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cidedly superior that the Committee awarded, without hesitation, a 

 premium of §2 therefor. 



Apples, by Dr. Petticollas from Emor Johnson, White Winter 

 Pearmain, seedling, a good keeper, Parker Apple, a seedling, all in 

 fine condition, with the flavor well preserved. Also, Apples, by W. 

 E. Mears for J. H. Savers, from Gallatin County, Kentucky, some 

 splendid specimens for the season — so fine that they readily sold this 

 morning at eight dollars per bushel — found at Finan's corner of 

 Fifth and Lodge-street. Mr. Murray, of Warren County, sent in 

 a box of beautiful Sweet Potatoe plants for distribution. These 

 came to hand in fine order and were most acceptably received. A 

 vote of thanks was tendered Mr. 31ukray for his well-timed and 

 acceptable present. 



At the close of the meeting Mr. Pentland announced that he 

 had just received a letter from our highly esteemed and excellent 

 friend, Gabriel Sleath, honorary member of the Society, inform- 

 ing us of his safe arrival in England, and that in due time the So- 

 ciety would hear from him in a Horticultural way. This announce- 

 ment gave great pleasure to the members of the Society. 



Saturday, May 13. 



Vice Presdent Stoms in the chair. The minutes being read, Mr. 

 HowARTH suggested an amendment to the report of his views on the 

 ravages of the caterpillar to the efi'ect that his aim was altogether in 

 reference to the prevention of their migration from tree to tree, and 

 added that this migration might be prevented by surrounding the 

 trunk of the tree with convex-shaped paste-board, saturated with 

 tar, or by circling the trunk with tar alone, which would prevent 

 their ascent to the branches, 



Mr. Sayers, from the special committee to whom was referred the 

 subject-matter of Mr. Longworth's communication in reference to 

 grafting the plum and the grape, read their report, which was on 

 motion, received ordered to be filed, and the committee discharged. 



The Corresponding Secretary laid before the Society forty-six 

 volumes of Ohio Agricultural Reports^ from 1850 to 1856, presented 

 by Hon. Ribt. Hosea for distribution, who informed the Society 

 that he would furnish more if desired ; also some packages of seeds 

 from United States Patent-office, presented by Hon. G. E. Pcgh. — 

 It is to be regretted that the seeds were not received earlier in the 

 season. 



