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Pears. 



Vicar of Winkfield. Glou Morceau. 



Le Lectier. Duchess D'Angouleme. 



Doyenne du Cornice. Winter Nelis. 



Giblin's Nelis. jNTadam Cole. 



Winter Cole. - Elizabeth Cole. 



Beurre Bosc. Beurre Capiavimont. 



Josephine de Malines. Howell. 



Packham's Triumph. Packham's Late. 



Beurre D'Anjou. Clapp's Favourite. 



Urbaniste. • Beurre Superlin. 



Durondeau. Thompson's. 



Conference. Beurre Diel. 



At these meetings the following resolutions were adopted : — 



1. That it be suggested to the Australasian Fruit-growers' Conference 

 that models be made of typical fruits, to be selected by the pomological 

 committee from the approved and confirmed varieties; that outline, 

 sectional, and complete photographs be taken of each, and that sets of 

 models and photographs be obtained and retained by each State Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. 



2. That it be a recommendation to the Australasian Fruit-growers' 

 Conference that the work of tabulating and historically recording all 

 Australian seedling fruits and sports be delegated to this committee. 



3. That no specimen of fruit be received by the committee for 

 naming unless at least six specimens be forwarded, accompanied by 

 full particulars, as far as possible, of origin, habit of tree, soil, locality, 

 &c., and the name, if any, under which that fruit is grown. Such 

 specimens to be forwarded through the various departmental officers of 

 the committee. 



4. That the various Government officers be asked to bring under the 

 notice of their Departments the advisability of having photographs and 

 models made of the various accepted fruits. 



5. That a list of the principal commercial varieties of apples and 

 pears suitable for planting, and their names as decided by the 

 pomological committee, be submitted to the Australasian Fruit-growers' 

 Conference, and that the conference be strongly urged to do its utmost 

 to get growers in the different States to ship only under these names. 



6. That each departmental officer shall prepare a list of apples whioh 

 are resistant to the woolly aphis, such list to be forwarded to the presi- 

 dent for publication in 1915, 



A further business of these meetings was the preparation of a list 

 of the principal varieties of apples and pears suitable for planting in 

 the different States. This list was supplied by the members of the 

 committee representing each State, and it has already been published, 



1916 Meeting. 



At this meeting the following resolutions were carried: — 

 1. This committee expresses its appreciation of the action taken by 

 the Ministers of Agriculture in regard to the appointment of a permanent 

 pomological nomenclature committee, thus acknowledging the work 

 already done. The members would respectfully suggest that in addition 

 to the two members already appointed an additional fruit-grower and 



