With the progress already made in raising new flow wonderful the scale of deveiopraent in 
irts, it is only a question of time when we shall ; modern society! The old wheel and hand loom 
ive varieties adapt' d to almost every locality, of onr mothers have passed away, and given 
Imusands of cultivators, eciitferfitl over our ex.- place to ilio busy hum and clatter o! our princely 
nded eiMHitty, are each of them raising new manufactories; the needle o» the weary house- 
ififties from «eQd in the expectation of suoeesa. I wife, plied by day and night lor clothing her 
hile some of them may h« valuable, many must, family, has been exellUDifed for the ingenious 
’ necessity, be fiilures, having been originated sewlng-machiue, turning oil its ready-made gur- 
om natural and accidental impregnation, with-1 moots, and performing the liihor of months in a 
it, any settled or philosophical plan. The laws day ; the old printing-press of our Franklin, 
' reproduction in thia department, are the same working off by the sweat of the brow only a few 
i in other branches of the vegetable kingdom- hundred newspapers per day, has yielded to the 
or instance, in northern latitudes, the great, steam press of our time, throwing oil its twenty 
eject, should be to prodnee good kinds which thousand impressions per hour; the brush or the 
pen early and are perfectly hardy. To procure artist patiently lilting Up Ills outline, touch by 
iese from the limited number of onr native touch, through toilsome days, to the pencil^ of 
rapes, we mu-t resort to the art, <if hybridization, light in the hand of the king of day, picturing 
.king for the parents those sorts which contain at a flash the image of yourself, and of all around 
m characteristics wo desire to combine. you; the coaster, creeping cautiously along the 
Thtg work has already been commenced in shore, dependent on wind and tide, to thousands 
dud enineat, anil is progressing rapidly in tho °f steamboats which now dash over onr lakes, 
ands of many practitioners. Illustrations have rivers and oceans, despite ot current or tempest; 
ccurred undrrnur own observation, proving tho the old stage-coach, making only (illy tulles per 
nniodiuto and happy results from the crossing day, to our despatch and lightning trains, ruu- 
r native with foreign grapes. A gentleman in ning fifty miles per hour; tho horse express and 
ly own vicinity has taken, as tho mother parent, carrier-pigeon, hailed us wonders in their time, 
te Vi'its Lahrvxcn. a common native grape, and to the electric telegraph, which, quick as thought, 
i-ossed these vines with the pollen of the Black speaks with a tongue of flic tho languages of 
lamhnrtr. and tho White ChasseJas uranes. Of I earth. 
Discoveries, inventions, and improvements 
equally remarkable characterize all tho arts of 
husbandry. Witness, In place of the forked 
stick of the ancients, or tho wooden plow of our 
boyhood, the Improved iron plow of every model, 
and adapted to all kinds of soil and situation; 
and, stall more marvelous, the Steam Plow, moving 
as a thing of life across the broad prairie, turn¬ 
ing up its numerous furrows at once, and leaving 
behind It. a wake like that ol a majestic ship. 
Witness also, instead of the rude hook, the sickle, 
or the scythe of the farmer, slowly and tediously 
gathering his crops, our mighty mowing and 
reaping machine, cutting down its ten to twenty 
acres per day. 
The great industrial pursuit which this Hociety 
socks to promote furnishes testimony of progress 
not a wlut behind the most favored of the arts. 
Behold the improved methods of cultivation; 
tho vast number of nurserfeo and orchards, 
springing up everywhere, as by enchantment; tho 
novel processes of reproduction, multiplying 
plants in endless profusion, and as by the stroke 
of a magician's wand. Wit ness the luteruiinahla 
lists of varieties now in cultivation, increasing 
with each revolvingyear; the restless and anxious 
desire to oiitutu everything new and promising 
h-uin whatever country or sea-girt. Isle it comes; 
the redded taste for choice fruits rapidly extend¬ 
ing through every gradation of society; tho 
standard of pomology, like tho star of empire 
rising in the cast, moving still onward to the 
west, and exciting ihe attention and ustoniah- 
enmring more certain and happy results, cross or 
hybridise your best fruits.' 1 
Wnur. wonders this art has already accom¬ 
plished in the production of new and improved 
varieties in the vegetable kingdom! llow much 
it has dune for the potato, the turnip and other 
vegetables,— producing, Irom a parent stock of 
interior grade, numberless varieties of great 
excellence! Flow it has brought forth, from the 
hard, acrid, and foxy grape of tho woods, the de- 
iiolona varieties that are now obtaining notoriety 
and extension; from the bitter almond, the lus¬ 
cious peach and nectarine; Irom the austere 
button-pear of the forest, the fplendid varieties 
that command our admiration; from the sour 
crab, the magnificent apples which now consti¬ 
tute. the dessert of our tables; from the wild rasp¬ 
berry and blackberry of the hedge, from the 
native strawberries of the pasture, those superb 
varieties which crown the tables at our exhibi¬ 
tions. We believe it is now admitted that our 
native varieties aro more hardy, vigorous, pro¬ 
ductive. and free from disease than most foreign 
sorts. Thus we have seedling gooseberries free 
from mildew, and pears that never crack. Why 
can wu not breed out the black wart from the 
plum? It has been suggested, by a gentleman of 
great, knowledge, that, by taking the common 
wild plain, the /'. i, 
are several vat-irti 
reinforce, for it is “line upon hue, and precept 
upon precept ” that makes a deep and l isting im¬ 
pression. New topics, ns they arise, are entitled 
to respectful consideration, aud the discussion ol 
them will undoubtedly elicit important informa¬ 
tion. 
