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that trained trees, within five feet of his garden, but not fenced or 

 paved, produced no fruit. He remarked that the Madura was winter 

 killed on Long Island. 



J. W. Knevels, of Fishkill, said it was not winter killed with him. 



Dr. Munscn, of New-Haven, said it would not prove suitable for 

 hedges in New- England. 



Dr. Underbill spoke of the effects of climate and locality on fruits. 

 He had said it was believed by some that the Newtown Pippin was 

 degenerating, because it did not succeed well in certain localities, but 

 he said he had never seen it finer than the past year. He said, if we 

 attempt to cultivate apples in the south, we must rise up on the 

 mountains until we arrive at an altitude where we obtain a tempera- 

 ture corresponding to that of the locality where the fruit originated. 



In Jamaica or Cuba, he said, the Newtown Pippin may be success- 

 fully grown by pursuing such a course. 



The following communication, accompanied by three boxes of fruit, 

 was received from F. R. Elliott, Secretary of the Pomological Con- 

 vention recently held at Columbus, Ohio : 



Cleveland, 6th Oct., 1848. 

 To the President and Members of the JVational Pomological Convention : 

 Gentlemen — I have the honor to transmit to your honorable body, 

 the following slight sketch of the doings of the Ohio State Fruit Con- 

 vention, assembled at Columbus, September 27th and 28th, 1848. 



This being the second State Fruit Convention of Ohio, the increased 

 numbers of gentlemen in attendance, as well as the large quantity of 

 specimen fruits compared with last year, gave evidence of the interest 

 which this course has excited among fruit growers of the State. 



At the hour appointed for assembling of the Convention, the same 

 was called to order by appointing Rev. C. Springer temporary chair- 

 man, and F. R. Elliott temporary secretary. 



The election of permanent officers by ballot, resulted in the choice 

 of A. H. Ernst, esq., president ; C. Springer, 1st vice president; S. 

 A. Barker, 2d vice president ; F. R. Elliott, M. B. Bateham, secre- 

 taries. 



