The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-18
From the Louisville Journal.
Csngross or Fruit earowers.

ers as delegate from the Kentucky Horti-
cultural Society, and having been the only
delegate in attendance from our State, |
have thought it not improper. through the
columns Of your Journal, to report to the
friends OF the cause what good has resulted
from the meeting lately held in the city Of
New York, also what good may be expect
ed to grow out Of any future action OF that
body.
knowing that the call was published but
a few weeks before the day of meeting. |
was greatly surprised to meet so large an
assemblage of the lords Of the soil, and
cannot but say that was still more surpri-
sed to find afterwards so unwieldy mass Of
persons; strangers generally to the individu-
al views of each other, by mere practical
good sense proceeding with such singleness
CT purpose and such unanimity in chalking
out plan for the good work before them
as the proceedings of this meeting will
The convention was well differed in
placing Col Wilder in the chair. |
thought his style of discharging the duties Of
president, besidesbeing business like, was in
courtesy towards the members felicitous,
easy and urbane. The whole proceedings
Of the session were conducted with regard
for harmony and decorum highly creditable
to so numerous a body Of men, mostly
strangers TO each other. Indeed, | witness
ed but single instance Of cross firing in
discussion which amounted to personal
ties" and that occurrence alone, should go
very far TO convince us that the utter con-
fusion of names and qualities now attending
the list Of cultivated fruits can never be
remedied by nursery men and nursery mems
catalogues alone.
Fully persuaded that, to secure and Ie-
tain public confidence in their opinions,
the convention should express none other
than deliberate and well considered judg-
ments, they determined at this their first
session, to reject nothing, and to bestow
praises on but few things, and those few OF
such commanding excellence as 10 deserve
it by reclamation, flat.ering themselves that
by industriously improving the interim be-
tween the present and future meeting facts
could be collected which would greatly d.
minish the danger of erring in an attempt al
a more general decision on the merits and
. dement's of fruits. Thus cautious, their
fruit committee brought forward resolu-
ton recommending some iory varieties
only of apples, pears, peaches, Plums, and
cherries in the aggregate as having undisPu-
: ted claims to general cultivation; yet,
: strange to say, this short list met with warm
opposition as being full Of errors, and the
{ list of peaches, after some sparring, was re-
| committed, with instructions that three out
of some eight sorts recommended were syn
] onymes Of other sorts, or otherwise obnox
( ious to error. 1t was on reporting back the
' same list by the committee that the outburs
: of feeling to which | allude displayed Il
D self. The committee however triumPhed
: but whether or not at the expense OF trutf
: remains to be developed hereafter. Tit
: convention saw that all was uncertainty
$ but il seemed for once an uncertainty o.
, rather an innocent kind. 1t was not that
: grew a good peach, B an Indifferent one
d and C. bad one all under the same names
= A purchaser from either would get hn'
r fruit; but purchaser tempted by the name
e and commentators Of the three cultlvator
e to make purchases Of all would thereby b
S over. stocked The committee succeeded Il
e convincing the meeting that this risk OF owe
n stock was not greater than the general cul
y tivator would be justified in taking by wa,
e Of insurance, that his collection containe
the best fruits in cultivation which it coul
ct not contain, so long as any one OF the eigi
1t varieties recommended were wanting.
rs Ii was however impossible to remoy
lie from the mind Of every one present, II
Il impression that confusion existed, and
Y, seemed manifest, that, out Of the 200 val
in cites of the catalogue, the small number
N eight could not be selected, but, that neig
or boring cultivators, protesting famlliarl
~ with all, would differ as TO the names al
Oh identity Of near one-half.
he 1t is but an act Of simple Justice to Il
al managers and members Of the Americ'
o. Institute, that | should report the courteo
reception and more than kind treatment
he tended to the delegates individually and
- a body By them; single incident will S
1e- fee TO show the whole souled character
OF their generous hospitality. The CONVENT
Ter met at New York, rather as the mvIl
raj guests of the Institute. But it was asc
a tanned that hall larger than any room
ur- their command would be required to acco
to modate the unexpectedly large gathering
Iln fruit. Such an one was placed
the disposal Of the convention; and, on
cry third day after the session, arrangeme
on were being made to raise fund to discha
the the incidental expenses Of the session, VIII
we'd were considerable. The Old Bay 81
led the way. | did not think Kentut
OIL should be long delinquent, and many 9th
- no doubt, reasoned in the same way, so
1er- a considerable fund was rapidly being Z
ply ed. when one Of the officers OF the Insult
ac- learning what was going on, asked iC
en- suspension-stated that the Institute VIC
birth deem it source Of pleasure to meet
en- whole expense-that her funds were am
this years income equalling Sl5,Oo'
ded $4,000, and that they were Tor the d.
eak- sion of useful knowledge. lie conclr
bile, by asking the appointment Of COMM
Dor Of conference, and the result was, we
rhet- rendered clear acouittance against ife'
rade collectors, draymen, porters, door-keeE
tible landlords, gas companies, reporters
hing nrinters. with the condition annexed
the contributions raised be taken baci
the contributors. on pain OF being con