[The President advised a revision of the cata¬ 
logue, and the plan was adopted by the Society, 
and the necessary committees appointed to com¬ 
mence the work. It is a matter of great impor¬ 
tance, to which we shall give particular attention. ] 
CULTURE OF FRUIT TURKS. 
1, The healthful development of fruit trees, as 
of other living substances,depends on the regular 
reception of a certain quantity of appropriate 
food. This food, whether derived from the earth, 
air, water, or other uatnral elements, Is conveyed 
through the medium of the atmosphere and the 
soiL While wu have only an Indirect and imper¬ 
fect control of the atmosphere and other meteoro¬ 
logical agents, the Great. Arbiter of Nature has 
commuted the soil directly to our cure aud treat¬ 
ment. 
2, To this T may add the general sentiment, in 
favor of thorough and perfect drainage, beneficial 
to all cultivators, but indispensable to the fruit¬ 
grower. 
;i. Not less uniform is the experience of the 
salntaiy effects of a proper preparation of the soil 
for fruit trees, botn in the nursery and in the 
orchard. 
These principles are settled in Ihe minds of all 
intelligent fruit-growera; hat they need to bo 
often promulgated und enforced, It should be 
equally well understood that.success depends upon 
the adaptation of the habits of the tree to the con¬ 
stituents of the soil, the location, and aspect or 
exposure. A disregard of this principle, aud the 
fickleness of seasons, are among the most com¬ 
mon causes of failure, not only among inexperi¬ 
enced cultivators, but among professed pumolu- 
AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
The American Pomological Society commenced 
its eighth session at Philadelphia on the 11th 
inst. This was the most successful meeting held 
by the Society, in all respects. The West and 
South were well represented, both by delegates and 
fine collections of fruits. Michigan, Indiana, Illi¬ 
nois, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, South 
Carolina, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, 
New Jersey’, and Massachusetts, all reported them¬ 
selves in a manner highly creditable. The Com¬ 
mittee had prepar ed very convenient rooms, both 
for the display of fruits and for the business of tho 
meeting; but. being in the center of the city, the 
noise made it difficult for the reporters to hear. 
The room appropriated to the fruits was decorated 
with a tine arch of flowers, vines and evergreens, 
bearing the honored names of Coxk, Downing, 
Van Mons and Duhambl. We took but a few 
notea of the fruits on exhibition. 
Ellwaoger & B:trry made the floruit display, exhibiting 
233 Viirletlfs of pears. 80 of apples, and 50 of plurus; FI, 
R. Rotiy, Va., 22 varieties of pears, 25 of npple; Wm, 
Reed, Elizabethtown, N J., 20 of pears and 6 of grapes; 
John Chambers, Bnrlington, 112 of pears; Franklin 
Davis, Va, 70 apples; Hovey & Co,, Rostnn, 25 of pears; 
Marshall P. Wilder, Boston, 130 varieties', T T. Lynn, 
Mich , 120 of apples, 20 of pears; G. B, Ide, Springfield, 
Mass , 21 varieties of pears; Dr, Boynton, Syracuse, 55 of 
pears; J. II. Stewart. Quincy, Illinois, 80 varieties of 
applies, und u variety of quinces and peaches; Wm Saun¬ 
ders, Philadelphia, pesch and plum trees hearing fruit In 
pots; J. L. Darlington k Co., Westchester, F», well- 
grown foreign grapes; .!, Roller, of the same place, good 
foreign peaches; Wm, Perry k Son, Bridgeport Conn., 
specimena of the Delaware grape; Chas. Downing, ex¬ 
ceedingly large hunches of the Delaware; J. C. Rennison, 
gardner of B. A. Mace, Newburgh, line Delaware and 
Concord grapes. 
