96 PROCEEDINGS. 



The Committee of Arrangements, to whom was referred the subject of holding a Festival, 

 reported, that they recommend to the Society that a Festival be held in Faneuil Hall, at 

 the close of the Annual Exhibition, in September next, — whereupon it was 



VoteJ, That the President, Vice Presidents, and Secretaries be added to the Committee 

 of Arrangements, as a committee to manage all matters pertaining to the Festival. 



Voted, That the Committee, thus constituted, have full powers to appoint Marshals, and 

 call in such other aid as they may deem expedient. 



On motion of Samuel Walker, it was 



Voted, That, whereas an invitation has been extended to this Society by the New York 

 Agricultural Society to send delegates to a Pomological Convention, to be held in Buffalo, 

 in September next, and whereas a call has been made through a public medium, by a 

 member of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society for a simdar meeting, and also an 

 application from the American Institute, that such a Convention should be holden in the 

 city of New York, in October next, therefore 



Resolved, That a committee of three, consisting of the Piesident and two others, be 

 appointed by the Chair, to correspond with the above named paities, and report at a future 

 meeting what, in their opinion, is desirable to be done in the matter. 



Messrs. Samuel Walker and Rben Wight, were appointed on the Committee. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, August 19, 1848. 



President, Marshall P. Wilder, in the Chair. 



A letter was received from W. D. Brinkle, M. D., of Philadelphia, accompanied with 

 specimens of new Pears. 



A vote of thanks for the same was tendered to Dr. Brinkle. 



On motion of Mr. Walker, it was 



Voted, That the following Societies be invited to send delegations to the Annual Exhibi- 

 tion of the Society, September 20th, 21st and 22d : — 



Cincinnati Horticultural Society; Essex County Institute; Pennsylvania Horticultural 

 Society; New York State Agricultural Society; Albany and Rensselaer Horticultural 

 Society; New Haven County Horticultural Society; American Institute, New York; 

 Worcester County Horticultural Society, and New Bedford Horticultural Society. Said 

 delegation to consist of the President and two other members. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, September 2, 1848. 



President, Marshall P, Wilder, in the Chair. 



Letters were read from the St. Louis Horticultural Society, requesting copies of the 

 Transactions of the Society, and from the New York State Agricultural Society, with a vote 

 of thanks for copies of the Transactions. 



The President, Vice Presidents, members of the Fruit Committee, R. Manning, and A. 

 J. Downing; with such other persons as may hereafter be added, were appointed a delega- 

 tion to attend the Central Convention of Fruit Growers, to be holden at New York on the 

 10th of October next. 



