420 I Assembly 



Geological tour in the State of New- York, by E. Merriam,. . . . 156 



Farm of the Bloomingdale Asylum, 164 



Sheep and wool, by Mr. Ancram of Michigan, 167 



Wool mattresses, 170 



LECTURES 



On the steam engine, by Professor James Renwick, 177 



CONVERSATIONAL MEETINGS. 



On water, by R. L. Pell, 183 



mortar, by R. L. Pell, 190 



acoustics, by R. L. Pell, 193 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL CONVENTION OF FRUIT GROWERS, 197 



Delegates, 203 



Varieties of fruit presented, 207 



Culture and management of Fruits, 216 



Report of the fruit committee, 226 



Fruit committee, 241 



List of fruits adopted by the convention, October, 1848, 248 



ADDRESSES. 



Opening address by Rev. John O. Choules, 250 



At the plowing and spading match at White Plains, by Robert 



Bolton, Jr., 259 



Anniversary address, by Rev. Stephen H. Tying, D. D , 267 



Closing address, by Gen. James Tallmadge, 281 



farmer's CLUB. 



Reports of meetings, 289 



The plow, its history and improvements, by Samuel Van Wyck, 323 



Report on Stafford's revolving dryer and cooler, 337 



Banian fig tree, 35 1 



Chinese mode of multiplying trees, 352 



Mapes' farm, 353 



Graft'mg strawberries on rose bushes, 383 



Native grapes, by Alanson Nash, 385 



An ancient dahlia, ... 393 



Cotton culture in Australia, 394 



Tea plants in South Carolina, 394 



Preservation of potatoes, 400 



The cedar of Lebanon, 402 



