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THE 



onnecticut 

 Po mo logical 

 Society 



Proceedings of the 

 15th Annual Meeting 



ACCORDING to arrangements made by the Executive Com- 

 mittee, and in compliance with provisions of the Consti- 

 tution, the fifteenth annual meeting of the Society was held at 

 Hartford, in Unity Hall, h\^bruary 7 and 8, 1906. 



The opening session was called to order at 10.45 o'clock 

 Wednesday morning, February 7th, by the President. J. C. 

 Eddy of Simsbury. 



A goodly number of fruit growers were present at the 

 opening and later arrivals increased the attendance, which 

 at some sessions reached the point of between five and six 

 hundred, making this meeting probably the largest in the 

 history of the Society. 



In the Exhibition Hall below was displayed a very choice 

 exhibit of fruits, while the display of implements and horti- 

 cultural supplies was, as usual, a large and varied one. 



The stage presented a very attractive and beautiful appear- 

 ance, the decorations being distinctly of a pomological nature. 

 The background of palms and flowering plants served to show 

 to best advantage the choice specimens of Connecticut apples, 

 pears and other fruits, which were arranged in pyramid, 

 baskets and boxes, while over all was hung a large banner 

 bearing- the suggestive legend: "Faith in the fruitful possibil- 



