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GENESEE FARMER. 



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report a list of fruits exhibited, and the names 

 of contributors — Chas. Downing, Jas. Wilson 

 and James Hogg, of New York ; Josiah Lovett 

 and R. Manning, ot Mass. ; Thos. P. James, of 

 Penn. ; and H. W. S. Cleveland, of N. Jersey. 



The following committee was appointed to 

 receive and report to the convention the names 

 of all who are in attendance either as delegates 

 or otherwise— B. P. Mead, of New York ; W. 

 B. Kingsbuj-y, of Massachusetts, and S. B. Par- 

 sons, of Long Island. 



A committee was then appointed to take 

 chai-ge of the Hall, andarrange the fruits. And 

 an motion, the Convention adjourned till the 

 following day, at 9 o'clock, A. M. 

 SECOND DAY. 



The minutes of the proceedings of yesterady 

 were read and approved. The Committee on 

 the nomination of Officers presented the follow- 

 ing report, which was accepted : 



For President — Marshall P. Wilder, of 

 Massachusetts. 



Vice Presidents— \N . D. Brinckle, M. D., of 

 Penn. ; R. T. Underbill, N. Y. ; H. H. Crapo, 

 Mass. ; H. W. S. Cleveland, N. Jersey; A. S. 

 Munson, Conn. ; Thomas Allen, Missouri ; A. 

 Mcintosh, Ohio ; Russel Mattison, Vermont ; 

 Yardly Taylor, Va. ; Lawrence Young, Ky. 



Secretaries — S. B. Parsons and P. Barry, of 

 New York, and Geo. W. Deacon, of N. Jersey; 



Gen. Tallmadge, with a few remarks, intro- 

 duced the President to the chair. 



Col. Wilder responded in a pertinent and 

 a:]>propriate manner, for the honor conferred in 

 electing him to preside over the deliberations of 

 the Convention. He said, they had assembled 

 for the free interchange of experience and opin- 

 ions, and for the better diffusion of correct po- 

 mological knowledge throughout our country 

 — That it was particularly gratifying, to notice 

 so large an attendance of members, but that 

 amidst such congregated learning and intelli- 

 gence, he had not the vanity to believe he could 

 offer any remarks which would be of much in- 

 struction or interest — That many gentlemen had 

 come from remote sections, and he knew how 

 anxious they were to proceed to business. He 

 should, therefore, not tax their patience with a 

 speech, but at once invite attention to the objects 

 for which the meeting had been convened, viz : 



" To compare fruits from various sources and localities, 

 ■with a view of arriving at correct conclusions as to their 

 merits, and to settle doubtful points respecting them. 



" To assist in determining the synonyms, by which the 

 same fruit is known in different parts of the country. 



"To compare opinions respecting the value of numer- 

 ons varieties in cultivation, and to endeavor to abridge by 

 general consent the long catalogue of indifferent or worth- 

 less sorts at the present time propagated by nurserymen 

 and fruit growers. 



"To elicit and disseminate pomological information and 

 to maintain a cordial spirit of intercourse among horti- 

 cultoirists.'.' 



Pomology, he said, had not until recently re- 

 ceived the attention its imporance demanded ; 



but that a new impulse and a general interest 

 was now pervading the community on this sub- 

 ject, and that it was only necessary to give this 

 a right direction, to make it productive of great 

 good to ourselves, and of permanent advantage 

 to those who come after us. 



The business committee then reported the fol- 

 lowing Rules — which were adopted — 



Ist. During certain hours of the session the Special 

 Fruit Committee shall be in sitting to examine fruits. 



2d. All examinations of fruit presented during the pres- 

 ent sitting of the Convention shall be made in the com- 

 mittee room, where statements to the committee must also 

 be made. 



3d. The result of their labors shall be made kriown to 

 the Convention in successive reports during its sittings. 



4th. In all the discussions which may arise in the Con- 

 vention, no member shall speak more than five minutes, 

 nor more than twice on the same subject. 



On motion of A. J. Downing, the chair ap- 

 pointed a Special Fruit Committee, consisting of 

 the following gentlemen : — A. J. Downing, 

 Thomas Hancock, J. J. Thomas, Robert Buist, 

 Robert Manning, Herman Wendell, Josiah 

 Lovett, L. C. Eaton and George Gabriel. 



The committee then reported a list of those 

 who had presented fruits, and the number of 

 varieties contributed by each. We have not 

 room now to publish the list, as it was of great 

 length. There were upwards of 100 collections 

 exhibited, from various States. The display of 

 apples, particularly, was probably the largest 

 and finest ever before seen concentrated in one 

 place in any country. 



The largestcollections were presented by Samuel \VaIker, 

 of aiassachusetts, GO varieties of pears ; R. Manning of 

 Salem, 110 varieties of pears, 36 of apples and 3 of quinces ; 

 B. V. French, Mass., 73 varieties of apples ; M. P. Wilder, 

 Mass., 120 varieties of pears, and 4 of apples ; F. R. Elliot 

 <fc Co., Cleveland, Ohio, 31 varieties of apples and 12 of 

 pears ; A. Mcintosh .Sc Co., Ohio, 33 varieties of apples, 

 43 pears, 3 of quinces and 1 of medlars ; Geo. B. Deacon, 

 IJurlington, N. J., 25 varieties of apples ; Charles Hamil- 

 ton, Orange county, 21 varieties of apples, and 3 of plums ; 

 Mr. Buell, Richfield, Conn., 32 varieties of apples ; A.^ D. 

 Williams, Roxbury, Mass., 10 varieties of pears ; H. Wen- 

 dell, M. D., 10 varieties of pears ; Wilson, Thorburn & 

 Co., Albany, 8 varieties of pears and 2 of apples ; Jonathan 

 Battey, Keesville, N. Y., 29 varieties of apples ; J. C. 

 Hastings, Clinton, N. Y., 16 varieties of apples ; Thos. 

 A. Smith, Syracuse, 5 varieties of pears, including a mag- 

 nificent dish of Swan's Orange, or Onondoga ; Thorp & 

 Smith, Syracuse, 4 varieties Pears, and 27 of apples ; Ell- 

 wanger, Barry & Rowe, Rochester, N. Y., 44 varieties of 

 apples and 1 of pears ; Thos. Hancock. N. J., 18 varieties 

 of apples, 14 of pears, 2 of q.uinces, and 2 of peaches ; B. 

 Hodge, Buffalo, 27 varieties of apples and 19 of pears ; C. 

 Downing, Newburg, 21 varieties of apples, 2 of plums and 

 3 of grapes ; W. S. Young, Queens Co., 30 varieties of 

 apples ; David Miller, Carlisle, Penn., 22 varieties of ap- 

 ples ; J. W. Knevels, of Fishkill Landing, a splendid dish 

 of Heath Cling peaches, 6 varieties of pears and 4 of apples; 

 A. Bryant & Sons, BufHiilo, 39 varieties of apples and 17 of 

 pears ; J. R. Valk, Flushing, 12 varieties of grapes ; W. 

 R. Prince, Flushing, 35 varieties of pears, 10 of apples, 

 and 8 of peaches ; Jas. Arnold, New Bedford, 9 varieties 

 of grapes : R. Buist, Philadelphia, the genuine Tripoli 

 grape, (beautiful) ; J. M. Earle, Worcester, 13 varieties of 

 apples and several of pears ; J. J. Thomas, Macedon, 31 

 varieties of apples, and White Doyenne pears from a tree 

 that had stood 20 years in grass, and bore this season 12 

 bushels of fair fruit ; James H. Watts, Rochester, beautiful 

 Northern Spy apples. 



These are but a fraction of the contributions. 



