44 ^^HE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Another trouble of the strawberry, which possibly showed' 

 elsewhere in the state, was called to Dr. Britton's and the 

 writer's attention by Mr. Mansfield of West Hartford. In 

 June, the plants began to dry up and die and Mr. Mansfield 

 thought possibly some insect or fungus was responsible. A 

 careful examination revealed no special pest that could be 

 responsible for so widespread injury in the field. The writer- 

 came to the conclusion that the injury was largely the result 

 of the unusually dry weather through which the plants had 

 passed, coupled, possibly, with some winter injury to the roots, 

 or possibly aggravated by the method of culture — the matted 

 row system — ^which was difi:'erent from that Mr. ^lansfield 

 ordinarily used. 



Mr. Platt : Was that speck on the apples anything that 

 has been common — it is not the same as the "Baldwin spot," 

 that has been prevalent for years? 



Dr. Clinton: No; it is a dififerent thing from the "Bald- 

 win spot." The "Baldwin spot" is more conspicuous, but this 

 one starts like a speck about the size of a pinhead. The "Bald- 

 win spot" is known not to be of the fungous bacterial origin, 

 it is a physiological trouble. 



Secretary Miles : Before we take up the next topic, there 

 is a subject which I would like to speak of briefly, which was 

 referred to more or less this morning', — that is our member- 

 ship. It is not a very pleasant topic to keep popping up at 

 our meetings, yet it is an important one, and one on which 

 the success of our Society largely depends. Xow if you gen- 

 tlemen don't renew your membership, we have nothing to fall 

 back on through the year, and for fear that some may not have 

 been sufficiently invited to join our Society, I want to throw 

 out a hint now that you should be prompt to come into the 

 Society and join hands with us in the work we are trying to 

 do ; even if you are not all commercial fruit growers and 

 depending on that kind of work for your bread and butter. 

 Give us a little help and I am sure it will return to you in 

 many ways which you do not realize at the present time. 

 The committee on memliersliip have suggested that they will 



