PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



Seventeenth Annual Meeting 



OF THE 



V^onnecticut 

 1 omological i^ociety 



PURSUANT to the provisions of the Constitution and in 

 accordance with arrangements made by the Executive 

 Committee, the 17th annual meeting of the Society was held 

 in the city of Hartford, at Unity Hall, Feb. 5 and 6, 1908. 



The opening session was called to order at 10.45 Wednes- 

 day morning, Feb. 5th, by the President, J. H. Putnam of 

 Litchfield. 



In spite of the fact that it was one of the coldest morn- 

 ings of the winter, members of the Society and other fruit 

 growers from all over the State were present in goodly num- 

 bers when the meeting opened, and during the forenoon later 

 arrivals brought the attendance up to the usual high point of 

 the opening-day crowd. 



Immediately following the call to order, President Put- 

 nam delivered his annual address as follows : 



President's Address. 



Members of the Pomological Society and Friends: 



Once more we have met to review together the work of 

 the year, to exchange experience gained and knowledge 

 acquired, to gather from all possible sources the latest and 



