SPECIAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN 

 POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



A STUDY OF THE CHERRY 



WITH NOTES ON CERTAIN OTHER CLASSES OF FRUITS 



It was first proposed to call a meeting of the American Pomological 

 Society for the express purpose of taking advantage of the peculiar oppor- 

 tunities afforded by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904 for a study 

 of fruits in relation to influence of soil, latitude and location. A canvas 

 of our members showed that the great majority were in favor of dispensing 

 with the meeting and having the work done by committees. To this end 

 competent committees were appointed to take up the study of the leading 

 classes of fruits. Some of the committees attacked their tasks systemati- 

 cally and with a spirit of thoroughness. Others were prevented by various 

 causes. The reports of these committees, together with additional papers 

 constitute this report. 



Among the topics which it was intended to present were monographs 

 of groups or types of fruit ; promising varieties of apples, pears, peaches, 

 plums, and the like ; quality of fruit as influenced by cold storage ; quality 

 as influenced by elevation ; appearance influenced by altitude ; the ideal 

 home of the Ben Davis ; the ideal home of Sp<y ; where should we grow 

 Elberta, and many of similar character. Many of these have been omitted. 



We regret particularly the omission of the report by the committee on 

 apples. The chairman of that committee has found it impossible up to this 

 time to collate and edit the large amount of data collected. It is hoped 

 that this will be forthcoming later and that we may therefore present it in 

 a subsequent volume of the proceedings. 



One of the important parts of this report is the contribution to cherry 

 literature given us by the committee on that fruit. This is really a mono- 

 graph of the subject and will undoubtedly prove of great value to pomo- 

 logists and teachers. It is a type of effort we hope to continue. 



JOHN CRAIG, 



Secretary. 

 Ithaca, N. Y., 



July 10, 1905. 



