ELEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 



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Japan varieties were full to breaking, despite the severe thinning 

 practiced. Mr. Molumphy has nearly 23 varieties of plums in 

 bearing, including many new and rare ones for testing, and in 

 plum culture at least, he has achieved success. 



For several hours the visitors roamed about the orchards, or 

 drove to the more distant portions of the big fruit farm. Just 



Fig. li 



Lunch in the Grove, BerHn Field ]\Ieeting. 



across from the manager's house a pretty grove afforded an 

 ideal place for the lunch tables, and fig. 18 shows the company 

 assembled about the tables, always one of the most enjoyable 

 features of a field day. 



After full justice had "been done to the good things provided, 

 President Piatt called to order and introduced Mr. J. T. Molum- 

 phy to the meeting. Amid applause Mr. Alolumphy came for- 

 ward and in a pleasant way welcomed the Society and answered 



