STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. \1 



income of only a single dollar apiece, that his son would thereby 

 secure an income that would at least place him above want. He 

 continued to plant till his orchard extended over two hundred 

 acres, and himself realized a fortune therefrom. I would like to 

 dwell upon this point longer, but can only present it for you to 

 study in detail. 



We must also give more attention to obtaining good fruit. 

 Therein, more than in any other direction, do we find the profits. 

 Also we must cultivate as a principal crop only those kinds from 

 which we can obtain the desired results. In this direction there 

 is great need of knowledge among the masses. Many are the 

 discouragements arising from this cause alone. How many are 

 now planting out crab trees, where a Porter, Nodhead or Hub- 

 bardston may as well yield its luscious fruit in vastly greater 

 quantities ? How many, too, are planting inferior kinds where 

 the best may as well be grown ? 'Tis our mission to diflfuse in- 

 formation and correct such practices. 



With a view to the preparation of a reliable list of fruits for 

 Maine, at the winter meeting of the Society last January, a com- 

 mittee was raised to prepare a list which the Society can indorse. 

 They now have the matter under consideration, and without doubt 

 will in due time report. 



Our nomenclature is sadly at fault, as any one may see who 

 examines the labelling of the several collections of fruit on exhibi- 

 tion. This should not be, and the Society collectively and mem- 

 bers individually should labor to correct the evil. We want to 

 designate the diflFerent varieties of fruit by their correct names. 

 To aid in doing this the Society early appointed standing com- 

 mittees of fruits among whose duties should be " correcting all 

 errors in nomenclature." That duty has not heretofore been 

 attended -to, and at this exhibition is being entirely neglected. 

 The Society should at once take measures which will lead to more 

 desirable results. 



While the Society can do but little perhaps in the way of testing 

 new varieties, it can do something in the way of introducing new 

 varieties which have proved of value in other sections, and the 

 members can do much — and we have no doubt are willing to do it 

 — in testing their value here. Let each member of the Society by 

 arrangement with each other try but a single variety, and very 

 soon much valuable knowledge would be gained. In doing this, 

 as well as in all the transactions of the Society, we must use 



