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The thanks of this convention are also due to the Secretaries for 

 their efficient services — and also to Messrs. Peter B, Mead, A. P. Cu- 

 mings and Samuel Allen, a Committee of the Board of Agriculture 

 of the American Institute, for preparing the Hall for the use of the 

 Convention. 



A. J. Downing stated, that as he and other members of the Fruit 

 Committee were absent in the Committee-room when the list of 

 peaches were discussed, and therefore had no opportunity to answer 

 the objections raised against George the 4th, Large Early York, and 

 Morris White, he would now move that these varieties be reinstated 

 in the list reported by the Committee. W. R, Prince and C. M. Hovey 

 said that it was unfair to bring up that subject at so late an hour, Avhen 

 a large number of the members of the Convention had retired, and 

 thought it better lo leave them where they were till the next session 

 of the Convention. A. J. Downing's motion was put and carried, 

 and the Convention adjourned till the first Tuesday in October next. 



The deliberations of the Convention were generally conducted 

 with harmony, much information was elicited, the qualities of various 

 new fruits discussed, and the following select list adopted, with con- 

 fident expectations of a more extended list another year. 



List of Fruits adopted by the Convention, Oct., 1848. 



APPLES. 



Early Harvest, Rhode Island Greening, 



Large Yellow Bough, Baldwin, 



American Summer Pearmain, Roxbury Russet, 



Summer Rose, And^for particular localities j- 



Early Strawberry, Yellow Bellefleur, 



Gravenstein, Esopus Spitzcnburg, 



Fall Pippin, Newtown Pippin. 



PEARS. 



Madeleine, Seckel, 



Dearborn's Seedling, Flemish Beauty, 



Bloodgood, Beurre Bosc, 



Tyson, Winter Nelis, 



