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NOTES FROM THE WESTERN NEW YORK 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



BY A SPECIAL REPORTER. 



THE thirty-fifth annual meeting of the above society was held at Rochester, 

 January 22nd and 23rd, with a very good attendance, and the session 

 was of great practical value and interest to all present. We give some 

 of the most instructive points brought out in the essays and discussions. 



The officers elected were Patrick Barry, President ; S. D. Willard, 

 W. C. Barry, W. Brown Smith, and J. S. Woodward, Vice-Presidents; 

 John Hall, Secretary and Treasurer. The county reports were unanimous 

 as to the unfavorable record of last season. The heavy frost late in May, 

 almost completely ruined many crops, as the frost was followed by a cold, 

 wet summer. Still, the fruit-growers, with their proverbial cheerfulness, did 

 not seem to feel particularly discouraged, as they hope for better things this 

 coming season. 



State Entomologist Lintner, presented a paper on " Recent Experience 

 with Insect Pests," in which fruit-growers generally, are considerably 

 interested. We present some brief extracts: "It seems probable that in 

 the next few years the most harmful of the insects would be brought under 

 control. By the aid of the force pump we hope to bid defiance to the plum 

 curculio and insects that feed on the foliage of fruit trees. 



"The old methods of insect destruction were compared to the force pump, 

 as the Gatling gun ctjmpares to the old flint-lock musket. Regarding 

 insecticides, it was policy to use as little arsenite as possible ; London purple 

 was less harmful to some trees than Paris green, while white arsenic should 

 never be used. Pure water, without trimmings, when thrown with sufficient 

 force, was efficient as an insect preventive, in fact it was the best remedy 

 against the Rose slug. The Bordeaux mixture is to be recommended, apd 

 where it was used for potato rot, it will also be efficient against the potato bug 

 at the same time, if London purple is added to the mixture. 



"A new pear insect made its appearance at Rochester,' in June, 1888, 

 being of the case-bearing variety, which burrowed into the fruit. A bark- 

 borer that was found on peach trees was mentioned as being what is 

 commonly known as the elm bark beetle. It was formerly supposed to be 

 the cause of the peach ' yellows.' As all of these insects are hard to reach, 

 the only safe remedy now known is to burn the infected tree. However, 

 experiments are now being made to determine whether or not kerosene is 

 iujurious to the trees, and if it is not, it will be an excellent remedy for these 

 bark-borers, which seem to be on the increase. 



"The ravages of the destructive grape-vine beetle might bechecked by the 

 use of Paris green water, as could also a caterpiller, which lately had been 

 reported as injurious to pear buds. In the matter of spraying, great care 



