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through its parasitic stage on the young twigs. These infect- 

 ed twigs have been found in this state and probably are not 

 uncommon on certain varieties. For two or three seasons 

 the writer has observed a few trees in a yard in New Haven 

 which furnished plenty of scabby fruit. Last winter these 

 trees were sprayed with lime and sulphur for the San Jose 

 scale, and last summer, for the first time since under observa- 

 tion, very little scab was found on the fruit. If this result 

 was due to the spraying, it came through the prevention of the 

 infected twigs forming spores to reinfect the young leaves 

 and fruit. 



Raspberry. The writer's attention has been called to an 

 apparent winter injury of blackcap raspberries very similar 

 in its appearance to the wait fungous disease of these plants. 

 In the exposed part of a certain field some of the varieties 

 about ripening period showed a serious wilt of the fruiting 

 canes, many of which eventually died, leaving the half matured 

 fruit dried up and attached. New canes started from the 

 roots, showing these were not injured, at least not severely. 

 An examination of canes showed no sign of the wilt fungus, 

 and as the trouble was severe and noticed this year for the 

 first time, it appears to have been due to winter injury. The 

 wTiter would be glad to hear froin any who have suffered 

 from a similar trouble. 



The President: Have you any questions to ask of Dr. 

 Clinton? If not, this report will be received and published 

 with the other committee reports. 



We will noW' take up the regular program of the session 

 and listen to the addresses and papers from those who have 

 been especially invited to be with us, and w^e shall begin by 

 calling upon one who lias come to us from a distant state, and 

 from whom I am glad to say w'e shall have at least two talks 

 before the meeting closes. We will now^ have an address on 

 the "Experiences of a Mrginia Fruit Grower," by Mr. S. L. 

 Lupton, Secretary of the X'irginia State Horticultural Society. 



