sounding, or unreasonably long name is admitted until a suitable 
name is furnished, and many of the older names have been sim¬ 
plified to render them better adapted for general use. The 
work of the Society in establishing a simple and uniform no¬ 
menclature and in preventing the introduction of worthless 
varieties has been of incalculable benefit to the pomology of the 
country. Its influence has also been felt in promoting the 
adoption of uniform and honest methods of selling trees and 
marketing fruit and in regulating the exhibition of and judging 
of fruits at fairs. Its volumes contain important papers upon 
insects and fungi injurious to fruit, the production of improved 
varieties, and methods of cultivation. 
The Society invites persons who are in sympathy with its 
work to become members and cooperate in its efforts. Its funds 
are devoted entirely to the publication of its proceedings and 
the incidental expenses of its meetings. Membership may be 
obtained by remitting the fee of four dollars to the Treasurer, 
Benjamin G. Smith, of Cambridge, Massachusetts. 
A life membership is given upon the payment of twenty 
dollars which entitles the holder to all future publications and 
to such back volumes as are on hand at the time of application. 
A. A. Crozier, Secretary, P. J. Berckmans, President, 
Ann Arbor, Michigan. Augusta, Georgia. 
