STATE PO.MOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE WINTER MEETING. 



The eighth "Winter Meeting of the Society, (being an adjourn- 

 ment of the annual meeting which was held at Lewiston, Sept. 28, 

 1882.) was held at the Town Hall in "Waterville, on the 30th and 

 31st days of JauuarN", 1883, in connection with a Farmers' Institute 

 under the direction of the Secretary of tlie Board of Agriculture. 



The attendance of persons from places other than the immediate 

 vicinit}' of the place of meeting was larger than at any previous 

 Winter Meeting of the Society. Free return tickets were furnished 

 by the Maine Central and other railroads. The use of the hall, 

 attended and lighted, and the tables, dishes, &c., for the exhibili<m, 

 were provided by the liberality of the citizens of Waterville. free of 

 expense to the Society. Guests were entertained at the Elmwood 

 Hotel at reduced rates. For all of which favors due acknowledg- 

 ment was made by votes at the close of the proceedings. 



A stenographic report of the discussions was made by Mrs. S. 

 G. Crosby of Waterville, from which, in a condensed form, the 

 report herewith presented is made. 



An exhibition of fruit w^as made in connection with the meeting, 

 for the purpose of presenting the Winter fruits of the State in their 

 perfection, which cannot be done at the Autumn exhibitir)ns, — also 

 to afford special means for study and comparison. A limited list 

 of premiums was offered. The exhil)itiou w-as satisfactory in 

 chaiacte'r and extent ; and for particulars, reference is made to the 

 report of the examining committee in subsequent pages. 



FIRST D^Y. 



The opening hour of the morning session was spent in ai langiug 

 the fruit exhibition and i)reHmiuai'y business. 



At 11 o'cloci< listened to an interesting lecttu'e by Prof. ('. II. 

 Fernald of the State Agricultural College, on "The Potato Rot, 

 and Fungoid (iiowths in Fruit Culture," which is reported, with 

 illustrations, in the report of the Board of Agriculture. This, with 

 the discussion to which it gave rise, occupied the forenoon. 



