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infested by troublesome insects, as well as injurious fungi. The 

 time is at hand when attention should be given to these, and I 

 am satisfied this is one of the most important needs at this time. 



SUMMER MEETING. 



By invitation of President George E. Fellows the Summer 

 Meeting was held on the campus of the University of Maine, 

 August 2 1 St. For several days the weather was extremely hot 

 and humid, but there visited the grounds during the day 150 

 or more, coming from different parts of the State, no less than 

 eight counties being represented by one or more persons. The 

 University officers gave the visitors a very cordial welcome. 

 There was opportunity for going through the buildings and 

 looking over the grounds. 



After a lunch upon the campus the visitors repaired to the 

 chapel and an impromptu programme of speaking was in order. 

 A condensed report of this meeting appears elsewhere in this 

 volume of transactions. The Secretary would here acknowl- 

 edge the valuable assistance of Prof. W. M. Munson in adver- 

 tising and perfecting the details for this most valuable meeting. 



THE ANNUAL MEETING. 



The Annual Meeting was held in Harrison, Nov. 13, 14 and 

 15. Locally there was the deepest solicitude on the part of the 

 citizens of Harrison to make this meeting a red-letter day in 

 the history of the town. In every direction there was a hearty 

 co-operation with the Executive Committee to perfect the 

 arrangements for the meeting, and during my official connec- 

 tion with the Society we have never found all the numerous 

 details so perfectly carried out and everything in such perfect 

 readiness for our coming. 



The meetings were held in the new and elegant hall of Lake- 

 side Grange, which was well filled during each session. The 

 dining hall served as the exhibition room for the fruit, of which 

 there was an excellent display. The arrangement of the tables 

 was good, and the general quality of the fruit was fine, being 

 large and well colored. 



In the programme there were some new features introduced. 

 It was voted by the Society last year to devote an entire session 

 tc the discussion of the topic: "How can the meetings and 



