JANUARY. 29 



BRITISH POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The ordinary meeting of this Society was held at the Rooms, 

 20, Bedford-street, Covent-garden, London, on Monday, the 4th of 

 December. G. W. Johnson, Esq., was in the chair. 



The business of the meeting consisted chiefly in the consideration of 

 the appointment of local committees, of which it is intended to have 

 one in every county of England, Scotland, and Ireland, consisting of 

 five members each. The importance of such committees will at once 

 be evident, from the facilities they will afford the Society of accumulat- 

 ing a mass of information respecting fruits and fruit trees, which, when 

 properly digested, will furnish many new facts for the benefit of fruit- 

 growlers. 



It could not be expected that at one meeting, or even for some time, 

 the Society could complete such an organisation ; and it is only when 

 advantageous opportunities offer that it will proceed in this matter. 



The following gentlemen were appointed : — 



For Hereford Mr. William Dickens, Peterston, near Ross. 



„ Mr. W. Smith, St. Peter-street, Hereford. 



,, Mr. S. Williams, Tillington, near Hereford. 



„ Mr. J. Cranstoun, King's-acre, Hereford. 



,, Mr. J. Bailey, \\'alford, Ross. 



For Worcester Dr. Davies, Pershore. 



„ Richard Vardcn, Esq., Seaford Grange, Pershore. 



For Yorkshire Mr. William Barratt, Wakefield. 



For Oxfordshire ...Mr. Henry Bailey, Nuneham, Oxford. 

 For Ireland Mr. Niven, Drumcondra, Dublin. 



„ T. Bewley, Esq., Black Rock, Dublin. 



,, J. Abel, Esq., Limerick. 



„ Rev. Dr. Graves, Brig^own, Glebe, Mitchelstown, 



Cork. 



The Society then proceeded to the election of the following gentlemen 

 as ordinary members : — 



Dr. Davis, Pershore 



R. Varden, Esq., Seaford Grange, Pershore 



Mr. R. Langelier, St. Heliers, Jersey 



Mr. W. Barratt, Wakefield 



E. Ball, Esq., Pershore 



Mr. James Lake, Briflgewater 



Mr. S. Brown, Sudbury 



J. D. Llewellyn, Esq., Penllgare, Swansea 



Mr. Jas. Milne, Exotic Nursery, Chelsea 



Mr. Sclater, Stackpole Court, Pembroke 



A large collection of Cider Apples w^as sent to the meeting by I\Ir. 

 Smith, of Hereford, which possessed considerable interest, and which 

 were very fine specimens ; some of the elder varieties of which, such 

 as the Fox Whelp and ]\Iust, showed no symptoms of the degeneracy 

 of which IMr. Knight sounded the alarm. 



A collection of fine Seedling Apples, from Mr. Smee, of Halstead, 

 was also reported upon. 



The Society then adjourned, to meet on Monday, Jan. 1, 1855. 



