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they are respectfully and cordially invited to be present with speci- 

 mens of fruit, and participate in the deliberations. Especially is it 

 desirable to have specimer s of all the Winter Pears for examination. 



Among the prominent objects of the society are, to collect, from actual 

 observations, all facts in connection with Western fruit culture, and to 

 embody this in such a form for publication, as will be of the greatest 

 benefit to the public. 



It is therefore desirable that each member and participant in the 

 deliberations, come prepared to submit information on the following 

 points, (so far as not previously disposed of), or any new facts that may 

 have arisen, viz : 



First, On the fruits cultivated by himself, or in his region, with the 

 proper name, all local and synonymes known to him ; the character of 

 the top and sub-soil in which grown ; if the surface is a level plane, 

 undulating, or hill-side, aspect and elevation ; what varieties are best 

 adapted to these soils and locations ; their productiveness and keeping 

 properties, as the result of these soils and locations ; the mode practised 

 in the cultivation, pruning, etc. 



Second, The influence of the stocks on the health and duration of the 

 varieties grafted, or budded on the same, with the relative merits of the 

 two modes of propagating. Also, on the health, productiveness and 

 duration of the pear worked on the quince stocks, and the cherry on the 

 Mahaleb stock ; the best mode for their cultivation ; with any new facts 

 in reference to the fire-blight in the pear tree. 



Third, Observations on insects injurious to fruit, the tree, and the 

 vine; the diseases to which they are subject, with the best mode to 

 counteract these evils, with all other information tending to promote the 

 general interest of Pomology. 



Well written communications on any of the above subjects are par- 

 ticularly desired. They should be concise and to the point. 



Communications may be addressed to the President or the Secretary. 

 Packages of specimens should be marked for the Pomological Society, to 

 the care of F. E. Elliott, Cleveland, Ohio ; to whom members and others 

 will also report themselves, to learn the place of meeting, and for other 

 information. 



Editors friendly to the objects of the Society, are respectfully 

 requested to give the Circular an insertion in their columns, and other- 

 wise draw public attention to it. 



A. H. ERNST, President. 

 A. B. Buttles, Secretary. 



December 15, 1855. 