The Society was called to order at noon, by the 
President, lion. Marshall P. Wilder, and alter 
the appointment of committees, aud the transac¬ 
tion of other preliminary business, an adjourn¬ 
ment was had until the afternoon, when the Pres¬ 
ident delivered his Aunual Address. 
wm Afun icf/ua, of which there 
cm, varying in color, size, and 
flavor, we may produce kinds not subject to dis¬ 
ease, if judiciously crossed with our best garden 
sorts; or, if bred between themselves, we might, 
perhaps, add new varieties to our species of enhi- 
Vate.d plums, which would be healthy, productive, 
and delicious. This suggestion is certainly wor¬ 
thy of consideration and experiment. 
Let, not Mils recommendation, however, In 
regard to cross-fcutill/,n,lion, discourage tho sow¬ 
ing of other seeds, because they have not been 
artificially impregnated hy tho hand of man; for 
they may have been fertilized hy tho wind, or 
insects conveying the pollen of one variety to tho 
style of another. In this way have bee,n pro¬ 
duced most of tho sorts of American fruits. How 
extensive and inviting is tho Held hero opened 
even to the most common fruit grower, who, 
practising upon this principle through a aeries ot 
years, can hardly fall to produce some good fruits, 
although he may not ho aoquuiutod with the 
high* r and more delicate process of artificial 
impregnation. Hut lolinitoly supminr sml more 
promising is the sphere of enterprise which opens 
before the Hcletiiiflc Pomologist. It is broad as 
tho earth, free us tho air.rich as the land of prom, 
iso. in his hands aro placed this tncatm of contin¬ 
ual progress without the numerous uncertainties 
which must ever attend accidental lerilltzaMon. 
lie has the sure guide of science, which never 
misleads her votaries, but elevates them from 
one degree of excellence to another toward abso¬ 
lute perfection, liy those processes, new v u leties 
are malt,(plying with nnp dialed rapidity through 
oat, onr country. Wu rejoice in the intense zeal 
which hits been awakened in thin pursuit. Itauguis 
well for the future, whether prompted by the de¬ 
sire either of fortune or of fume. But the spirit 
of adventure, thus awakened, m ods occasionally 
a little wholesome discipline, lest it foster au 
undue reliance on immature experience, ftud tend 
to quackery, Imposition, and fraud. 
While we refrain from all personal reflections, 
wo cannot forbear exhorting nil, anil especially 
the oIF!curs and members of this association, to 
increased vigilance and caution In the recommen¬ 
dation of novelties, until they have been thor¬ 
oughly tested hy competent judges. As it. is 
human to err, so it, is natural to be. partial to 
one’s own offspring and friends, and this partial¬ 
ity often sways the judgment, of honest and good 
tfl Hi, 
But a more Common and serlona difficulty 
under which wc labor, ia the promulgation iif 
seedlings by Individuals and anaociationo that, 
have not the information requisite to form an 
Intelligent, and therefore reliable judgment. 
Another evil which Increases with tho mania for 
what is new and rare, is the exposure for Bale, by 
flaming advertisements and speculating agents, of 
old varieties under new and specious names,— 
varieties which, like Jonah’s gourd, were known 
in their day and place, but have loug been con¬ 
signed to oblivion. 
As In the past,, so in the present and in the 
future, let.it be onr purpose and practice to reject 
those that are worthless, to withhold our appro¬ 
bation from those that are doubtful, and t.o 
encourage the multiplication of those only which 
are of decided and acknowledged worth. Thus 
shall wc elevate the standard of judgment, and 
fulfil the mission providentially assigned ns. We 
might enlarge on this and other topics, but the 
brief period which it ia proper for mo to occupy 
in this opening addresB, restiicta me to one or 
two other considerations. 
AFFINITIES. 
I would hero again recommend a more careful 
study of affinities between the stock and the 
graft. Whatever he tho opinions in regard to the 
manner und degree of influence which the scion 
lias upon the stock, or the reverse, the fact of that 
influence is uudentable. r 
and have stood without protection for several 
winters, where the Isabella and Diana have been 
much injured. Of the seeilltnas produced from 
impregnation of t|ie Black Hamburg, most of them 
inherit, in a good degree, tho color and character¬ 
istics of the male parent; while those fertilized 
with the White Ghusselas, all were of a reddish 
color, intermediate between Ihe natural colors of 
the parents. Thus we sec the positive and pow¬ 
erful efleet, of the art of hybridization io the hands 
of scientific cultivators, who can, In a measure, 
control tlm process of reproduction, and render 
it subservient to their purpose. 
