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THE CULTIVATOR. 
Nov. 
HORTICULTURAL PEPAMTMEIT. 
CONDUCTED BY J. J. THOMAS. 
Pomological Convention at New York 0 
In accordance with previous notice, this important 
convention assembled at Clinton Hall, in New-York 
city, on the morning of the 30th ultimo. Delegates 
were in attendance from a large number of the States 
of the Union, including many of the most eminent po- 
mologists of the day. It continued in session for three 
successive days. 
The convention was organised by the appointment of 
Marshall P. Wilder, of Massachusetts, President: 
and S. B. Parsons and P. Barry of N. Y., and Geo. 
Deacon of N. J., Secretaries, with a vice-president 
from each of the states of Massachusetts, Vermont, 
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, 
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio and Missouri. 
After the reception of credentials, and the appoint¬ 
ment of the necessary committees, the convention ad¬ 
journed till the morning of the 11th. The remainder 
of the day was chiefly occupied with the arrangement 
of the numerous collections of fruit brought together 
on the occasion. These collections occupied tables va¬ 
riously distributed through the hall, all labelled and 
conspicuously displayed, so as to be at all times acces¬ 
sible to the inspection of the members of the conven¬ 
tion. 
Among the larger contributors, we noticed the follow¬ 
ing.— 
Massachusetts —Samuel Walker, Roxbury, 60 varie¬ 
ties of pears; B. V. French, Braintree, 73 varieties of 
apples; J. M. Earle, Worcester, 13 of pears, 10 of ap¬ 
ples; M. P. Wilder, Dorchester, 120 of pears; R. 
Manning, Salem, 310 of pears, 36 of apples, 3 of 
quince; H. H. Crapo and Jas. Arnold, New Bedford, 
collections of pears; A. Foote, Berkshire county, ap¬ 
ples and pears. 
Connecticut —Collections from Dr. Munson, G. Olm¬ 
sted and others, and 32 varieties of the apple from —- 
Buell, of Richfield. 
New- York —Dr. Talk of Flushing, fine specimens of 
12 varieties of grape; Wm. R. Prince Sc Co., apples, 
pears and peaches; Charles Hamilton, Canterbury, 21 
varieties of apples, three of plums; A. J. Van Slyke, 
Coxsackie, 19 apples, 9 pears; Ellwanger, Barry and 
Rowe, Rochester, 44 of apples; B. Hodge, Buffalo, 27 
apples, 19 pears; H. W. Sargent, Fishkill, 35 pears, 
9 grapes; Thorp and Smith, Syracuse, 27 apples, 4 
pears; J. Battey, Clinton Co., 29 of apples; Charles 
Downing, Newburgh, 21 varieties of apples; D. F. 
Manice, Hempstead, L. I,, pears, grapes, &e.; W. L. 
Ferris, Westchester, 32 pears; J. J. Thomas, Maee- 
don, 32 apples, &c.; Jas. H. Watts, of Rochester, also 
presented fine specimens of Northern Spy: T. A. Smith, 
of Syracuse, a bushel of large and showy specimens of 
the Onondaga pear; J. J. Thomas, Maeedon, half a 
peck of fine and fair specimens of White Doyenne pears 
taken indiscriminately from a tree which bore 12 bush¬ 
els the present season, and which had stood 29 years in 
grass ground without manuring. 
New Jersey —Thomas Hancock, Burlington, 18 ap¬ 
ples, 14 pears, &e., J. Pulien, Hightstown , 22 apples. 
Pennsylvania —D. Miller, Carlisle, 22 apples; R. 
Buist, a fine showy bunch of genuine Tripoli grape 
&c. 
Ohio —F. R. Elliott, Cleveland, 30 apples and several 
pears; McIntosh & Co., Cleveland, 43 pears, 53 apples. 
Besides these, there were many smaller collections 
from various parts of New England and the middle 
states, and from Virginia and Kentucky. 
Daring the intervals of the sessions, the delegates m 
attendance were enabled to inspect numerous collec¬ 
tions, but all examinations of quality by tasting were 
made by the Fruit Committee in a separate room. This 
committee, after much care and thorough deliberation, 
presented the following select list of fruits, worthy of 
general cultivation, which was adopted after consider¬ 
ing each variety, one by one, by the convention. Ire 
preparing the lists, the committee, (which consisted of 
A. J. Downing, Thomas Hancock, J. J. Thomas, Robt. 
Buist, Robert Manning, Herman Wendell, Josiah Lov¬ 
ett, L. C. Eaton, and Geo. Gabriel,) rejected every 
variety against which there were found to be three votes, 
and none were adopted which had not been widely cul¬ 
tivated :— 
Apples —Early Harvest, Large Early Bough, Ameri¬ 
can Summer Pearmain, Gravenstein, Summer Rose, Ear¬ 
ly Strawberry, Fall Pippin, Rhodelsland Greening, Bald¬ 
win, Roxbury Russett. Adapted to particular localities , 
Yellow Bellflower, Esopus Spitxenburgh, Newtown Pip¬ 
pin. 
Pears —Madeleine, Bloodgood, Tyson, Bartlett, 
Seckel, Flemish Beauty, Beurre Bose, Beurre D’Arem- 
burg, Winter Nelis, Golden Beurre of Bilboa. Adapt¬ 
ed to particular localities ,•—White Doyenne, Gray 
Doyenne. 
Cherries —Black Eagle, Mayduke, Graffion or Big- 
arreau, Black Tartarian, Knight’s Early Black, Dow¬ 
ner’s Late, Elton, Downton. 
Plums —Jefferson, Washington, Green Gage, Pur¬ 
ple Favorite, Coe’s Golden Drop, Bleeeker’s Gage, 
Frost Gage, Purple Gage. For particular localities , 
Imperial Gage. 
Peaches —Grosse Mignonne, Early York, (serra¬ 
ted,) Large Early York, George IV, Oldmixon Free, 
Cooledge’s Favorite, Crawford’s Late, Morris White, 
Bergen’s Yellow. For particular localities ,-—Heath 
Cling. 
A committee appointed for the purpose, reported 
the following resolutions, which were adopted:— 
Resolved, 3, That the Convention be designated th© 
American Congress of Fruit Growers, and that the 
members or substitutes, and officers thereof, be regard¬ 
ed as holding their respective appointments for two 
i sessions. 
2. That all Pomological. Horticultural, and Agricul¬ 
tural associations of North America, be invited to send 
: delegates to this Congress. 
3. That at the elo&e of the present session of this 
Congress, it be adjourned to hold its seeond session in 
the city of New-York, on the first Tuesday of October,. 
: 1849. 
The following fruit committees were appointed from 
the different states- 
Massachusetts —Samuel Walker, F. W. McCondry, 
P. B. Hovey, J. Lovett, R. Manning, M. P. Wilder. 
Connecticut— G. Gabriel, Dr. A. T. Munson, H. 
W. Terry, George Olmsted, Dr. V. PA. Don. 
Rhode Island —Lewis C. Eaton, Stephen M. Smith, 
Alfred Smith, J. Stimson, Comstock. 
Vermont— R. Mattison, M. Slocum, C. Goodrich, B.. 
F. Fay. 
Maine —H. Little, S. L. Goodal©. 
New-York—A. J. Downing, J. J. Thomas, Dr. HL 
Wendell, P. Barry, B. Hodge. 
New-Jersey— H. W. S. Cleveland, R. S. Field, L 
Pullen* T. Hancock, J. W. Hayes, J. S. Chambers, 
