STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 29 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Division of Pomology, 

 Washington, D. C, November 1, 1891 

 To the Eorticultural Societies of the United States : 



As the means of seeuriog concerted and mutually beneficial action 

 between the Department and persons interested in Pomology and 

 kindred subjects throughout the country, it is suggested — 



1st. That, through the State Horticultural Society or similar 

 organization, provision be made in each State and Territory for 

 supplying to the Department for the Division of Pomology a complete 

 and annually corrected list of officers and members of State and 

 local organizations of fruit-growers, with their post-office addresses 

 and the specialties in which the^- are interested. 



2nd. That the Secretary of each State Society send to the Depart- 

 ment for the Division, as soon as determined, the name of the place 

 and the date of each meeting, and, as soon as issued, the programme 

 for the meeting. 



3rd. That each Society, State and local, supply the names and 

 addresses of members of a standing committee, consisting of reliable 

 and experienced fruit-growers, to respond to the circulars of inquiry 

 which ma}' from time to time be sent out for the Division. 



The Department, as far as practicable — 



M^kes free distribution of bulletins and other publications of the 

 Division of Pomology as well as those of other and kindred Divi- 

 sions, upon the basis of lists of members furnished. 



Invites the sending of specimens of new varieties for estimates of 

 probable value ; of unrecognized varieties for identification ; and of 

 known varieties from localities in which they are specially success- 

 ful, for examination and description. On application, mailing boxes 

 and franks will be sent for such purposes. 



Distributes, at certain times, a limited supply of seeds, scions, or 

 plants of imported or little- known fruits; and these are placed for 

 testing in localities where they are likely to receive proper care and 

 suitable conditions of climate and soil. 



The proposed co-operation will be greatly aided if the regular 

 meetings of the societies of adjacent states are so timed that they do 

 not occur on the same dates. This will make possible in some cases 

 the attendance of a representative of the Department at a series of 

 State meetings, and it is suggested that the executive boards of State 

 societies consider this when arranging for the dates of their annual 

 meetings. Very respectfully, 



Edwin Willits, 



Assistant Secretary. 



