612 Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [10 Oct., 1916. 



FRUIT NOMENCLATURE. 



The Pomological Committee of Australia. 



E. E. Pescott, F.L.S., Principal, School of Horticulture, Burnley, 



Secretary. 



At a conference of the Ministers of Agriculture, representing tlie 

 various States of Australia, held in Brisbane in May, 1914, the following 

 resohition was adopted : — 



" That a committee on fruit nomenclature be appointed, to 

 consist of two representatives from each State appointed by the 

 Government of each State, to meet aa often as required, each to 

 defray the expenses of its representatives, and the expenditure in 

 connexion with the work of the committee to be jointly borne by 

 the States. The chairman at each meeting to be one of the 

 representatives of the State in which the meeting is held, and to 

 have a casting vote." 

 Prior to that time, a committee on fruit nomenclature had been 

 working in Australia under the auspices of the Australasian Fruit- 

 growers' Conference. This committee consisted of two fruit-growers 

 and one Government official, representing each State, and two meetings 

 were held. 



The first was held at the School of Horticulture, Burnley, Victoria, 

 in April, 1913, and the second was held at Hobart, Tasmania, in May, 

 1914, concurrently with a large Inter-State fruit show, which had been 

 organized so that the members of the committee might have the advan- 

 tage of consulting the large number of exhibits of fruit in their work. 



The effects of the Brisbane motion were (a) to supersede the com- 

 mittee appointed by the Australasian Fruit-growers' Conference, and 

 (&) to appoint a committee under the auspices and control of the various 

 State Governments. 



The result is, that the work on pomological nomenclature is now 

 being carried on under Government sanction and action, and it can now 

 be worked on a finner basis with official weight and decision. 



That this action will be welcomed by the fruit-growers of Australia 

 is shown by the following motion passed at the recent conference, which 

 was moved by Mr. L. M. Shoobridge, of Tasmania, president of the 

 Australian Conference of Fruit-growers, and seconded by Mr. H. 

 Wicks, of South Australia. 



" That we appreciate very much the action of the various 



Governments of Australia in appointing this committee, as we 



feel that the more co-operation that can be obtained between 



growers and officials the more effective results, will be obtained." 



Pursuant upon the Brisbane motion of the Ministers of Agriculture, 



the newly-constituted pomological committee met at the School of 



Horticulture, Burnley, Victoria, on 25th, 26th, and 27th April, 1916. 



The following delegates were present: — Mr. W. J. Allen, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, ISTew South Wales, and Mr. Tucker, President of 

 the New South Wales Fruit-growers' Association, representing New 

 South Wales; Mr. Geo. Quinn, Department of Agriculture, South Aus- 

 tralia, and Mr. H. Wicks, representing South Australia; Mr. J. Ward, 



