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THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



August 17, at Southington, Messrs. E. Rogers, J. H. 

 Merriman and E. D. Gridley united in inviting the Society 

 to visit the great peach and apple orchards of the Shuttle 

 meadow mountain district. Mr. Merriman, since elected 

 President of our Society, has probably the largest and best 

 cultivated bearing apple orchard in the state. 



The last field meeting for 1899 was held on the 

 grounds of the State Agricultural College, at Mansfield 

 experimental orchards. A small nursery established by the 

 students, a large swamp reclaimed for horticultural pur- 

 poses, and the College and Experiment Station work in 

 general, made up a most interesting exhibit, rounding out 

 the year's work into fine shape. 



The bush on the right shows' the spring pruning 

 of raspberry canes that were properly pinched back 



:n summer. 