But, to prevent, discouragement nml sustain 
perseverance, It should ho remembered that, iri 
conformity with the experience of Van Mops, 
Knight, and other pioneers, » seedling does not 
attain to perfection at once. To arrive at, Its cul¬ 
minating point, of excellence, it most often be 
fruited for several yeara. Others maintain that 
n number of manipulations arc requisite to bring 
a new variety to perfection. Some varieties at. 
tain tills much earlier than others, and tho same 
variety reaches it. earlier or later In different 
localities. Hence an originator should not, reject 
a seedling of some npp trerit good qualities simply 
because it may have some delect; for this may 
resalt, from local or external inlluences. He 
should, therefore, cause It to be transferred for 
trial to a dill, rent. soil and climate. Even gropes 
of acknowledged excellence are improved by this 
change. The Concord and Diana of Massachu¬ 
setts, valuable as they are at home, acquire a 
superiority in the south and southwest, unknown 
in their original locality,even rivaling tlm G’ataw- 
bas and Isabellas of those sections. 
It. seems to b#> «, general law of nature, illustrat¬ 
ed in our forests and Holds, that, some trees and 
grains will flourish in Pearly all localities and 
latitudes, while others tire particularly restricted 
to certain districts. By this arrangement an all 
wise Providence diltnses blessings over our 
Country and clime. Each has its appropriate 
stia.ro itt the general mutilllcence of tho Creator, 
together with luxuries peculiarly its own. The 
grape is common and almost, universal; but the 
varieties of this I'm if. are mutable and local, capa¬ 
ble of endless adaptat ion by human skill. Hence 
this field tor the culture of the grape, upon the 
border* of which WC have sC’rtjely entered, is, to 
the Intelligent cultlvutor, full of promise and 
reward. 
Wlille It was formerly supposed that the pecu¬ 
liar, and, to many, the disagreeable amnia of our 
common grapes disqualified them for the produc¬ 
tion of choice fruits and wines, itliaa horn proved, 
we think, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the 
characteristic designated, by way of contempt, as 
the fox or pole-cat flavor, will hereafter constitute 
one of the chief excellencies of our new varieties, 
when, hy the art. of hybridization und civilization, 
this flavor shall have been modified and changed, 
hy alliance with other grapes of excellence that 
aro destitute of this quality. This flavor, t-hns 
improved, seems destined to form a distinctive 
characteristic Of an important class of American 
grapes, even to give them a marked superiority 
over such varieties as the Black Hamburg, Sweet¬ 
water, aud Bitch other foreign Hurts as are desti¬ 
tute of any especial aroma, and consist mainly of 
sugar and water. It may yet, make, our seedlings 
rivals of the Muscats, the FrunMgnacs, and other 
highly flavored foreigu grapcB of the Old World. 
Multitudes of seedling*-, deriving their origin 
from our native vines in various stages of civili¬ 
zation, and with a special view to this result, are 
now on probation In various parts of onr country. 
From these moat neces-rai ily arise, in coming 
time, many aorta of superior quality. 
What if the deai re for new varieties hsa become 
a mania? What if it produce, here and there, 
personal sacrifices and disappointments? What 
if, from want of skill, Or from adveise caused, 
many inferior or even worthless varieties are 
produced? The result Is certain. The tune fast 
PRESIDENT WILDER'S ADDRE33. 
Gentlemen of the Society, and friends of American 
Pomology: 
By our Constitution, my official position requires 
me, at the opening of this session, to address you 
on the art or Boieuce of Homology, on the inter¬ 
est, progress, and present Cuuditiuii of our Asso¬ 
ciation. 
In the performance of this duty, I am happy to 
meet you io this city of brotherly love, tho birth¬ 
place of that Declaration which gave us au inde¬ 
pendent national existence; of that Constitution, 
also, which embodies the wisdom of onr venerable 
fathers, and is the charter hy which we hold the 
inheritance we seek to improve, enjoy, aud trans¬ 
mit, Here, too, by a former inhabitant of Phila¬ 
delphia,* a tew years Inter, was first exhibited the 
application to vessels of that io vial trie agent 
which nuw propelsthousnudsot steamers through 
our navigable waters, which has wruught saolt 
wonders m all the useful aits of life, and is pro¬ 
gressing upon a stupendous scale of development. 
