pomological society and he urged upon the members present 

 the importance of reserving specimens for exhibition at the 

 Boston show. 



Dr. George P. Clinton, botanist at the Connecticut Agri" 

 cultural Experiment station was called upon to relate his ex- 

 periences in Japan. Dr. Clinton recently returned from 

 Japan, where he went to procure specimens of fungus to kill 

 the gypsy moth. Dr. Clinton, who is an interesting speaker, 

 related some of his experiences while on the trip. His de- 

 scription of the customs of the country was especially enter- 

 taining to his audience. Among other things of horticultural 

 interest, he said that the Japanese fruit grower has to bag 

 all his pears on the trees in order to protect them. In Japan 

 they grow peaches on trellises. 



Dr. W. E. Britton, state entomologist, also spoke a few 

 words appropriate to the occasion. He emphasized the im- 

 portance of the New England Fruit Show and what it would 

 mean to fruit growing in New England. Dr. Britton said 

 the Westerner believed in advertising his part of the coun- 

 try, and we should do the same with ours. 



Mr. Charles E. Lyman of Middlefield gave a short his- 

 tory of the orchard at which the field meeting was being held. 

 The most of the audience was greatly surprised to learn that 

 the oldest portion of the orchard was only four years old. 

 Mr. Lyman said that he had watched the growth of his or- 

 chard with a great deal of interest because it was one of the 

 most notable orchards in the state. 



The last speaker of the meeting was Mr. H. O. Daniels, 

 to'f Middletown, ex-president of the Dairymen's Association. 

 Mr. Daniels made a few humorous, but pointed, remarks 

 that kept the audience in laughter. 



The field meeting, while not largely attended, was es- 

 pecially interesting. Many of the most prominent peach 



