lO STATE POMOr.OGICAL SOCIETY. 



visitors left for their homes after a most delightful meeting. 

 The spirit of sociability was everywhere, and when results are 

 summed up this last annual meeting and exhibition were well 

 nigh the best in the history of the society. 



CHERRYFIELD MEETING. 



A one day local meeting of the society was arranged for by 

 Mr. D. W. Campbell of Cherryfield, and it was held November 

 13th. It was attended by Pres. Gilbert, Messrs. Libbey and 

 Arnold and the secretary. The fruit growers of Washington 

 county were glad to have us meet with them. Of this meeting 

 the Maine Farmer said : 



The meeting was well attended through the day by the 

 growers of fruit, and by those who want to grow it, from all 

 parts of the county, the railroad courteously granting half rates 

 to all attending over its line, while in the evening the spacious 

 town hall was well filled with a mixed audience interested to take 

 part in the meeting. 



A surprisingly large and creditable collection of apples and 

 pears was drawn together, giving a better idea of what is being 

 done in that locality in the production of fruit than could have 

 been gained by the use of words alone. Of a considerable num- 

 ber of standard varieties specimens were shown that would do 

 credit to any section of the State. 



The exercises of the day were intentionally somewhat informal, 

 being a familiar interchange of views in most part on varieties 

 adapted to the locality and their characteristic merits. President 

 Gilbert in opening the exercises stated that one object in view in 

 arranging the meeting was to give the officers an opportunity to 

 learn more of the fruit industry in that locality. He expressed 

 himself as gratified at the progress being made and the evidence 

 found of the success reached. In the afternoon C. A. Arnold of 

 the executive committee read a carefully prepared paper on care 

 and cultivation of orchards. In the evening, Secretary Knowlton 

 filled the first half hour with an interesting illustrated lecture 

 with the title "Here and there among the Fruit Growers." The 

 remainder of the evening was given to an oflf hand talk on the 

 important matter of "Small Fruits for the Home and the 

 Market," by R. H. Libbey, Newport. 



