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seemed to preclude a proper and careful examination there and at that time. 

 We suggest that specimens of a few of the best of these, as well as of those 

 above described, be sent ns next season, or, still better, that occasion be taken 

 to examine them upon the trees and careful descriptions made of such as shall 

 be found worthy. We would especially suggest that they be not propagated 

 and trees sent out until they shall have received names, thus avoiding the 

 modern difficultv of bavins; fruits or trees sent out under both numbers and 

 names, to the annoyance and discomfiture of all concerned. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



T. T. LYON, 

 ClLcnrman Com. on New Fruits. 



The society next listened to the report of Mr. Lyon, as chairman of the 

 delesration to the 



ROCIIESTEK MEETING OF THE AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



To the Michigan State PomoJogical Society : 



Having through your partiality been selected as your accredited representa- 

 tive to the meeting of the American Pomological Society, which occurred at 

 Rochester, Kew York, on the 17th, 18th and 19th of September last, with per- 

 mission to appoint a corps of associate delegates, I herewith submit my report 

 of the doings of such delegation, with some account of the doings of that 

 society. As the meeting at Rochester and the annual fair of the Michigan 

 State Agricultural Society at Detroit (of the fruit and flower exhibits of which 

 this society had assumed the care and management), were to occur on the same 

 days, my duties at Detroit rendered it necessary that I take that city in my 

 way and devote as much time to the opening arrangements for the State Fair 

 as practicable. Li pursuance of the authorization for the appointment of dele- 

 gates the following persons were selected, they having previously indicated 

 their willingness to act in that capacity, viz. : Prof. W. J. Beal of Lansing, 

 W. K. Gibson of Jackson, Mrs. J. G. Ramsdell of Traverse City, J. P. Thomp- 

 son of Detroit, and Israel Pennington of Macon. Of these, when the time ar- 

 rived. Prof. Beal, J. P. Thompson, Israel Pennington and myself were able to 

 attend the meeting, and the deficiency was made up in part by placing Edward 

 Bradfield of Ada, and J. B. Dumont of Allegan upon the delegation. Since 

 the session at Rochester was to open at 10 A. M. of Wednesday, 17th, I left 

 Detroit, on the noon train on Tuesday, reaching Rochester at midnight, finding 

 our delegates either already there or to arrive the next morning. The Canada 

 Southern Railroad had advertised to carry delegates to Buffalo and return at 

 two-thirds rates, but the arrangements had been so made that only a portion of 

 the delegation were able to avail themselves of them. Through the kindness 

 of P. Barry, Esq., we were very comfortably provided for in advance at the 

 Osborne House, which had been constituted pomological headquarters — a pre- 

 caution rendered necessary in consequence of the crowded condition of the city 

 during tlie Western New York Fair then in progress. On the arrival of the 

 proper hour tlie society was called to order by that time-honored pomologist, 

 Dr. Jno. A. Warder of Ohio, one of the vice-presidents, the president. Col. 

 Wilder, being unable to be present, owing, doubtless, to the effects of his last 

 winter's misfortune, together with his great age — eighty-two years. 



