16 REPOKT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE 



ADDRESS OF THE CORRESPONDING COMMITTEE. 



Grand Haven, April 9, 1870. 



To the PoTnologists of Michigan : 



The State Pomological Society has been organized with a 

 yiew to promote your interests. 



In order to accomplish all its beneficent objects, the co-oper- 

 ation with the Society of fruit-growers in all parts of the State, 

 either by personal attendance at its monthly meetings, or by 

 correspondence, is absolutely necessary. 



The Society desire to collect and publish such information 

 in reference to every locality in the State, as may give to the 

 outside world a correct idea of the extent and importance of 

 the fruit interest, as well as a scientific view of the effects of 

 locality, aspect, soil, water, and protection, on the varieties of 

 fruit in improving or deteriorating certain kinds. For 

 instance, at the favored locality of Spring Lake, in Ottawa 

 county, it is believed that the Delaware grape is grown to 

 greater perfection than in the Easter^i States, being larger in 

 berry and of superior flavor. There may be losations where 

 the Baldwin apple attains greater perfection than at others, 

 and other locations where it is inferior. Such information, 

 carefully collected and published, will be of immense value to 

 Pomology, and furnish scientific men of other States an oppor- 

 tunity of judging of the relative merits of Michigan as a fruit- 

 producing State. 



Fruit-growers of Michigan, co-operation and union will 

 accomplish your interests far more than can ever be achieved 

 by isolation. We have a Peninsula which stands unrivaled by 

 any State in the Union for the production of choice, hardy 



