No. 4.] FUNGOUS DISEASES. 81 



SECOND DAY. 



The meeting was called together at 10.30 a.m. by First 

 Vice-President Sessions, who said : The lecture this mornino- 

 is on ''Fungous diseases." Those of you who are growing 

 fruits and dealing with the finer parts of agriculture, such as 

 market gardening, know very well that this subject is a very 

 important one. As we have progressed and advanced in our 

 work from year to year we have found these obstacles that 

 have hindered our work and have been a serious detriment 

 to our success. The lecturer has given years of study to 

 this subject, and comes before us as well equipped as any 

 man whom the Board of Agriculture could procure to speak 

 on this subject. Dr. Wm. C. Sturgis, botanist, Connecticut 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, will now address us. 



