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ably presented by the writers. The value of these evening meet- 

 ings during the fair was fully reeognized by all, and there can be no 

 doubt that in future fairs they will form as essential part of the 

 exercises. 



The officers of the society have sent specimens of fruit during the 

 year, to Prof. Harvey of the State College, for the purpose of inves- 

 tigating the extent of the ravages of Trypeta pomonella in the State. 

 During the fair they collected infected specimens from several parts 

 of the State, and forwarded the same to him. This troublesome 

 insect is now found in several counties, and is doing much damage 

 to fruit. The insect seems to work mostly in fruit grown in shel- 

 tered places around buildings, or in places otherwise protected from 

 the cold winds. So far as our own observation extends, they are 

 not working vei-y much in the orchards of the State, except as noted 

 above. 



The Executive Committee received a cordial invitation to join 

 the Aroostook part}' and attend the annual fair at Presque Isle. It 

 was a cause of regret among them that circumstances prevented 

 their joining the party. By permission of the exhibitors a selection 

 of choice specimens of fruit was carefully packed and sent by 

 express with the best wishes of our society. 



Your Secretary received a circular and letter from the Division of 

 Pomology of the United States Department of Agriculture, under 

 date of October 19, 1888, soliciting from our society specioaens for 

 the fruit display for the Paris Exposition of 1889, "representative 

 specimens of our finer American fruits of all kinds, not in great 

 quantities, but a sufficient number of each variety so that when 

 received here at the department, fine and perfect specimens ma}' be 

 selected for the exhibit. All specimens should be perfect in every 

 way and representative of the variety and with stem and calyx intact 

 if possible. Owing to the extreme difficulty of preserving even a 

 small proportion of the specimens in a fresh state, it will be neces- 

 sary to place them in a preserving fluid in glass jars, which will be 

 done here. All specimens should be correctly named if possible, 

 with name of grower and locality from which they come. We 

 desire to make as creditable a display as it is possible to do in this 

 manner and at this late day. Will you kindly communicate with 

 this office, stating what you can do toward the furtherance of this 

 scheme?" 



