io8 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. Eaton's very valuable paper and the practical discus- 

 sion following the same held the attention and interest of the 

 meeting- until the hour for adjournment arrived. 



Before adjourning, the following special committees were 

 named by the president : 



Committee to examine the exhibits of fruits and award 

 premiums — Mr. T. E. Cross of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and ]\Ir. 

 S. L. Lupton of Winchester, ' Va. 



Committee on the machinery and implement exhibits — 

 N. S. Piatt, New Haven; Prof. L. A. Clinton, Storrs, and 

 Stephen Hoyt of New Canaan. 



At 5.15 an adjournment was taken until the evening 

 session. 



EVENING SESSION. 



The Society came to order for the evening session at 7.30. 

 The attendance was unusually large for such a meeting and 

 the audience included many ladies. 



With a reception of visiting delegates, an illustrated lec- 

 ture and several interesting extra features, this session proved 

 the most enjoyable evening meeting in the history of the 

 Society. 



First on the program came addresses by visiting fruit 

 growers from other states, and in introducing this part of 

 the program President Gulley said : 



President Gulley : I might say we have a number of 

 prominent men with us, some of wdiom you have already 

 heard, and others who have not been on the stage to speak as 

 regular speakers, and we propose to have them come forward 

 where you can see them, and say a few words to us this eve- 

 ning. I will call first for a few words from ]^Ir. T. E. Cross 

 of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 



Mr. T. E. Cross : ^Nlr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen : 

 I am a member of the New York State Fruit Growe;;-s' Asso- 

 ciation, and am very glad to be with you and extend a greet- 

 ins: from that Association to the Connecticut Pomological 



