SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



PAN-AMERICAN EXHIBIT. 



The year has been a very busy one for the Pomological society 

 and an unusually large amount of work has been accomplished. 

 It will be remembered that at our winter meeting in Norway 

 Charles S. Pope was instructed to secure contributions of fruit 

 for the purpose of making an exhibition of fruit at Buffalo. 

 Two hundred and fifty dollars was appropriated by the execu- 

 tive committee later on and the same amount was granted by the 

 Legislature. At the Brooks meeting the secretary was instructed 

 to install the exhibition of fruit at Buffalo, but the sickness of 

 his partner prevented his attending to this work, and arrange- 

 ments were made with Prof. IMunson to look after this work. 

 The secretary visited Buffalo the first of June and had the judge's 

 examination made, giving special prominence to the excellent 

 keeping and market qualities of our fruit. Prof. Mun'son in his 

 article on "Maine Fruit at the Pan-American Exposition." gives 

 a full report of the society's proceedings and the excellent results 

 secured by the exhibition. It is of interest here to note that 

 without a dissenting voice the legislature granted the society 

 $250 to aid in carrying on this work, while it defeated every 

 attempt to secure aid for other exhibition purposes. The secre- 

 tary congratulates the society on this mark of confidence on the 

 part of our law makers. 



THE AWARDS AT BUEFALO. 



It is a matter of congratulation that the Maine fruit shown by 

 Prof. Munson at the meeting of the American Pomological 

 society held at Buffalo was awarded a bronze medal. As few of 

 these were awarded the fact is deemed worthy of this public 

 mention. 



