80 lllll COXXLCTICWr POMOLOCICAL SOCIETY. 



THE EVENING SESSION. 



The meeting- on Wednesday evening, February 6, will long 

 remain a bright spot in the memory of the Society members 

 who were so fortunate as to be present. A program of more 

 than usual interest had been planned and was carried out to 

 the letter, each feature delighting the large audience and espe- 

 cially the ladies for whose special benefit the several speakers 

 were selected. As an innovation, musical numbers were intro- 

 duced and the performances of IMiss Barber of Farmington 

 and the Smithsonian Quartette of Hartford were especially 

 pleasing and rounded out an evening of rare entertainment. 



Everyone regretted' the absence of Gov. Woodruff, whose 

 address, scheduled for the afternoon or evening, had to be 

 omitted, owing to other engagements. 



I'he session opened at 7.30 with a piano solo by Miss 

 Barber, finel}- rendered, then followed remarks by visiting 

 delegates from other states. In introducing this feature 

 President Eddy said : 



President Eddy : We have with us several visiting dele- 

 gates and now seems to be an opportune time to hear from 

 them. I will first call upon Prof. J- B. Smith of New Bruns- 

 wick, N. J.. Entomologist of the New Jersey Experiment 

 Station. 



Professor Smith : ]\Ir. President. Ladies and Gentle- 

 men : I have been \tr\ much interested today listening to the 

 discussion of the difficulties your Connecticut people have to 

 deal with and find your troubles are not unlike ours in New 

 Jersey, and I have listened not only with pleasure but with 

 instruction tn what has been said. I have learned quite a 

 number of things that I expect to make practical use of later 

 nn. T ha\e been particularly pleased to find an absolutely 

 unanimity of opinion in regard to the question of kinds of 

 fruits and tliat everybody seemed to believe there was no fruit 

 that was anything like that grown in New England and I think 

 notliing has l)een presented that gives me personally any evi- 



