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and all excellent of their kind ; and, wliat is very important, in a fit state to be compared and 



criticized. 



The main subjects discussed were : 1st. Can the cultivation of fruits for market, on an 

 extensive scale, be recommended to the farmers and land owners of Western New York ? 



2d. If so, what kind or class of fruits, as aj^ples, pears, peaches, &c.,are likely to be most 

 advantageous or remunerative under all the circumstances ? 



3d. How extensively is it safe to embark in the cultivation of Winter Pears ? 



4th. Is it advisable to plant Pears on Quince for extensive market orchards ? 



These are questions of vital importance to Western New York at this moment, and I believe 

 that the facts and opinions elicited on this occasion, touching them, will be carefully con- 

 sidered. The destruction of our wheat crop by the weevil, together with western competi- 

 tion, have already prompted some change, and not a few begin to think that Western New 

 York was intended to be a great fruit garden for the large cities. 



Towards the close, the following resolutions were adopted, offered by H. C. White, Esq., 

 of Buffalo:— 



Resolved, That this Convention confidently recommend to the farmers of Western New 

 York an increased and extensive cultivation of fruit for market, as an easy, sure, and safe 

 means of insuring ample and speedy profits on the amount of capital invested, and the 

 amount of care and labor required. , 



Resolved, That the cities on the seaboard, interior cities and villages, in connection with 

 the extensive demand at the West for good fruits, render it morally ceitaiu that the fruit 

 market cannot be overstocked to the prejudice of largely remunerating prices for many 

 years to come, if ever. 



Resolved, That to Apples and Peaches, as crops requiring least care and skill, the general 

 farmer may most easily direct his labors ; while the cultivation of choice varieties of fall 

 and winter Pears, the Grape, and Strawberry, ofi"er promise of the most remuneration for 

 well directed labor and skill. 



Resolved, That we deem the cultivation of the Pear on Quince stock, under favorable 

 circumstances, worthy of high commendation ; but that we cannot confidently recommend its 

 general cultivation among farmers, believing those on Pear stocks will be more safe, longer 

 lived, and insuring, for a series of years, as a general crop, a better return for the labor and 

 capital invested. 



Resolved, That to insure the proper return for labor in fmit culture, especial attention 

 will be required to the judicious selection of good varieties, to care and skill in culture, and 

 as of paramount importance to a full knowledge of the best means for ripening, preserving, 

 and marketing fruits of all kinds. 



A very short time was devoted to the consideration of varieties, this subject having been 

 already pretty well canvassed in previous conventions. A committee was appointed to 

 name a few fruits worthy of extensive culture for market, and the following were submitted 

 and approved by nearly unanimous votes : — 



The following Apples were recommended for general cultivation in this section : King, of 

 Tompkins County, Rhode Island Greening, Baldwin, Northern Spy, Gravenstein, Fall Pippin. 



Pears — Bartlett, Louise Bonne de Jersey, Virgalieu, Lawrence, Vicar of Winkfield, Easter 

 Beurre, Glout Morceau, Sheldon, Flemish Beauty. 



I ought to have mentioned that our excellent Secretary, John B. Eaton, of Buffalo, was 

 prevented from attending by a storm ; his place was efficiently filled by Mr. R. R. Scott. If 

 the weather had been moderate, I have no doubt the attendance would have been larger 

 than any previous meeting of the kind in this country. 



You may therefore record the fact that the Fruit Growers' Society of Western New York 

 is established on a firm basis, and has already given a guarantee of its permanence and 

 efficiency. 



Horticultural Society of the Valley of the Genesee. — Tlie annual meeting of this 

 Society was held at the Court House, in Rochester, on Monday, the 11th ult., W. A. Rey- 

 nolds, the President of the Society, in the chair. 



The following officers of the jirevious year were nominated, and unanimously re-elected : 

 President — W. A. Reynolds. Vice-Presidents — H. N. Langwoktuy, D. C. Greenleaf, N. 

 Hayward, John F. Bush, Jas. Upton, and Asa Rowe. Corresponding Secretary — H. E. 

 Hooker. Treasurer — J. W. Watts. C. W. Seelye was nominated and elected Recording 

 Secretary. 



Mr. Bariy presented a notice from the President of the American Pomological Society, 

 proposing the 30th day of September next for the commencement of the Semi-Aimual Exhi- 



