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A magnificent specimen of Cook's new seedling Peach, from Mr. J. S. Coos, 

 of Walnut Hills ; lar^e size, and one of the best Peaches of the season. 



.Also pnothcr, very like the Red-Cheek Malacotou, but evidently not that variety, 

 but a fine peach, probably Crawford's Late Malacoton. 



Mr. JosaPH Taylor presented a new seedling grape; it was over-ripe, could not 

 be judged of. A peach was presented by the same gentleman, name unknown. 



Mr. Garrison presented the Lemon Cling and the large White Cling. 



Mr. Mullet presented a beautiful, nch and fine apple, called the Glendale. 



Mr. B. F, Sanfoed presented some fine Newton Spitzenburg and Pryor's Red. 



A. A. Mullet. 



The Fruit Committee selected Messrs. F. G. Carey and McWilliasss to act as 

 assistants and co-advisers in their deliberations. 



Saturday, Octobar 10. 



President in the chair. Minutes read and amended by stating that Mrs. Camp- 

 bell — not L. D. Campbell — exhibited the specimen of molasses from the Chinese 

 cane, mentioned last week. 



On motion, the resolution of last week was amended in its last clause so as to 

 read : "And that all fruits or other articles brought for exhibition shall be placed 

 in the public room." 



On motion of Mr. Howarth, it was ordered that the report of the several com- 

 mittees be read and adopted by the Society before publication. 



Ordered that the report of the Fruit Committee for September 26 be referred 

 back for re-examination. 



The Corresponding Secretary laid before the Society Commodore Perry's Japan 

 Expedition, the Agricultural report, presented by Hon. T. C. Day, and Report of 

 the Directors of the Spring Grove Cemetery, for the library, for which the Society 

 rendered thanks by unanimous vote. 



An interesting communication was read by Mr. Ward, from Captain N". E 

 GuERiN, late of the French army, on the culture of the grape at Vinona, Iforth 

 Carolina. 



On motion, Messrs. Howarth and Garrison were appointed a special committee 

 to examine and report upon the vegetables now on exhibition. 



The reports of Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Committees were presented, read 

 and, on motion, accepted. 



In the published schedule of premiums awarded at the late Annual Exhibition 

 of the Society an omission occurred, the correction of which is due to Mr. J. S. 

 Cook— the i^remium of $10 for the best design of living plants. 



Mr. MoTTiEtt exhibited some exceedingly " tall" specimens of the Chinese 

 sugar-cane. 



An exctange paper says : One little garden patch of ours has 

 been profitable, very, this season. The snails ate up the cucumbers, 

 the chickens ate up the snails, and our neighbors' cats ate up the 

 chickens, and we are now in search of something to eat up the cats 



