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and a good farmer will spare no pains in plowing harrowing and 

 hoeing, till his soil possess the most favorable physical nature. The 

 porosity of the soil must, however, be duly balanced by a certain 

 faculty of retaining a store of moisture, for a time when nature re- 

 fuses her beneficial showers. Many plants of silicious and calcari- 

 ous nature, are, owing to their peculiar composition, entirely devoid 

 of this indispensable property. There being no possible means of 

 altering their physical nature, they must remain uncultivated. Their 

 value for agricultural purposes depends, however, in some measure, 

 on the climate. One soil may answer a moist climate, like that of 

 Great Britain, and produce tolerable crops of various descriptions, 

 whilst in the hot atmosphere of America, it would decidedly refuse 

 its service. A more minute discussion of the various soils, and 

 their fertility, will be found in a future number of The Cincinnatus. 



CIN'TI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY— PROCEEDINGS. 



January 3rd, 1857. 

 This being the day for the annual election of officers, nominations 

 were made, and the Society proceeded to elect. The officers of last 

 year having declined re-election, the ballot was had, and resulted as 

 follows : Pros., John A. Warder ; 1st Vice Pres., Wm. Stoms, 

 2d, E. J. Hooper, 3d, Dr. Wm. Sturm ; Ree. Sec'y, I. J. Allen ; 

 Cor. Sec'y, A. H. Ernst ; Treas. E. Mills ; Librarian, M. H, 

 White ; Council, Gabriel Sleath, Rob't Reily, S. W. Hazel- 

 tine, J. K. Greene, F. G. Cary, T. V. Petticolas, and J. W. 

 Caldwell. Standing Committee on Fruit : R. Reily, A. A. Mul- 

 LETT, Wm. E. Mears, Wm. H. Pye, E. J. Hooper. On Flowers : 

 J. P. Foote, S. S. Jackson, C. Patton, G. M. Kern, and J. How- 

 ARTH. On Vegetables : W. R. Fee, D. J. Cassatt, F. Pentland, 

 W. E. Mears, Geo. Selves. 



After the election, notice was given of the next meeting, to be held 

 in the Society's new Hall, Bacon's building, corner of Sixth and 

 Walnut. 



Mr. HoPFNER exhibited the fruit of the cactus cereus Braziliencis. 

 Mr. Lee exhibited an evergreen from Tenn., the Eunonimous Japon- 

 ica, so-called, and a beautiful blue flower, the Gentian Azurea. 



