58 ATSTNUAL REPORT. 



also Secretary of the American Pomological Society, discussed 

 with the zeal and accuracy of scientists several questions of import- 

 ance to our branch of agriculture. 



But what I prized most in having the privilege of attending 

 both these meetings Avas the opportunity to become acquainted 

 with the prophets and seers of horticulture and forestry in attend- 

 ance, men of distinction in the great knowledge they possess, and 

 whose acquaintance is, to borrow an expression used long ago 

 in reference to another, "a liberal education." 



Even a mere synopsis of points from the meetings would take too 

 much time and space. The most that can be done now is to refer 

 students of horticulture and forestry to their reports when pub- 

 lished. 



GENERAL BUrSIFESS. 



Our constitution requires the Secretar}^ to report to the Society 

 an abstract of the matter that has come into his possession. In 

 pursuance of this, I call your attention to a copy of the rules of the 

 American Pomological Society, and a portion of President Wilder 's 

 address relative thereto, recently sent out by the secretary under a 

 resolution of that Society for the action of kindred societies, 

 and recommend that this matter be referred to a committee to re- 

 port at our next annual meeting or sooner, if desirable, the rules 

 and the portion of the address referred to to be first printed in 

 our annual report, and which are as follows : 



"AMERICAN" POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY." 



At the recent meeting of the American Pomological Society 

 held in Philadelphia, Mr. J. B. Rogers, of New Jersey, made the 

 following motion, which was unanimously adopted: "That the 

 Secretary of this Society be instructed, at an early day to send 

 copies of our rules and the portion of the President's address re- 

 ferring to the names of fruits, to all kindred societies in America." 



Marshall P. Wilder, President, 

 W. J. Beal, Secretary, Boston, Mass. 



Lansing, Mich. 



The rules adopted, and the portion of the President's address re- 

 ferred to are as follows : 



