Connecticut Pomological 

 Society 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE I6TH ANNUflL MEETING. 



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HE Executive Committee, as required by the Constitution, 

 made arrangements for holding the 16th annual meeting 

 of the Society at Unity Hall, Hartford, on February 5 and 6, 

 1907, but owing to a severe snowstorm the previous night, 

 which blocked all transportation lines, making it impossible 

 for members to reach Elartford, it was decided to defer the 

 opening of the convention until Wednesday morning, Feb. 6. 



\A'hen President J. C. Eddy of Simsbury called the meeting 

 to order at 10.30 a. m., Wednesday, Feb. 6, there was a good 

 attendance of members on hand and later arrivals increased 

 the attendance of the first day to fully 500, and much interest 

 and enthusiasm was shown in the many splendid addresses and 

 discussions. 



The stage presented a most attractive appearance, choice 

 specimens of fruits being displayed in tasty baskets, boxes and 

 pyramids, the beauty of the whole setting enhanced by a back- 

 ground of palms, with here and there a display of cut flowers 

 and flowering plants. 



Following the opening of the meeting. President Eddy 

 deli\-ered his annual address, as follows : 



President's Address. 



Members and Friends uf the Connecticut Poniological Society : 

 I am glad to welcome so many of you to the sixteenth 

 annual meeting of the Society. We hope and expect to have 

 an interesting and profitable meeting. — one at which many new^ 

 ideas and practical points -of poniological progress will be 

 brought out and discussed. W^e have a numl)er of practical 



