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exhibitors of the machinery are all on that paper, and I can- 

 not undertake to give them to you. The exhibit this year 

 was notable, however, for quite a large number of gasoline 

 engines. I suppose to show to the people who spray that it 

 might be a good power for use instead of hand power on the 

 pump. There were five or six different makes of gasoline 

 engines, and one engine and pump combined right in one 

 piece. There was one sprayer — the Niagara gas sprayer, 

 with a tank containing the liquid, and another strong tank 

 connected with it with compressed gas in it, which supplies 

 the power. A single tank of gas was supposed to force out 

 800 gallons of spraying liquid. There were samples shown 

 of Limoid, a new preparation of lime to be used with kero- 

 sene in spraying for the scale. There was the usual display 

 of hand pumps and barrel pumps for spraying. I am happy 

 to see that the pump makers seem to vie with each other in 

 trying to make their pumps perfect and durable, and simple. 

 I remember when we used our first Bordeaux mixture, there 

 was not any kind of a pump made for handling it, and we 

 had to take an old boiler and fix it up for it. I have one 

 of those now made in those days, a common boiler fixed up 

 to go on the shoulders ; it would do very well to spray low 

 vines and plants, but was not well adapted to large trees. 



Taken altogether the exhibit is the best ever shown at a 

 meeting of this Society, as well as the largest. It deserves 

 your careful study, as much can be learned from such dis- 

 plays as this. 



We cannot report much further than to submit a list of 

 the exhibits. No awards were intended to be made and no 

 judging as to merits, so far as I know. 



(The complete Hst of exhibitors will be found on page 222.) 



Mr. J. H. Hale : Having recently learned within an hour 

 or so of the very serious illness of Mr. Merriman, formerly 

 president of this Society, I would like to offer a resolution 

 at this time. 



Whereas, We learn with deep regret of the serious illness 

 of Mr. J. H. Merriman, former President of this Society, 

 therefore be it 



