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Mr. DowxiKG snid that if (here were any conslilcrablc objections 

 to a fruit, it woul*! not be pressed; but, if it generally sncceedetl in 

 incst parts of the country, it was hardly right that it sliould be reject- 

 ed on account of non-success in one particular locality, 

 ' Mr. UxDERniLL was in favor of taking the same course with these 

 as with the rejected fruits — ^riking them from the list at any objec- 

 tion, and recording the name of the objector. 



Mr. Downing said that in tjbe world, when a man's character was 

 so bad that nobody could say a word in his favor, it was best to 

 throw over his acquaintance ; but on tht other hand, if he was gen- 

 erally respected, and only a few individuals assailed him, then no 

 just individual would think of shunning him. It should be just so 

 here. 



Col. Hodge remarked that according to this last view we ought to 

 go over again the whole list of fruits rejected yesterday. 



Mr. HovEY observed that where a majority of cultivators from dif- 

 ferent quarters approved of a fruit and recommended it to general 

 attention, it ought not to be thrust aside because it did not prove ex- 

 cellent in some one particular locality. Its adaptation to our country 

 generally was what ought to be looked at — not its partial success or 

 failure in any one limited region. 



Mr. Hayes said that now we were getting at the pith of the mat- 

 ter. If he could be satisfied as to the localities in which a fruit had 

 proved successful, or had failed — that was what he wanted- He was 

 afraid that many fruits were rejected yesterday which might come 

 up firr.t rate in some parts cf the country. 



Mr. Hancock professed himself satisfied with the view taken by 

 Mr. HoYEY, and withdrew his motion. 



The Morrisania Pound Peach was the next fruit proposed by the 

 committee. Mr. Hancock said he had fruited it for three or four 

 seasons, and had never found it good yet. 



Mr. Hayes said it never was good with him. 



Mr. McIntosh said that at Cleveland for several years it had 

 ranked as very good. Mr. Elliott pronounced it to he a good 

 peach. 



The question -m^s put, and the Morrisania Pound Peach was re- 

 jected. 



Mr. Downing had next to present a short list of the smaller fruits, 

 no list having been given last year. The commlltcc recommended 

 as worthy of cultivation — 



