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[Maij, 



fare. Wherever possiblo, it would be best that 

 Buch urrangeinciits hbnulil be made by the va- 

 rious delegations with mads in their localities, 

 !\s rates made by Baltimore roatls will apply 

 otdy to their lines. 



>iembers, ileleii;atos, and societies are re- 

 quested to contribute collections of the fruits of 

 their respective di."stricts, and to commimicnfc 

 in regard to them whatever may aid in promo- 

 ting the objects of the society and the science of 

 American pomology. Each contributor is re- 

 quested to prepare a complete list of his collec- 

 tion, and to i)resent the same with his fruits, 

 that a report of all the varieties entered may be 

 submitted to the meeting as early as practicalile. 

 By vote of the society, no money premiums 

 will be ollered ; but a limited lumiber of Wilder 

 Medals will be awarded to meritorious objects. 



At the same time, from Se^jtember 11 to 14 

 inclusive, the Maryland Horticultural Society 

 will hold a grand exhibition of fruits, plants, 

 flowers, and other products of horticulture, by 

 which an increased interest will be given to the 

 occiision. 



Packages of fruits, with the names of the con- 

 tributors, may be addressed as follows : "Ameki- 

 CAN PoMOLOGic.'^L Sof IKTY, carc of William B. 

 Sands, Baltimore." 



All persons desirous of becoming members 

 can remit the fee to Thomas P. James, Esq., 

 Treasurer, Cambridge, Mass. Life-membership, 

 twenty dollars; biennial, four dollars. Life- 

 members will be supplied with back numbers of 

 the proceedings of the society as far as possible. 

 Marshall P. Wildkr, President, 



Boston, Mass. 

 W. C. Flagg, Secretary, Moro, 111. 



The Secretary, for the purpose of securing a 

 more complete statement of facts, solicits copies 

 of all publications relating to fruit and fruit- 

 growing, in all the States, Territories and Pro- 

 yinces in North America. 



COMMUNICA TIONS. 



CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION— POMOLOGICAL 

 SECTION. 



FROM REPORT OF BURNET LAKDRETH, BUREAU OF 

 AGRICULTURE. 



The display of fruit commenced upon the IGth 

 of May and continued without intermission un- 

 til the close of the Exhibition. Among the first 

 displays were one hundred varieties of apples 

 exhibited by the Commissioners from Australia; 

 fifty varieties exhibited by the Michigan State 

 Centennial Board ; tropical fruits in large va- 

 riety from Bermuda and Jamaica, and vegetables 

 also from Bermuda and of home growth. Dur- 

 ing the heat of the Summer, the display was 

 small, but in August it rapidly increased, and 

 by September 1st had reached proportions so 

 large as to demand more room than was afforded 

 by the tables in nave and transept in Agricul- 

 tural Hall. The Pomological Hall was then oc- 

 cupied, and for six weeks consecutively. During 



the week commencing Se|)tember llth the Na- 

 tional Pomological Society held is annual ses- 

 sion in Philadeli>hia, and witnessed a display of 

 fruits never before approached in quality, va- 

 riety and quantity. The varictus I'omological 

 and Horticultural Si)iielies in the United States 

 and Canada vied with each other on this occa- 

 sion in the excellence of their displays, which 

 in the aggregate required 112,00(1 dishes in their 

 presentation. 



The lirst of the following tables gives the 

 sources of supply during the week commencing 

 Sejitember lOtli, and the second the result of the 

 entire season's exhibitions: 



Conuecticut 



Delaware 



District Columbia. 



Illinoii 



Kansas 



Minnesota 



Massachusett!' 



Maine 



Nebraska 



New York 



Ni w Jersey 



North Carolina.. . . 



Nova .Scotia 



Ontario 



Oregon 



Ohio 



I'enn.<ylvania 



Winconsin 



Michigan 



Iowa 



Ciilil'ornia 



Miscellaneous 



•a = ; •- X 

 ."E « ' 'i^ 



393 

 8 



66 

 1 

 200 

 121 

 821 

 133 

 227 

 1,116 



56 



58 

 •247 

 408 

 117 

 258 

 539 

 381 

 320 

 342 



40 

 215 



6,167 



8,620 

 24 



407 



6 



1,475 



964 

 8,847 



645 

 8,744 

 7,481 



877 



993 

 1,988 

 8,831 



971 

 6,168 

 7,633 

 2,055 

 7,000 

 4,000 

 1,400 

 7,000 



70,429 



FRUITS SHOWN DURING THE EXHIBITION. 



Apples 



Crabs 



Pears 



Grapes 



Plums 



Peaches 



Nuts 



Melons 



Tropl«»l fruits. 



Potatoes 



Vegftablts 



-A 



280,000 



8,000 



79,975 



12,160 



13,720 



951 



1,680 



50 



1,000 



9,150 



8,000 



The Pomological Judges examined patiently 

 and critically over 2000 distinct dishes of fruits. 

 Xo reference is made in the above tables to the 

 fruits shown in State Buildings. 



[It is but justice to Mr. Landreih to say that, 

 while he had one of the most difficult of all 

 bureaus to manage, he alone of all the superin- 

 tendents of departments, gave his services to 

 the Commission entirely gratuitously ; and 3'et 

 no department was more efficiently served. — Ed. 

 G. M.J 



