NOTES BY THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE O. F.G. 

 ASSOCIATION TO THE W. N. Y. H. SOCIETY. 



blems that arise, and to give the fruit 

 growers all possible information. 



This Society has done good work, not 

 only for the fruit growers of New York 

 State ; its influence has overleaped state 

 and international boundaries. 



Dr. G. C. Caldwell gave an address 

 on 



Decay and Preservation of Fruits. 



Several species of fungi are the causes 

 of the rotting of fruit. It attacks both 

 ripening and ripe fruit, and is some- 

 times found in the blossom. The fun- 

 gus germs are carried by flies and wasps. 

 Spraying is the only remedy, and to 

 secure the best results must be con- 

 tinued much later than we have been 

 doing in the past. Thorough tests have 

 been made of late sprayed fruit, but no 

 poison was found, so it is not consid- 

 ered dangerous. 



The fruit exhibit was very fine. 

 Messrs. Elwanger & Barry showed fifty 

 varieties of pears, all in excellent con- 

 dition, some specimens of Anjou being 

 remarkably fine. Geneva Experiment 

 Station showed fifty-six varieties of ap- 

 ples. There were many other fine ex- 

 hibits of apples, and about sixty plates 

 of grapes shown. A new pear shown 

 by E. Moody & Sons, of Lockport, is a 

 handsome russet winter pear, but said 

 to be rather poor in quality. 



Peach orchards in South-Western 

 Michigan are being attacked by a new 

 disease, said to be more serious than the 

 yellows. It was first noticed three or 

 four years ago, and is particularly bad 

 in Sangatuck Township, where thou- 

 sands of trees have been ruined by it. 

 The effect is that the fruit is stunted 

 when it is about the size of a plum, and 



Fig. 1552.— W. M. Orb. 



TiTHE 44th annual meeting of 

 the Western New York Hor- 

 ticultural Society was held 

 in the City Hall, Roches- 

 ter, on the 25th and 26th 

 of January. Morning, afternoon and 

 evening sessions were held. The hall, 

 which holds about seven hundred, was 

 filled at most of the sessions, so that 

 standing room was not available. 



The president, W. C. Barry, was not 

 able to attend, being sick. Mr. S. D. 

 Willard, Vice-President, who is well 

 known to Ontario fruit growers, ably 

 presided. This Society is particularly 

 favored by having such a large number 

 of professors from Geneva and Cornell 

 Experiment Stations, to attend their 

 meetings. They appear to be able, wil- 

 ling and anxious to solve all the pro- 



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