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ments ; and a fine show may be anticipated, particularly as the promise is 

 good of a great crop of pears and apples. 



Anthracite Coal Ashes valuable as a Manure. — Professor Norton 

 states thiit the " white ash coal contains 3 47-000 lbs. soluble matter, and 

 the red ash 3 35 000 lbs. Besides this, tliere Avas a further and larger por- 

 tion of soluble acid, amounting, in white ash, to 7 58-000 lbs. in ICO, and 

 in red ash to 8 lbs. In looking at the nature of these results, we may draw 

 the general conclusion that in the ash of anthracite coal, calling these fair 

 specimens, we have in every 100 lbs. from four to eight lbs. of valuable 

 inorganic material, of a nature suitable for adding to any soil requiring 

 manure." 



This is the opinion of Professor Norton, endorsed by Professor Mapes. 

 Those who wish to satisfy themselves of the correctness of their opinions 

 would do well to try them, and note tlie result. For loosening a clay soil 

 they may do some good ; but as a manure we consider them of very little value. 



Art. III. Horticultural Societies. 



American Pomological Congress. — In compliance with a resolution 

 passed by the American Pomological Congress, during its session at Cin- 

 cinnati in October, 1850, it becomes my duty publicly to announce that the 

 next session will be held in the city of Philadelphia, on Monday, the 13th 

 day of September, 1852. The congress will assemble at 10 o'clock, A. M., 

 in the Chinese Museum Building, South Ninth street, below Chestnut. 



The Pomological, Horticultural, and Agricultural Societies throughout 

 the United States and Canada, are invited to send such number of delegates 

 as they may deem expedient. And the delegates are requested to bring 

 with them specimens of the fruits of their respective districts. 



Packages and boxes of fruit for the congress may be directed to the care 

 of Thomas P. James, Esq., No. 212, Market street, Philadelphia, should the 

 owners be unable to give their personal attendance. 



The various State Fruit Committees, enumerated in the subjoined list on 

 the next page, will, on or before the day of meeting, transmit their several 

 Reports to A. J. Downing, Esq., general Chairman of the whole. The 

 Chairman of each State Committee is authorized, where vacancies occur, 

 to fill up the number of his Committee to five members. — W. D. Brinckle', 

 M. D., President. Philadelphia, May 1, 1852. 



LIST OF STATE FRUIT COMMITTEES. 



Massachusetts, Robert Manning, Salem. 



Vermont, C. Goodrich, Burlington. 



Maine, Henry Little, Bangor. 



Connecticut, V. M. Dow, New Haven. 



New York, B. Hodge, Buffalo ; A. Saul, Newburgh. 



New Jersey, Thomas Hancock, Burlington. 



Pennsylvania, Thomas P. James, Philadelphia. 



Ohio, A. M'Intosh, and Prof. J. P. Kirtland, Cleveland ; Dr. John A. 