Here was organized the first Society for the pro¬ 
motion of American Agriculture. Here, also, 
originated the first Association for the advance¬ 
ment of American Horticulture, having for one 
of ita leading ohjscts, the introduction and culti¬ 
vation of new and choice varieties of fruit. 
Most of the venerable men who were the authors 
of these institutions, the founders of these civil 
and social compacts, have fulfilled tbeir earthly 
mission; but the enterprises which they inaugu¬ 
rated coutiuue, diffusing, through the laud and 
the world, the blessings of progressive art, of 
rural life, of social order, of civil liberty. 'l’heBe 
fathers have fallen In the great battle of life; snd 
since oar last biennial session, others, more Inti¬ 
mately associated with us iu our favorite pursuits, 
have passed away never to return. Two of the 
founders of the Buolety, who have occupied offi¬ 
cial positions from its formation, will meet with 
us no more. 
DECEASED OFFICERS. 
Andrew H. Ernst, of Cincinnati, Ohio, one of 
the Vice Presidents of this Society, died at his 
residence in that city, February 13th, I860, aged 
64 years. He was a gentleman of foreigu birth, 
but thoroughly nationalized; being a great, ad¬ 
mirer of American character, and a firm support¬ 
er of Aruericau institutions. Ho was a pioneer 
and champion of our cause in the northwest sec¬ 
tion of out country; a gentleman favorably known, 
and highly appreciated by all who knew him for 
his pomulogiCtil knowledge, for his characteristic 
modesty, sauvity of manner, and for bis eminent 
Christian vjrtni-3. 
We have also to mourn the death of BeDjamin 
V. French, or Dorchester, Massachusetts, a mem¬ 
ber of the Executive Committee, who died April 
lOtb, 1*60, aged 08 years. Mr. French was ar¬ 
dently devoted to the cause of terra-culture, in its 
most comprehensive sense, and has, for many 
years, held important official positions in the Ag¬ 
ricultural aud Uorticoltuial Societies of this 
State snd couutry. Few men have been more in¬ 
terested iu the cultivation of tne soil, and few 
have been so strongly attached to rural life and 
rural happiness. Even to the cloaeoflife, these 
were bis must cherished objects. 
In reflecting on the usefulness of onr departed 
friends, on th*-ir labors and contributions to the 
cause of Putuoloay, their honorable life and peace¬ 
ful death, we shall evef retaina high appreciation 
of their worth. We cheerfully accord to their 
memory our gratitude for tbeir valuable services, 
and enroll their names among the benefactors of 
mankind. We mourn the loss of these worthy 
associates, but 00 r institution still lives, and other 
friends survive to co-operate with us in advanc¬ 
ing the cause so dear to our hearts. 
EIGHTH SESSION. 
This is the eighth session and twelfth year of 
onr Association. Much has been accomplished 
since ita organization, bat bow wonderful the im¬ 
provement in every brauoh of husbandry, and iu 
all that concerns the progress of society since the 
formation, in this city, of the first association lor 
the promotion of rural art, just three-quarters of 
a century ago! It is profitable to look back oc¬ 
casionally, and see what has been achieved iu the 
past 
Most sincerely do I congratulate you upon the 
general interest now awakened in fruit culture— 
on the zeal, enterprise, and industry of cultiva- 
• Joii.v Fitch, in 1758. To his steamboat Perseverunce. 
fjorticttltural Notes, 
To Oca Ukadekh. —On oar recent trip East, we visited 
and took notes or many Hue places .mil many things of 
interest, which we shall use as soon «« we find sutHc.ient 
space. We took a full record of tho dmcuHHimis on fruits 
at the meeting of tne American Pnmolngicul Society,and 
r.hall commence their publication next week. 
HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION AND DISCUSSION.—Th© 
Fruit Growers’ Society of Western New York holds its 
Autumn Session at the Court House, in Rochester, on 
Tuesday next, the 25th inst. The Genesee Valley Horti¬ 
cultural Society makes its Full Exhibition of Fruits, 
Flowers, ao(l Vegetables, on the same day, at Corinthian 
Hall. Those of our horticultural friends who design to 
visit Rochester the present season, could not select a 
butter day. 
