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tlie report of the nominating committee, by electing 

 unanimously the following officers : — 



President — Marshall P. Wilder, of Mass. 

 Vice-Presidents — Dr. W. D. Brinckle, of Penn., 

 H. W. S. Cleveland, of New-Jersey, 

 Dr. R. T. Underhill, of New- York, 

 Henry H. Crapo, of Massachusetts, 

 Dr. A. S. MuNSON, of Connecticut, 

 J. A. McIntosh, of Ohio. 

 Thos. Allen, of Mo., 

 M. Yardley Taylor, of Virginia. 

 Lawrence Young, of Kentucky, 

 Russell Mattison, of Vermont. 

 Secretaries — S. B. Parsons, of New-- York, 

 Geo. Deacon, of New- Jersey, 

 P. Barry, of New-York. 

 Col. Wilder was conducted to the chair by Gen. 

 Tallmadge, when he opened the session with 

 some excellent and appropriate remarks. He presi- 

 ded throughout with a dignity, urbanity, and know- 

 ledge of the business in hand, that gave the most 

 complete satisfaction. 



Among the first points of business, taken up the 

 second day, was the appointment of the following 

 special fruit committee: — 



A. J. Downing, of Newburgh, Chairman. 

 J. J. Thomas, of Macedon, N. Y., 

 R. Manning, of Salem, Mass., 

 Geo. Gabriel, of New-Haven, 

 S. Walker, of Roxbury, Mass., 

 J. LovETT, of Beverly, Mass., 

 Thos. Hancock, of Burlington, N. J., 

 L. C. Eaton, of Providence, R. I., 

 H. W. S. Cleveland, of Burlington, N. J. 

 This committee was instructed to bring in a list 

 of approved well known fruits for general cultiva- 

 tion. After considerable discussion, they submit- 

 ted to the convention a list, composed of only a 

 few varieties, with a statement, that although many 

 more fruits were equally deserving of a place in 

 the list, yet from their value being as yet only fully 

 ascertained in certain districts of the Union, the 

 committee did not as yet consider it wise or pru- 

 dent to recommend them for general cultivation. 

 They deemed it proper to report a small list, and 

 leave it to be enlarged by further action at a future 

 convention. 



The following is the select list of fruits for 

 ge.neral cultivation, as adopted, after critical 

 examination, by the whole convention, viz : — 



APPLES. 

 Early Harvest, Rhode Island Greening, 



Large Yellow Bough, Baldwin. 



American .Summer Pearreai.i, Roxbury Russett. 

 Summer Rose, And, for particular localities, — 



Early Strawberry, Yellow Bellefleur. 



Graveiisieiii, Esopus .SpitZt nburgh, 



Fall Pippin, Newiown Pippin. 



PEARS. 

 Madeleine, 

 Dearborn's Seedling, 

 B'oodgood, 

 Tyson, 



6olden Beurrre of Bilboa, 

 Bartlett, 

 Seekel, 



Flemish Beauty, 

 Beurre Bnsc, 

 AVinter Nelis, 

 Beu'-re d'Aremberg. 

 And, for particular localities, — 

 White Doyenne, 

 Gray Doyenne. 



PEACHES. 

 Grosse Mignonne, Cooledge's Favorite, 



George IV, Bergen's Yellow, 



Jefferson, 

 Green Gage, 

 Washington, 

 Purple Favorite, 

 Purple Gage, 



Early York, sf.iraled, Crawford's Late. 



Large Early York, And, far particular localities, — 



Morris White, Heath Cling. 



Oldmison Freestone, 



PLUMS. 



Bleeeker's Gage, 

 Coe's Golden Drop, 

 Frost Gage 

 And, for particular localities, — 

 Imperial Gage. 

 CHERRIES. 



May Duke, Knight's Early Black, 



Black Tartarian, Downer's Late, 



Black Eagle, Elton, 



Bigarreau, or Graffioii, Downtoii. 



The question of a list of rejected fruits was also 

 largely discussed by tiie convention, and referred 

 to the committee, where it was determined that, 

 though a measure of the greatest importance to 

 fruit growers generally, it requires more time, and 

 a more thorough trial of the inferior varieties ; it 

 was, therefore, deeined expedient not to report such 

 rejected list till the next session of the convention. 



A large part of this and the succeeding day's 

 proceedings were occupied by discussions in open 

 convention, touching the merits and the cultivation 

 of a great number of varieties q{ new fruits. These 

 discussions were in the highest degree interesting, 

 since they embodied the practical knowledge of 

 many of the best fruit growers and pomologists in 

 the Union. Our present limits do not perinit us to 

 lay them before our readers ; but they will be fully 

 presented in the Report, soon to be published in 

 pamphlet form for distribution ; and we shall give 

 a condensed view of some of the most important 

 conclusions in our next number.* 



Among the most interesting proceedings of the 3d 

 day of the session, was the reading of essays by vari- 

 ous gentlemen ; among others, one by Dr. Hare, 

 of Philadelphia, on the disease called the yellows 

 in peach trees, and one by Dr. Munson, president of 

 the New-Haven Horticultural Society, on the cul- 

 ture of the pear. The sj)ecial fruit committee also 

 examined all specimens of new seedling fruits 

 brought before thetn, and reported on their quali- 

 ties. Before adjourning, the convention decided 

 that, in consideration of the growing importance of 

 the culture of fruits in this country, and the increas- 

 ing interest in pomological science, it should re-- 

 solve itself into a permanent body, and hold a ses- 

 sion every year ; that, since it is composed mainly of 

 representatives froin all the leading horticultural 

 and agricultural societies in the Union, it shall take 

 the title of the American Congress of Fruit- 

 growers ;t and that, to enable it to carry out the 

 plans of the present session, the same officers 

 should be continued in office throughout the next 

 session. 



It was also decided, in order to collect the largest 

 possible amount of information on the subject of 

 fruits, (ripening, as they do, at all seasons of the 

 year,) that a general standing fruit commit- 

 tee be appointed, to be composed of state fruit 



* Copios of this Report will, we understand, be sent, as 

 soon as published, to every delegate and member of the con- 

 vention 



t There is in France a body of cultivators of the vine, 

 which assembles annually, called the Congress of Vim-grow- 

 ers. 



