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STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



annual revision and republication; and to request any and all persons, into whose 

 hands it shall fall, to communicate to the chairman, at any time during the ensu- 

 ing year, any facts within their knowledge calculated to aid in the work of a subse- 

 quent revision. 



In tlie accompanying revision valuable aid, other than that from members of the 

 committee, has been received from Israel Pennington, of Lenawee county; Chas. R. 

 Coryell. Hillsdale; J.A.Donaldson, Berrien; Wm. Rowe and Edward Bradfield. 

 Kent : X. Cliilson, Calhoun ; Chas. Ilurd, Manistee ; Jno. J. Ilubbell, Benzie ; Prof. W.' 

 J. Beal, Ingham; Hon. J. G. Ramsdell, Grand Traverse, and others. 



The annual revision is required to be complete in time to be submitted at the 

 annual meeting of the society, occurring on tlie first Tuesday in December; hence it 

 will be important that all matter bearing upon tlie subject, reach the chairman at 

 least two weeks prior to that date; and that all members of the standing commit- 

 tee on catalogue have this in mind; and forward their reports to the general chair- 

 man on or before that time. 



The following are members of the standing committee on catalogue: ' 



B. W. Steere,' Adrian, Lenawee county, first district. 



I. E. Ilgenfiitz, ^Monroe, Monroe county, second district. 



II. Dale Adams, Galesburgh, Kalamazoo county, third district. 

 AY. A. Brown, Stevensville, Berrien count}--, fourth district. 

 George Par melee. Old Mission, Grand Traverse county, fifth district. 

 T. T. Lyon, South Haven, Van Buren county, general chairman. 



Each member of the committee is expected to appoint three or more members 

 as a sub-committee for his district, lie being chairman of such committee. 



T. T. LYON, 

 Chairman of Committee on Catalogue. 



The v»'ish of the Society is not to avoid criticism, but rather to invite it for 

 perfecting the work that is begun. "We want the friends of Michigan horticul- 

 ture to aid us by advice and kindly assistance, that we in turn may aid the 

 planters who look to our association for counsel. By thus aggregating the 

 experience of the best observers, we hope to secure the people who come to 

 abide with us, in developing the fruit interests of our State, from many of 

 the errors v.hicli others have made from a want of information. 



Secretary. 



CATALOGUE OF 1879. 



ABBREVIATIOXS, APPLICABLE THROUGHOUT THE CATALOGUE. 



The season of maturity given is, as nearly as practicable, that of the second 

 and third tiers of counties, reckoning from the south line of the State. 



The nome!iclature adopted is tliat of " Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of 

 America'' — latest edition. 



