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driving around under the trees. The solution was mixed according 

 to the recommendation of Professor Cook, a pound of Paris green 

 to 100 gallons of water, as near as we could estimate it without 

 weighing, and the leaves were badl}' scalded. 



Mr. Augur. That shows that it was too strong. You probably 

 had the strictly pure article. 



Mr. Pope. The Paris green was too good ? 



Mr. Augur. Too much of a good thing. I omitted to answer 

 one of Mr. Atherton's questions, in regard to poisoning his grass. 

 If I had a field of grass just ready to cut, I shouldn't want to use 

 the poison on the trees there. It is better to be on the safe side. I 

 think you ought to apply the poison to the trees a little earlier ; not 

 wait until the grass is nearly ready to cut. The rain which we usu- 

 ally have would-be sufficient to wash it off if it stands a sufficient 

 length of time. 



Mr. Atherton. There would be the same objection to using the 

 poison if I were to pasture sheep in my orchard. 



Mr. Augur. I should not want to use it in a sheep pasture unless 

 the sheep were kept out for a while. 



Mr. Pope. Just a word of caution as to the use of Paris green, 

 as two of our men were badly poisoned from inhaling it. I think 

 it is not safe to use it without a wet sponge over the nose. Three 

 of us were using it ; one led the horse, one used the pump, and one 

 directed the nozzle. We drove along by the side, and once in a 

 while the air would waft it towards us. 



Mr. Atherton. Professor Cook recommends keeping to the 

 windward of the tree you are spraying. 



Mr. Pope. You cannot depend on the wind to carry the spray 

 awa3' from you altogether. We were careful to keep to the wind- 

 ward side, but we had two bad cases of poisoning. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



A large audience assembled to listen to the paper and discussion 

 on '-Small Fruits and Their Culture" by Hon. P. M. Augur, Pomol- 

 ogist to the Connecticut State Board of Agriculture, who was intro- 

 duced by President Pope. 



