To the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture : 



I submit herewith a report of the transactions of the Maine State 

 Pomological Society for the 3'ear 1883, containing an account of the 

 annual exhibition ; the more important papers presented at the winter 

 meeting, with an abstract of tlie discussions on the same and other 

 subjects ; and such other matters as are, in my judgment, required 

 or authorized b\' law. 



I take this opportunity to repeat what has been said with respect 

 to the previous reports, viz : that " the Societ}- assumes no responsi- 

 bilit}- for the correctness of an}- theory- advanced, or of any state- 

 ment of fact or opinion made in the papers and discussions reported ; 

 but only undertakes to report the same faithfully ; omitting in the 

 discussions, as far as practicable, all repetitious, irrelevant and 

 unimportant matters." 



GEO. B. SAWYER, Secretary. 



