Address Delivered at the Fourth [i. e. Sixth] Session of the American Pomological Society

<p>This is an address delivered by Marshall Pinckney Wilder at the Sixth Session of the American Pomological Society (incorrectly labeled as the Fourth). The address likely discusses topics related to fruit cultivation horticultural practices and advancements in pomology during the mid-19th century. As a significant figure in American horticulture Wilder's insights provide valuable historical context to the development of fruit growing and the organized study of fruits in the United States. This address offers a glimpse into the concerns challenges and innovations shaping the field of pomology in the 1850s and will be of interest to historians of science agriculture and horticulture.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>