REPORT 



OF THE 



COMMITTEE ON THE MEETING 



OF THE 



American Pomological Society. 



The Committee appointed to receive and to provide for the 

 American Pomological Societ}' at its Twenty-first Session, in 

 Boston, in September last, make the following report: 



Working in harmony with your Standing Committee of Arrange- 

 ments, provision was made so that the exhibitions of the Pomolo- 

 gical Societ}' and also its sessions should be held in the Mechanics' 

 Building in connection with the Annual Exhibition of this Society. 



A goodly number of eminent horticulturists and scientific gen- 

 tlemen from all parts of the country and from the Dominion of 

 Canada were in attendance, and the papers which were read and 

 the discussions which followed were of decided interest. The 

 wide experience and thoughtful observation of such an intelligent 

 body of observers when thus brought to a focus, must prove to be 

 of great value. The volume of " Proceedings " of this Society will 

 be essential to every horticulturist who wishes to be abreast of the 

 discussions in the various departments of our art. Your Com- 

 mittee take. the liberty to urge upon the members of our Horticul- 

 tural Society that they also become members of the National 

 Societ}', and thus not only entitle themselves to its publications, 

 but contribute to the support of a most worthy and wldel}' useful 

 Society. 



The exhibition of Fruits by the Pomological Societ}' was more 

 limited than was anticipated, owing to the comparative failure of 

 the fruit crop at the West. Yet it was of interest and afforded 

 points of comparison with our own products which were certainly 



