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occupied a whole day, the meeting took up 

 the consideration of varieties worthy of 

 being added to the list for general cultiva- 

 tion. Many and interesting were the dis- 

 cussions elicited by this part of the pro- 

 ceedings ; and we will venture to say that 

 more information, regarding the merits of 

 various sorts of fruit — information which 

 had for years before laid dormant in local 

 experience — was made common property 

 by these discussions, than it would have 

 been possible to acquire in a hundred years, 

 by the widest experience of any one indi- 

 vidual. 



We must not omit to mention the dis- 

 play of fruit, which filled, to overflowing, 

 the tables in the hall. Every member 

 went to the convention with the feeling 

 that, in such a season, there could be no 

 show of fruit, yet hoping, by the speci- 

 mens he carried, to give some little inte- 

 rest to the session ; and every one, on the 

 morning of the second day, was astonished 

 at the extent and variety of the exhibition — 

 certainly much the largest and most varied 

 pomological show in the country this sea- 

 son. We regret that our want of space 

 this month obliges us to refer to the Re- 

 port of the proceedings for the list of va- 

 rieties and names of contributors. 



Not the least important part of the busi- 

 ness performed, was the adoption of con- 

 cise by-laws for the government of the as- 

 sociation ; and a most valuable feature em- 

 braced by them, is the formation of a new 



GENERAL FRUIT COMMITTEE for the whole 



country. This committee consists of the 

 chairmen of the fruit committee of every 

 horticultural and pomological society in the 

 United States and Canada, who are hence- 

 forth to be considered as composing it, — 

 all under the direction of the chairman of 

 the whole, appointed by the Pomological 

 Congress. This arrangement, based upon 



the belief that each horticultural society 

 puts its best men at the head of its fruit 

 committee, (as it is for its own reputation 

 bound to do,) gives the Congress a perpetual 

 fruit committee, which embodies the most 

 active talent and information in the coun- 

 try. We shall look" to this committee with 

 confidence, as one fully able and willing 

 to collect and make known everything on 

 the subject of fruits and fruit culture within 

 its farthest reach ; so that the budget of 

 the next session shall be one unusually 

 rich in valuable information. 



We must refer our readers for further 

 details, and for the reports of the state 

 committees, to the printed Report, which 

 will soon be published. We will only 

 add the list of fruits adopted and rejected, 

 for the benefit of cultivators, who may wish 

 to make immediate use of it. 



LIST OF FRUITS FOR GENERAL CULTIVATION. 



PEARS. 



Uvedale's St. Germain, or 



Pound. 

 Louise Bonne de Jersey, 

 Uvedale's St. Germain, for 



baking. 



Rostiezer, 



Andrews, 



Fondante d'Automne. 



Fulton, 



Urbaniste, 



Vicar of AVinkfield. 



APPLES. 



Swaar. Bullock's Pippin. 



Porter, White Seek-no-further, 



Fameuse, Winesap, 



Vandevere, Lady Apple, 



Huhbardston Nonsuch, Wine Apple, 



Danvers Winter Sweet, Red Astrachan. 



Large Early, 

 Breda, 



Downton, 



Ehuge, 



APKICOTS. 



Moorpark. 



NECTARINES. 



Early Violet. 



GRAPES, 

 (for culture under glass.) 

 Black Hamburgh, White Frontignan, 



Black Prince, White Muscat of Alexandria, 



Black Frontignan, Chasselas of Fontainbleuu. 



Grizzly Frontignan, 



(for open culture.) 

 Isabella, Catawba. 



CURRANTS. 



May's Victoria, 

 White Grape. 



Red Dutch, 

 White Dutch, 

 Black Naples, 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



Houghton's Seedling, Laurel, 



Woodward's Whitesmith, Ironmonger, 



Crown Bob. Early Sulphur, 



Red Champagne, Green Gage, 



Warrington, Green Walnut. 



