330 Exhibition of the Sorticultural Society. [July, 



Bj reference to the report of the Fruit Committee, it will be seen that 

 several varieties received premiums. But those who contended for the 

 special premiums, and exhibited the largest fruit, and in the largest 

 quantity, may be mentioned — the President, F. G. Carey, Mr. Youtsey, 

 Mr. AVheeler, Mr. Schnecke, Mr. Meary, Mr. McAvoy, Mr. Jackson, and 

 Mr. Lavassor. The display by Mr. Carey of Longworth's Prolific and 

 McAvoy's Superior, and Mr. Youtsey of Hovey's Seedling, was mag- 

 nificent each day of the Exhibition. 



All the contributors above mentioned have adopted the sexual the ry, 

 as advocated by Mr. Longwoith many years a,2:o, and the success of that 

 theory was most fully established by this Exhibition, not only in quan- 

 tity, but in the size and perfection of the fruit. 



Strangers in the city, who were visitors at the Exhibition, were aston- 

 ished at the quantity of fruit produced on a small piece of ground, and 

 the enormous size of the berries of some favorite varieties — being much 

 larger than any they had ever seen. At this Exhibition pistillate plants 

 cultivated without a staminate or male plant, were exhibited, which 

 had been in full bloom, but not a berry appeared on the plant. Along- 

 side of these blighted trusses, was the same variety which had been 

 grown in the vicinity of a male plant, and the stock was loaded with 

 large and perfect fruit ; thus clearly proving the necessity of one male 

 to eight or ten female plants in the same bed. 



The public owe a debt of gratitude to the amateurs and gardeners in 

 the neighborhood of Cincinnati, for their attention and perseverance in 

 perfecting this most valuable of all fruits; and as these Exhibitions 

 afford an opportunity of testing the best varieties, and diffusing infor- 

 mation, not only the people of this region will be benefited, but every 

 other portion of the country may profit by our experience, and make 

 choice of our best and most valuable varieties. 



The display of Vegetables was not so large as the Society expected; 

 but this was chiefly owing to the short notice of the time of the Exhibi- 

 tion. 



The premiums were awarded to Mr. Mottier, Mr. Considine, Mr. Pet- 

 ticolas, and Mr. Jackson. 



Sir. Mottier, Mr. Petticolas, Mr. Philips, and Mr. John Schooley, each 

 exhibited fine specimens of Apples, preserved during the winter, each 

 one having adopted a particular mode for keeping them. Those pre- 

 sented by Mr. Mottier were perfect in flavor and appearance. Mr. Pet- 

 ticolas also succeeded well. Mr. Schooley exhibited a barrel of Bell- 

 flowers and Pippins, which had been kept in a house prepared on the 

 principle of his ice-chest. These appeared remarkably well, but decayed 



