24 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The President called attention to the necessity of requesting our 

 legislature to take some action to prevent the spread of insects and 

 diseases in our orchards, particularly of the trypeta or apple maggot 

 and the disease called black-knot of the plum. Your committee, 

 realizing the importance of prompt action in behalf of our fruit 

 interests, — Recommend that a coixmittee of three be appointed by 

 the Chair to gather what information they can relative to the sub- 

 ject and report at the next annual meeting of the Society. 



The report was accepted and adopted, and President Pope 

 appointed: Professor W. M. Muuson, Willis A. Luce and S. H. 

 Dawes. 



Mr. C. E. Wheeler, for the committee on resolutions, reported 

 resolves as follows : 



Resolved^ That we hereby tender our thanks to the railroads and 

 press of the State for the reduced rates and kind notices 



To thepeople of North Knox and the proprietor of the Burton 

 House we wish to express our appreciation for their many courtesies. 



Resulved, That we are mindful of the care and pains taken by 

 our member, Alonzo Butler, that this meeting should be a success. 



MEETINGS OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



February 27, 1893. With the approval of Messrs. Pope and 

 True, the secretary this day contraited in behalf of the Society 

 with Willis A. Luce to perfect and install the exhibition of Maine 

 fruit at the World's Fair, under the contract made with the execu- 

 tive commissioner. 



March 1st. A letter was received from George M. Twitchell, 

 Secretary of the Maine State Agricultural Society, having the fol- 

 lowing reference to the next annual exhibition : 



''I am authorized by the Piesident of the State Agricultural 

 Society to extend an invitation to the State Pomological Society to 

 bold their exhibition for 1893, in connection with the Maine State 

 Fair, September 5-8, upon the same terms as in 1892." 



In behalf of the executive committee the secretary with their 

 approval accepted the invitation. 



October 26th. Meeting at Winthrop. The secretary presented 

 the schedule of awards made at the annual Exhibition of the Society, 

 amounting to S542. 85. 



