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interests equally exposed to injury from these meteoric perturbations, 

 can not also be as well advised of their approach, in time to protect our- 

 selves from their terrible inroads. 



What is already done for us is admirable and of great utility, but we 

 should be glad to have these benefits still more widely and universally 

 extended wherever " the weird wires spread their magic lines." 



We offer the following, which is a modification of the action of the 

 Michigan Pomological Society: 



Resolved, That this Society memorialize our Senators and Represen- 

 tatives in Congress so to extend the scope of the Signal Service as to give 

 the benefits of its observations and deductions to Agriculture, by sending 

 a warning to every telegraphic station, of the approach and probable 

 extent and severity of such storms as may occur, between April and No- 

 vember, and also of the cold waves, their path and probable severity. 

 We hope, also, they will make every practicable effort to extend our cir- 

 cuit of observation around one entire great circle of the globe, in our 

 own general latitude, without which no philosophic observations of the 

 weather can be considered as in any degree complete. 



[Signed] J. A. WARDER, 1 Committee 



J. B. TURNER, 3 ^^^'''''''^^^^^• 



The resolution was adopted. 



Prof. Burrill called attention to a circular which he had prepared 

 and was distributing, asking co-operation with him in making a collec- 

 tion of specimens of native and cultivated woods of Illinois. 



He asked the members who can do so to furnish him specimens and 

 information according to instructions in the circular. 



FINAL RESOLUTIONS. 



Mr. Johnson, from the committee, read the following : 



Your Committee on Final Resolutions beg leave to report the fol- 

 lowing : 



Resolved, That the thanks of this convention be tendered to our 

 President and other officers, for the able, efficient aud impartial manner in 

 which they have performed their several duties. 



2. That we tender our thanks to the officers and members of the 

 Adams County Horticultural Society for their hospitality. 



3. That we are much gratified in meeting the members of our sister 

 State associations, who are now honorary members of this Society. 



4. That we particularly commend the excellent and practical lecture 

 on Horticultural Entomology, by Prof. Cyrus Thomas. 



5. That we are much gratified with the presence and co-operative 

 assistance of that veteran of horticulture. Dr. John A. Warder, of Ohio. 



