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Congress, and to confer with other societies, and seek their co-oporation. I do not wish 

 nor do I see, the necessity of spending the time of this society with arguments as to 

 the propriety of such a law, it being so self-evident that a person who has expended 

 his time and money, perhaps for years, should have a chance, at least to profit by bis 

 labors under proper restrictions, that it does not to my mind admit of argument. 



I would, therefore, Mr. President, move the adoption of the following resolution, 

 referred to your Committee : 



Whereas, It is a self-evident fact, that any person originating any new variety 

 of fruit, tree, flower, plant, or vine, should have the exclusive benefit of his labors, 

 therefore ; 



Jiesolved, That this Society do petition the Congress of the United States to pass 

 such laws as will give persons that produce new varieties of fruits, trees, plants, 

 flowers, or other horticultural products, a proprietary right in the same, with the 

 exclusive right of propagation and sale of the same, under such rules and regulations 

 as that honorable body may think proper. 



Jiesolved, That this Society appoint a committee of five to place this matter properly 

 before the next session of Congress, and to draft such laws as would be suitable and 

 necessary to accomplish the object sought, and to seek the co-operation of other 

 societies. 



Colman — Does not a man have that right now by holding all the 

 stock of a new variety ? 



Long — Inventors are protected in the manufacture of their ma- 

 chines, and I think a horticulturist ought to be in the propagation 

 of a new fruit. 



Wier — We can't protect except by legislation. 



The resolutions were tabled. 



MORE REPORT AD-INTERIM. 



Mr. Flagg, on behalf of the Ad-Interim Committee, made his re- 

 port. 



REPORT ON BEHALF OF THE AD-INTERIM COMMITTEE. 

 On behalf of the Ad-Interim Committee of this Society, I submit the following report : 



PLACES VISITED. 



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The Committee met at Centralia, on the 28th of May, and adopted the following pro- 

 gramme for the season's labor : 

 The Ad-Interim Committee of the Illinois State Horticultural Society, consisting of II. 



