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they are answered by one who is fully competent. I will 

 read them. 



Question. "What are the best five pears for a home col- 

 lection in Central Maine ?" 



Answer. " Clapp's Favorite, Belle Lucrative, Duchess d' 

 Angouleme, Beurre d'Anjou and Lawrence." 



2c? Question. " What are the best two varieties of grapes 

 for Central Maine ?" 



Answer. " Either two of the following : Delaware, Salem, 

 Wilder." 



The following resolutions were presented and adopted : 



'•'•Besolved^ That the thanks of the Society and audience are due to the 

 several gentlemen who have presented essays and papers at this meeting." 



" Resolved, That the thanks of the Society are hereby tendered to the 

 Maine Central Railroad Company for the liberal reduction of fares to 

 persons attending this meeting." 



" Besohed, That the members of the State Pomological Society take 

 pleasure in acknowledging their obligations to the Farmer's Club and 

 people of Winthrop. for the kind and heart}' welcome extended by them 

 to the Society, for the ample facilities provided, and for their attendance 

 upon and interest in our meetings." 



On motion of Mr. Eice, 



Voted, That the several papers and reports prepared for this meeting 

 and not presented for want of time, be placed in the hands of the Secre- 

 tary for publication in the annual report. 



The President. We are now obliged to close the exercises 

 of this convention, in order to accept an invitation to spend 

 a short time in social intercourse at Grangers' Hall, which 

 has been extended to the Society and its visiting friends. 

 We thank you for your kind reception, for the help you have 

 rendered, and the hospitalities you have so agreeably dis- 

 pensed during our stay here. We hope to meet many of you 

 again. Some have joined the Society, and we hope many 

 others will enroll themselves as members and help us to carry 

 forward the work in which we are laboring. I have no fur- 

 ther remarks to make at this time. 



In accordance with the invitation of the ladies and gentle- 

 men connected with Winthrop Grange Patrons of Husbandry, 



