142 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Afternoon Session, February 5th, 1.30 P. M. 



The Society came to order at 1.30 p. m., President Piatt in 

 the chair. 



The President : The lecture this morning was cut short, 

 because the dinner hour arrived just as Prof. Townsend had 

 finished showing his pictures. Now I do not doubt but you 

 will want to follow this subject further, and if there are any 

 questions which you wish to ask Dr. Townsend there will be an 

 opportunity now. 



Dr. Townsend: I wish to add just a word to what was said 

 this morning. By adopting and practicing the methods sug- 

 gested this morning for keeping down the monilia, the results 

 will be better the second year than they were the first, and the 

 third better than they were the second, and so on, that is, the 

 effects are cumulative. This is a general principle that applies 

 to plant diseases of all kinds. It is of the highest importance 

 that each step in combating this disease should be carried out 

 with promptness and with thoroughness. There are two things 

 which often explain the lack of success in spraying. One is 

 because the mixture is not made with proper care, and the 

 other is because it is not properly applied. Care must not only 

 be taken in these particulars, but also in the promptness and 

 thoroughness with which the work is done. The trees must be 

 well covered with the fungicide. And, finally, remember that 

 spraying is only one step in the struggle against monilia. The 

 mummified and decaying fruits should be picked off and burned. 



The President: Suppose this decayed fruit is left laying 

 around like old apples. I suppose it decays like any other 

 vegetable matter, doesn't it, and why isn't that the end of the 

 monilia spore? 



Dr. Townsend: The peach does not always decay and dis- 

 appear like other vegetable matter, but it dries down and the 

 monilia fungus remains in these dried peaches and the following 

 year the fungus is capable of producing a new set of spores. 

 For this reason, the mummified fruits should be destroyed by 

 burning. 



The President : Will the fungus live in the soil no matter 

 how much water there is in it^ or how moist the soil is? 



