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Voted, That a committee of three be appointed by the Chair to 

 be known as the ' Committee on Nomenclature,' and that the sub- 

 ject of the changes in the nomenclature of fruits, recommended by 

 the American Pomological Society, be referred to said committee. 

 The following persons were appointed as such committee, viz : 

 George B. Sawyer, Z. A. Gilbert and D. J. Briggs. 



Voted, That Miss Alice Foster of Gardiner be added to the Com- 

 mittee on New Fruits, and that the committee as thus constituted be 

 continued for the ensuing year. 



Voted, That the Executive Committee be instructed to consider 

 the propriety- of reducing the number of varieties of apples in the 

 premium list of the annual exhibition. 



The following resolutions were presented and adopted : 

 Resolved, That the thanks of this Societ}' be and hereby are ex- 

 tended to the people of Gardiner, for the liberal arrangements made 

 for holding this meeting, and for the renewed manifestation of their 

 interest in the welfare of the Society ; also to the local committee 

 and those citizens who have co-operated with them in perfecting the 

 arrangements for this meeting. 



Resolved, That the thanks of the Society be extended to the 

 Maine Central Railroad for its reduction of fares ; to the several 

 persons who have presented papers and reports, and to the news- 

 paper press and reporters for their extended and faithful reports of 

 the proceedings. 



