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will exert ourselves to induce a general attendance of those inlcrcst- 

 ed, wherever the joint co:nmiUee de'erminc the next Convention 

 shall be held, but we cannot omit giving it as our opinion, that the 

 cause of Pomological Science will be most promoted, and the feel- 

 ings of the great mass of Poraologists best satisfieil, if the next meet- 

 ing should beheld in Cincinnati, or some other western city." 



Dr. Wendell then announced to the President, that Dr. Kenni- 

 coTTj F. R. Elliott, Charles Downing, James J. Mapes, Benja- 

 min Hodge, and himself, the committee of the North American Po- 

 mological Convention, to confer with this Congress, or a committee 

 of it, in relation to the matters referred to, in the preamble and 

 resolution which he had just read, were present, and waited the fur- 

 ther action of this Congress. 



The ChAir then appointed as the committee under Mr. Downing's 

 motion, Messrs. A. J. Downing, of New- York ; Walker, of Massa- 

 chusetts; Brinckle, of Pennsylvania ; Monson, of Connecticut ; and 

 McIntosh, of Ohio. 



Dr. Wendell suggested that as the committee of the North 

 American Convention consisted of six, it would be proper to have the 

 same number from this Congress, and he moved that the President 

 be added. Carried unanimously. 



Mr. A. J. Downing remarked, that several reports had been placed 

 in his hands, of which it was impossible yet to give a digest ; but 

 there was one subject of considerable importance, which had been 

 presented to the last Convention, on which he had something to offer 

 for consideration. He meant the subject of rejected fruits. The 

 committee on the part of Massachusetts, had submitted to the gene- 

 ral committee a list of such pears as in their opinion might be placed 

 upon the rejected list. This list he should be happy to present to 

 the Congress, name by name. If we could, at this session, succeed 

 in rejecting a nuniber of worthless fruits, which were continued in 

 the catalogue only from courtesy, it would be a great step gained. 



On motion, it was voted that the fruits on the list be taken up, and 

 Considered separately. 



Mr. Downing said the first on the list were four varieties of pears, 

 the Alexandria of Rusbia^ the Admiral, the Aston Town, and the Am- 

 brosia. It was prosposed that the Congress should reject them all. 



The Chair observed that they had been proved in the vicijiity of 