Fqr example, we have 
sei-u certain varieties of the pear, us the Cross, 
Collins, und others, which would not readily 
assimilate with the stock, however vigorous. We 
have, in many instances, seen healthful trees 
sicken and eventually die, by the insertion of 
these uncongenial grafls. 8o great was the want 
of congeniality, that we have M-ra tkc stocks 
throw out successive crops of suckers, aud altho’ 
these were frequently removed,yet t he scion would 
refuse to receive and elaborate the sap in suffi¬ 
cient, quantity to nourish it, and the trees would 
finally die. In such instances, the only way to 
restore the health of the stock, If) to remove the 
giaft for a scion of its own or some other appro¬ 
priate sort 
As I have formerly directed your attention to 
this topic, I have ouly space to embody a few 
general rules to guide practice. 
In deciding upon affiuity between the tree aud 
graft, consider — 
First, The character of the woods to be united, 
as whether of line or coarse texture, of slender or 
gross growth. 
Second, The wood-buds, whether abundant or 
Bparse, plump or lean, round or pointed. 
Third, Tho seasons of maturity, whether early, 
medium, or late. 
These suggestions will suffice to Indicate the 
direction of thought and the kind of investigation 
to be pursued. A better knowledge of the subject 
will, no doubt, hereafter be attained, and will 
reveal some of the inexplicable mysteries which 
now attend this branch of fruit culture. 
GRAPE CULTURE. 
Let me for a moment call your attention to the 
cultivation of the grape. This is now assuming 
so much importance iu our country that it seems 
entitled to special attention at this time. Ita pro¬ 
gress is indeed marvellous. Until within a few 
years, it was supposed that Providence had as¬ 
signed grape culture and the manufacture of wine 
to countries in the south of Europe, and thut the 
Boll and climate of America were not at all 
adapted to their production. Still later, the the¬ 
ory was promulgated, which has not us yet yield¬ 
ed in full to a more enlightened judgment, that 
no good grape could flourish on oar eastern slope. 
Now it im known to Bueceed in almost every 
aspect where soil and cultivation Hre suitable, 
aud it is believed that no country on earth is bet¬ 
ter adapted to the extensive cultivation ol the 
grape than the United States of America. This 
branch of fruit culture is yet in its incipient state, 
hut it, baa progressed so far us to authorize the 
belief that the grape oau lie grown with success 
in almost every State and Territory of the Union. 
number of varieties increases, more judicious 
and severe discrimination In the selection of 
very valuable, and in the rejection of compara¬ 
tively inferior varieties, will be demanded. This 
is the lesson which past progress teaches us. 
What would the gardener ot fifty years ago have 
said, if he had been told that Ins favorito Bun 
Chretiens, Muscats and Blttnqhets, were soon to 
be thrown into the shade forever? He would 
have shown as much incredulity as some of our 
modern amateuis do when we talk of future pro¬ 
gress. The Duchtsso d'Angoulemc, the Beuric 
d’Anjou, Doyenne Bouasoclt, Bcurre Superlin, 
Bartlett and rieola-1, had not iev* aled to him the 
vast extent of improvement in (Yulis which was 
to be made. Wnat was true, in this respect, fitly 
years ago, is equally applicable to present varie¬ 
ties. The impusrible has n>j place in the lustoiy 
Of progressive science, whether relating to natu¬ 
ral arts or to mechanical industry. 
CONCLUSION. 
But, gentlemen, I have occupied my share of 
your time and attention, yet I must beg your 
indulgence in a few concluding remarks. 
We have spoken here, and on former occasions, 
of the advancement which lias been made in 
pomology in our age and country. ThiB is to be 
ascribed in part to the great Bsheme of Provi¬ 
dence which has developed such stupendous 
results in the march of civilization and all the 
arts of life. Human pursuits are allied by affini¬ 
ties so intimate, that a remarkable discovery or 
improvement iu one advances theta ulL Never 
before b«a the public mind been so profoundly 
moved, nor the energies of mauklud »o conn-ti¬ 
trated upon efforts to relieve toil, to perfect skill, 
to reward labor, and to multiply the comforts 
and blessings of life. 
Truly we live iu an age of transition and won¬ 
der! The invention of to-day supersedes that of 
yesterday, and in its turn iB to be supplanted by 
that Of to-morrow. No enterprise, however bold, 
adventurous, or vast, whether the construction of 
a railroad from the Ailauiio to the Pacific, the 
laying of the mystic wire in old ocean’s bed, or 
threadingitthrough Behiing’sSfraltaaud winding 
it around the globe, is too great for the capital, 
energy, or intelligence ot the present generation. 
A CHAPTER ON PICKLES 
