Excerpt from Address Delivered at the Fifteenth Session of the American Pomological Society: Held in Chicago, Illinois, Sept; 8, 9, 10, 1875 Gentlemen, your presence in such goodly numbers affords me the highest gratification and encouragement. I am most happy to meet so many of our Western cultivators, whose personal acquaintance I shall be glad to make; and I am especially pleased to recognize many whose names are honored for the contributions they have made to the cause of science, and will be cherished as long as merit shall be appreciated and worthy deeds command the grati tude of mankind. This is as it should be; and, coming, as we do, from distant and different sections of our extended country, embracing almost every variety of soil and clime, we are enabled, in a short time, to accomplish much in comparing the effect of temperature and other climatic influences on the fruits of our different localities, and, by our record of experience, to decide on the kinds suited to our various districts; and thus build up the science of American pomology. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Address at the Seventeenth Session of the American Pomological Society: Held in Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 17, 18, 19, 1879 Having held the office of President of this Association during its whole life, with the exception of two years out of thirty-one, I regret exceedingly my inability to be present, and by your continued favor, to occupy the chair, as I expected to do, at Rochester. But Provi dence seems to indicate, by the late accident which has impaired my physical ability, that it is not my duty yet to risk a journey so far from home. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.