152 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



abundant in most parts of our state that developments are ex- 

 pected to take place rapidly and the next ten years will witness 

 a decided change in the fruit gardens and tree fruit productions 

 of our state. 



Generally speaking, the scale can only be successfully 

 treated in orchards. Also full-sized apple trees as they grow 

 in this country have so far been found unmanageable when it 

 comes to giving them the careful spraying necessary to control 

 scale. At present, then, it looks as though the old trees would 

 have to be abandoned and 3^oung orchards take their place. 

 Then in the young orchard the effort will be to provoke early 

 bearing and in all ways possible prevent trees from growing- 

 tall or large. 



I would add a word on spraying for other troubles besides 

 the scale. In an address by Prof. J. M. Steadman of Colum- 

 bia, Mo., he recommended arsenate of lead made as follows: 

 "Dissolve in half a bucket of water 4 ounces of arsenate of 

 soda and in another half bucket of water 12 ounces of acetate 

 of lead. They should be as near chemically pure as possible; 

 ordinary commercial chemicals will not answer as a rule. 

 After these are dissolved, turn together and allow to stand over 

 night, when you will find that a chemical change has taken 

 place. Use with 50 gallons of water as a spray for biting- 

 insects in place of Paris Green. This has never been known 

 to injure the leaves, except possibly of peach trees." 



President Putnam here announced the appointment of the 

 following Standing Committee for the year 1907: 



Legislation — J. H. Hale, Glastonbury; Elijali Rogers, 

 Southington; J. C. Eddy. Simsbury. 



Finance^^N. . S. Piatt, New Haven; S. M. Foster, \\'est- 

 port; G. A. Hopson, Wallingford. 



Membership— A. B. Cook, Farmington ; Dudley Wells, 2d, 

 Wethersfield ; A. T. Henry, Wallingford. 



Exhibitions — L. C. Root, Farmington; Geo. H. Hale, So. 

 Glastonbury; Prof. A. G. Gulley, Storrs. 



Injurious Insects — Dr. W. E. Britton, Xew Haven; C. D. 

 Jarvis, Storrs; Willis E. Frost, Bridgewater. 



Fungous Diseases — Dr. G. P. Clinton, New Haven; Oscar 

 F. Atwood, Brooklyn; A. C. Innis, Ridgefield. 



