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to whom the medal was awarded, and was placed, for safe keeping, in the 

 State Library, at Lansing. 



The exhibit from Michigan, as reported by the regular commiitee, con- 

 sisted of 69 varieties of apples, 19 of pears, 23 grapes. 6 peaches, and 21 of 

 other fruits and nuts, including wild fruits, berries, etc. To these are to be 

 added che exhibit from Grand Traverse, 44° 40' north latitude, comprising 

 26 varieties of apples, G pears, 7 plums, 1 nectarine, 3 peaches, also two or 

 three varieties of cherries, nearly all from the orchard of Judge Eamsdell. 

 This exhibit also included a fine plate each of Golden Russet and Roxbury 

 Russet, the growth of 1880. These, with the eight nicely put up and classi- 

 fied cases of insects from the State Agricultural College, with the large illus- 

 trated map by Secretary Garfield, conspired to constitute the Michigan exhibit, 

 as characterized in the remarks of President Wilder, " the glory of the show," 

 a characterization largely due to the resolute exclusion of all blemished, 

 worm}', defective, undersized, and excessively large but worthless specimens 

 and varieties. 



On Wednesday, at 10 o'clock a. m., the society assembled at the Hawthorne 

 rooms, on Park street, and was called to order by Marshall P. \\ ilder, who 

 has been for thirty years its president. The large attendance included dele- 

 gates from thirty States and territories. 



President Wilder was continued at the head of the society; Pjihick Barry, 

 of Rochester, N. Y., was chosen first vice-president; Professor W. J. Be-ril, 

 of jMichigan, was elected secretary (Mr. Robert Manning having declined a 

 re-election) ; T T. Lyon was continued as vice-president for Michigan, and 

 Charles W. Garfield was chosen chairman of the general fruit committee for 

 Michigan. 



During the afternoon session on Wednesday, T. T. Lyon, of Michigan, 

 offered the following : 



Whereas, The American. Poinological Society recognizes the estabhshment of a cor- 

 rect and appropriate nomenclature as one of the first and most essential steps towarp 

 the general dissemination of correct poraological knowledge ; and 



Whereas, Oar State and local agricultural, horticultural and pomological societies 

 now are and seem likely ever to be, the chief means through which desirable improve- 

 ments of this character are to be brought home to the great mass of om* people ; and 



Whereas, There is, at present, little apparent harmony of action on ^his subject on 

 the part of such societies generally, so far as the naming, disphiying and examination 

 of the fruits, as well as the principles upon which awards should be made are con- 

 cerned ; and 



Whereas, Such lack of harmonious action may reasonably be, in a great measure, 

 attributed to the want of a well digested and generally recognized set of ideas, prin- 

 ciples, or rides, of universal application ; therefore 



Resolved, Tliat a committee be appointed, charged with tlie duty of framing a set of 

 such principles or rules, to be put forth and recommended by this society for the 

 adoption and use of all, whether individuals or societies, who may have to do with the 

 naming, classifying, aiTanging, exhibiting or judging of fruits, including also the 

 naming of new or newly introduced varieties. 



Resolved, That when such schedule of principles or rules shall have been framed and 

 adopted by this society, its committees shall be required to govern their action tliereby ; 

 and that it be the special duty of the committee on native fruits to report any departure 

 from such rules, in the nomenclature of native fruits, that shall come to their knowl- 



