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Dr. Waterbury remarked that some persons leave lawn over the 

 boxes to exclude insects, but experience shows that boxes are suf- 

 ficient. Those insects which we wish to shut out do not love to 

 go over the upper edges of boxes. 



Prof. Mapes — I have ten thousand boxes on my farm, which 

 are cheap and effective. I have tried millenet and glass plates. 

 The boxes keep out grubs and the flyers (insects that fly). Some 

 of them cannot hit the plant within them; they fly in small circles 

 and hit the boxes, but rarely get in. 



Question on subjects for the next meeting decided on Mr. 

 Robinson's ''The Sale of all Farm and Garden Products by 

 Weight," and Prof. Mapes' "Winter care of Cold Frames ; Winter 

 Management of Manures, and Winter Warming and Ventilation 

 of Stables." 



The Club then tasted of the pears presented by R. G. Pardee, 

 Esq., from Messrs. A. J. McClure & Co., of Marion, New York, 

 grown by Mr. Sheldon at Huron, Wayne county, New York. 



All the members pronounced them of admirable flavor, and 

 melting (fondante) in the highest degree — an inestimable pear. 



Adjourned to first Tuesday of November, at noon. 



H. MEIGS, Secretary. 



Mov. 7, 1854. 

 Present — Messrs. Prof. J. J. Mapes, Solon Robinson, Vail, Van 

 Wyck, Hamil of Russia, Dr. Green, Mr. Laverriere, a Director of 

 the Agricultural School ot Mexico, Geo. Bacon, Geo. B Rapelye 

 and others. — 20 members. 



Mr. Vail in the chair. Henry Meigs, Secretary. 



The Secretary read the following papers prepared by Jiim: 



jSgave Jlmericana. 



The word agave is from the Greek a^auo?, from Ay«u, to astonish, 

 or the Admirahle American Hemp. 



