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they will be adopted by at least all the Horticultural Societies of 
our own state, as it is very desirable to have an uniform system, 
and one which will be adhered to. 
VARIETIES OF FRUIT RECOMMENDED. 
The Fruit Committee of the New York State Agricultural So- 
ciety, chosen in 1846, to select a list of fruits for recommendation 
to the people of this state, as they in their judgment considered 
most worthy of general dissemination — taking into consideration 
the various soils and climate of the state — made a report in part, 
in January of 1847; in that report they recommended a list of 
apples, which was published in the Transactions of the Society 
for 1846. The committee were continued, and those of them 
present at the last annual meeting of the society, viz.: Lewis F. 
Allen, Esq., of Erie, Herman Wendell, M. D., and E. Emmons, 
M. D,, of Albany, reported the annexed list of different fruits to 
be added to the list heretofore recommended. The State Society 
resolved to continue the Standing Fruit Committee, who are to 
report at each annual meeting, names of varieties, to be added to 
the list, which after ample trial, they may deem worthy of gene- 
ral dissemination. The Executive Committee of the society have 
also, on the recommendation of the above committee, adopted a 
Set of pomological rules for the guidance of their Fruit Commit- 
tees, which we subjoin. The gentlemen who are to compose the 
Standing Fruit Committee hereafter are, Dr. E. Emmons, Albany, 
Chairman, David Thomas, Cayuga county, Dr. Herman Wendell, 
Albany county, A. J. Downing, Orange county, and James W. 
Bissel, Monroe county. 
JJu/es of Pomology adopted by the JSTew York State Agricultural 
Society, for the guidance of their Fruit Committee. 
Rule Xst. No new seedling fruit shall be entitled to a name, or 
to pomological recommendation, which is not at least equal to any 
similar varieties of the first rank already known, or which if of 
second rate flavor, is so decidedly superior in vigor, hardiness, or 
productiveness to varieties of the same character already known, or 
