24 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. Liegey : I had some vines, and some of them were killed 

 by the phylloxera. When I noticed them some of the heads 

 were hanging down about an inch, and the next morning they 

 were all down. I don't know how it got into my vines, but I 

 think the insect must have been in the plants when set. A 

 good many of my vines died just that way. Can the insects 

 come in the plant? 



Prof. Brittox : The insect was probably present in your 

 vineyard on some of the other vines. As I understand you, 

 this was the European species of vine that it attacked? 



Mr. Liegey: Yes. 



Prof. Britton : I thought so, and I doubt if you will ever 

 be able to grow the European species on account of the insect. 

 You will be able to grow the vine by a great deal of care and 

 trouble, but not to any great extent. 



The President : Have you heard or seen anything of the 

 Gypsy Moth in our State. 



Prof. Britton : I do not know that it has ever occurred in 

 Connecticut, although there have been reports several times to 

 that effect. Upon investigation, however, it turned out that 

 they were false alarms. There is a colony of them in Rhode 

 Island not far from Providence, and we may expect at any time 

 that they will be brought into Connecticut. 



The President : I suppose you and your assistants are pre- 

 pared to smother them as soon as they make their appearance? 



Prof. Britton : As soon as we know about it ; yes, sir. 



The President: The matter of Pan-x\merican exhibits, of 

 course, has taken up a great deal of our attention, but as this 

 is the first meeting we have had since the Buffalo Exposition 

 closed, I think you will be interested to hear something about 

 the exhibits of fruit which Connecticut made there. • Prof. 

 Gulley is here. 



The Secretary : Mr. President, I think Mr. Putnam is here, 

 Chairman of the Committee on Fungous Diseases. 



The President : Then we will take that up first, as it comes 

 in the regular order on the program. 



