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merit and excellence. Impositions of this character have recently 
increased to such an extent, as to call the serious attention of 
horticulturists to the matter, and in order to protect against impo- 
sitions, the Fruit Committee being induced to recommend, and 
the Executive Committee to adopt the code of rules now pub- 
lished. Rules of a character similar to those now adopted, and 
having the same objects in view, have been adopted by some 
of the Horticultural Societies of the country, but there are mate- 
rial objections to them which rendered it advisible as thought by 
the committee, to recommend a new set. 
In establishing rules or laws for the guidance of societies or 
communities, it is well, if possible, to adopt such as will be ad- 
hered to by all. It is believed that no serious objection can or 
will be made to those now adopted ; but to the enforcement of the 
old ones there are many serious and unwarrantable difficulties. In 
the 5th rule it is set forth that the name of no new variety shall 
be considered as established, until the description shall have been 
published in at least one Horticultural or one. Agricultural Jour- 
nal having the largest circulation in the country, or some work 
of standard authority; and in the 13th nde, Downings Fruit and 
Fruit Trees is made the standard authority. Thus it will be per- 
ceived that the name of no new fruit could, by the adoption of 
these rules, be considered as established, unless sanctioned by t]je 
editors of one or other of the three implied journals and named 
work above. A rule of such partial character, excluding all Hor- 
ticultural or Agricultural Journals, however respectable, if not 
the largest in circulation, is so manifestly unjust, as to need very 
little comment from us; and it is one too, which could not, and 
if it could, ought not be enforced. Other objections, as repeti- 
tions, the introduction of vulgar names, will be perceived at a 
glance; and again, there is in them no authority given to the fruit 
committee of a State Agricultural Society, to have a voice in the 
introduction of new varieties. This, of course, could not be tole- 
rated in our State Societ}\ Here a standing fruit committee, one 
of whose duties is to examine for premiums new seedling varieties, 
these objections are all avoided in the new rules, and we hope 
