7.16 POMOLOGICAL CONGRESS AT NAMUE. 



mittee to be left to the determination of the Societies 

 or Congress of the country represented . 



"3. The Executive Committee of the Association to he com- 

 posed of all the Presidents of the National Committees. 



" d. The Association thus constituted to meet in Session, 



every third year in Autumn. These assemblies to take 

 place successively in each of the countries represented, 

 and follo\Ying a rotation to be determined by lot. The 

 place and time of the meeting to be fixed by the 

 National Committee "which convokes the meeting. 



'* 5. It will always coincide with an exhibition of fruits, of 

 which the organisation and the expense will fall on the 

 National Committee which convokes it. The other 

 National Committees to participate in it by sending 

 a collection as complete as possible of the fruits cul- 

 tivated in their respective countries. 

 6. At tbe opening of each of the Sessions, the National 

 Committees to present a report on the following 

 matters : — 



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" A. The new fruits raised or introduced into their 

 respective countries, and considered by them 

 worthy to be submitted to the study of the 

 International Association, as well as an appre- 

 ciative summary of these fruits. 



"b. Observations unedited and considered important 



or useful for fruit Arboriculture. These r-eports 

 will form part of the Transactions of the Session. 



** 7. In the intervals between the Sessions, the Presidents of 



the National Committees forming the Executive admi- 

 nistration to correspond with each other for the 

 interests of the association. They ought to do so at 

 least once a year, before the season of grafting in 

 spiing, upon the propositions and applications for the 

 exchange of grafts, plants, &c., for introduction into 



their respective countries. 



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Various propositions follow as to the course of procedure, ap- 

 pointment of officers, &c., which it is unnecessary to quote. 



Of this proposal your Deputation indicated a general approval, 

 subject of course to the approbation of the Council and Society. 

 They left Namur before it came oa for discussion, but they 



