APPENDIX A. 
REPORT OF THE.DELEGATES TO THE MEETING OF THE AMER- 
ICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, AT THE CENTENNIAL EXPOSI- 
TION, PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. llta TO THE 1é6rn, 1876. 
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‘PART I.—PrReparep sy J. T. Grimes. 
In presenting this report, it may be proper to state that the 
meeting of the American Pomological Society for the centennial 
year was not the regular biennial session, but an ad interim meet- 
ing haying its bearing on the great central idea of the exposition, 
in showing the people how pomology has progressed in America 
during the last century. No such an exhibit of fruits was ever 
made on this earth : in fact, it was the grand feature of the month, 
and Americans had more reason than ever to be proud of their 
country when looking over those tables loaded with more than 
» - 15,000 plates of fruit, the fairest and best ever produced beneath 
the sun. 
The weather was all that could be desired, and there seemed to 
be only one regret, that Pres. Wilder was unwell and could not be 
present ; consequently, no formal meeting of the Society was held 
as had been proposed. 
It was the original plan to place this grouf in the Horticultural 
Department, where it would naturally belong, but there was no 
room there ; so the management projected an annex to the Agri- 
cultural Hall, constructed of wood and glass. The tables were 
arranged in long rows with the ends fronting the entrance doors, 
and were made narrow with three shelves to each side so as to 
facilitate the examination of the fruits by the judges and visitors. 
When we arrived on the grounds we felt somewhat embarrassed 
as our society had accepted an invitation to exhibit with the Penn- 
sylvania State Horticultural Society, as we supposed at the Cen- 
tennial, but when we learned that they were only intending to 
exhibit at their own hall in the city of Philadelphia, we thought 
best to make other arrangements, and accordingly applied for space 
at the centennial department, but were informed that it was all 
pre-engaged, but our fruit, when it arrived, could be placed upon 
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