Il8 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. Root: Will you inform us what constitutes the 

 executive committee? 



Secretary Miles : The four officers of the Society. 



Mr. Root: That does not include the county vice-presi- 

 dents ? 



Secretary Miles: No. 



President Gold: The resolution of Mr. Henry regard- 

 ing a publicity committee is before the house. Those in 

 favor of appointing a publicity committee may signify it by 

 saying aye; those opposed by saying nay. The ayes have it 

 and it is a vote and a publicity committee will be appointed. 



Mr. Curtis : Does the president consider it necessary for ' 

 the Society to appropriate a certain sum of money for the 

 work of that committee? 



President Gold: If I am rightly informed, all matters- 

 of appropriation of money have to come before the executive 

 committee anyway. They appropriate different sums of 

 money from the treasury for different objects, and if this 

 publicity committee is directed to do certain things the com- 

 mittee will come before the executive committee and get the 

 necessary appropriation. Is that correct, Mr. Secretary? 



Secretary Miles : I think you are right about that, Mr.. 

 President. 



At this point the regular program was taken up and PrO' 

 fessor A. G. Gulley of Storrs discussed briefly the question of 

 "What Special Orchard Treatment is Required to Obtain Best 

 Results with Different Varieties of Apples?" 



Secretary Miles: I understand that some of our grow- 

 ers of small fruits are having trouble with the different sizes 

 of baskets. I think at this time Mr. Farnham has something 

 to say along this line, and a resolution to offer. 



Mr. a. N. Farnham : Mr. President, I don't know that 

 I have any resolution to offer, but in talking with the repre- 

 sentatives of the different berry basket manufacturers I find 

 that different sizes are being used in different parts of the 



