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Already has the convention done much good; but details can not 

 be entered into here, and the undersigned will therefore briefly state, 

 that after a spirited session of three days, during which much impor- 

 tant business was transacted, the convention appointed various com- 

 mittees of correspondence for the different States, and closed its la- 

 bors with a resolution, " That the American Congress of fruit growers 

 adjourn to meet in the city of New-York on the first Tuesday in Oc- 

 tober, in the year of our Lord 1849." This congress promises to be 

 of great benefit to the fruit-growing interest of our country, and its 

 first meeting will form an important epoch in the annals of the Ame- 

 rican Institute. It was, indeed, a grand affair, such as has never be- 

 fore been seen in New- York, and created a degree of enthusiasm 

 scarcely to be credited; indeed, it is said that the chairman of the com- 

 mittee of arrangements was so far carried away by this feeling, that 

 he inscribed over the door of the room, " Hcec ccdi porta estV Be 

 this as it may, the first man has not yet been found who had formed 

 any adequate conception of the rich, varied, and magnificent display 

 which greeted the eyes of the delighted and surprised members of the 

 American Congress of fruit growers. 



It is deemed proper to annex here the names of the committees of 

 judges. 



General committee on Horticultural Productions. — Thomas Bridge- 

 man, Peter B. Mead, and W. S. Carpenter. 



On Flowers (special committee.) — N. J. Becar, Edward Doughty, 

 and Robert Carnley. 



On Fruits. — William W. Valk, Samuel B. Parsons, and Robert 

 B. Parsons. 



OnVegetables. — Edward Eastman, Joseph Riddock, and Hugh Orr. 

 On Agricultural Productions. — Peter H. Brink, Nicholas Wycko/f 

 and Samuel Allen. 



On Flour and Meal. — Stephen Valentine, W. H. Powell, Henry 

 Rowland, and William B. Humbert. 



On Butter. — T. U. Sutton, Peter Coutant, and William S. Badeau. 



On Cheese. — J. K. Weeks, J. M. R. Young, C. M. Carpenter, and 

 Abraham Legget. 



On Hops. — J. W. Rikeman, G. Kitching, and Ira Brown. 



On Miscellaneous Articles. — T. Bjidgeman, W..S. Carpenter, and. 

 J. H. Badeau. 



