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has been made to make the friends of the Buffalo convention believe that 

 the circular was "entirely anonymous!'''' emanating from nobody; that 

 the New York State Agricultural Society does not recognize any such 

 body as the North American Pomological Convention ; and, finally, that gen- 

 tlemen who have been appointed on Stale committees, are apprized that 

 they receive the compliment from an authority " altogether unknown !" 



Such statements, deliberately made, either show a total want of informa- 

 tion upon the subject, or an intention wilfully to misrepresent. Any one 

 who turns to our notice of the Buffalo convention, (Vol. XIV., p. 550,) 

 will see that the following committee was appointed to call a future con- 

 vention, viz. : — 



J. I). G. Nelson, Indiana; James Dougal, C. W. ; F. R. Elliott, Cleve- 

 land, O. ; Dr. J. C. Holmes, Michigan ; Dr. H. Wendell, Albany ; L. F. 

 Allen and N. Goodsell, N. Y. 



And we now state, that the committee were unanimous in their recom- 

 mendation of the circular above alluded to ; there was no necessity to ap- 

 pend their names, as it was widely known, that, at Buffalo, it was resolved 

 to call the meeting the North American Pomological Convention, and 

 to hold it annually. 



As regards the connection of the New York State Agricultural Society, 

 with the convention, it is perfectly well known, that no such connection ex- 

 ists. No one ever said, or pretended, there was. The convention is an in- 

 dependent body, — acting of itself, — and by itself, — under the influence of 

 no society. The State society, however, does feel a great interest in the con- 

 vention, — so much so, that Mr. Johnson, the able secretary, appended the 

 following notice to the list of premiums, offered by tjie society, for 1849 ; — 

 " North American Pomological Convention. — This body, organized at Buf- 

 falo, last year — appointed their meeting the day succeeding our show. It 

 will open its sessions on Friday, the 14th of September, and those sending 

 fruit, will please direct to the care of P. N. Rust, Syracuse. It is expect- 

 ed that this convention will be the most important one ever held in this 

 country, on the subject of pomology — and it is hoped its deliberations will 

 be most useful to all those who are desirous of advancing, for the good of 

 the public, the true interests of this most important branch of national in- 

 dustry." 



It is not necessary for us to occupy more room upon this subject. No 

 gentleman who has been appointed upon the State committees, will, for a 

 moment, be influenced by any thing which has emanated from the Horticul' 

 turist. But persevering in their duties, we hope the committees will be ena- 

 bled to bring together such a mass of information, as will at once set at 

 rest all doubts as to the utility of future conventions. 



AVe inadvertently omitted, in our last, to give the names of the commit- 

 tee for Massachusetts ; they are as follows: — 



Gen. H. A. S. Dearborn, of Roxbury, Chairman. C. M. Ilovey, of Bos- 

 ton, J. S. Cabot, of Salem, J. Washburn, of Plymouth, H. H. Crapo, of 

 New Bedford, George Jacques, of Worcester, Rev. A. R. Pope, of Kings- 

 ton. 



