PROGRAM PREPARED FOR THE NINTH 

 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY. 



WEDNESDAY, February 1 4th. 



SMORNING SESSION. 

 President's Address. 

 Annual Report of the Secretary. 

 Report of the Treasurer. 

 Reports of Standing Committees: 



Busmess and Legislation— y. C. Eddy, Simsbury. 



Insects — Prof. IV E. Britton, New Have7i. 



Injurious Diseases — Dr. W. C. SUirgis, New Haven, 



Exhibitions — Prof. A. G. Gulley, Siorrs. 



New Fruits — A'^ "S. Piatt, State Poinologist. 

 A Paper. "Some Diseases of the Peach." — Dr. IV. C. Stitrgis, Con- 

 necticut Expervnent Station, New Haven. 



RECESS. 



c4FTERN00N SESSION. 



" Our Fruit Crops and Their Successful Marketing." — IV. H. Blodget, 



Worcester, Mass. 

 " New Varieties and Their Behavior in Connecticut." — //. L. Fairchild, 



Nichols. 

 " The New Apple Culture." — F'rof. S. A. Beach, Horticulturist, N. 



V. Experiment Station, Geneva. 



EVENING SESSION. 



Lecture (Illustrated with Lantern Slides). "Bees, Flowers and 

 Fruit." — Prof. L. R. Jones, Vermont Experiment Station, Pur- 

 lin irton. 



THURSDAY, February J5th. 



mORNING SESSION. 



"Japan Plums; TheirJ Present and Future Value." — Henry Lutts, 



Youngstown, N. Y. 

 '• The Relative Influence of Stock and Cion." — Prof. A. G. Gulley, 



Connecticttt Agricultural College. 

 "Twelve Years Experience in Spraying." — Edward J'anAlstyne, 



Kinderhook, N. Y. 



RECESS, 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



Election of Officers. 



"Small-Fruit Culture: New Varieties and Best Methods of Market- 

 ing." — A. G. Sharp, Richmorid, Mass. 

 Ten-minute papers and discussion on following topics: 



" Les.sons from the Ajjple Crop of '99." — /. H. Merriman, New 



Britain. 

 "Pruning, Thinning and Spraying Apples." — (Results of Some 



Experiments.) — E. M. Ives, Meriden 

 " Grafting of Native Nuts." — Prof. IV. E. Britten, Horticultnr- 

 ist, Co7inecticui Experiment Station. 



