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DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



[This ajipcars to lie a valuable fruit on account 

 of its ripening rather later than the other varieties 

 of its class. It is of large size, regular obtuse 

 heart-shaped, dark purplish red, becoming nearly 

 black at full maturity, and mottled with small dark 

 streaks or points. Suture marked with a dark line 

 half way round. Stalk of moderate length, set in 

 a round and regular depression. Flesii firm, crisp, 

 well flavored, and the pits small. Kipens about 

 the season of Downer's Red. — Ed.] 



Albany AND Rensselaer Hort. Society. — The 

 first exhibition of this new society, (remarkable for 

 the variety of the products shown,) took place at 

 the Geological Rooms, Albany, on the 3d of Jily. 



Mr. James Wilson received the premium for the 

 best twenty-five hardy roses, and for the best and 

 greatest variety of roses. Mr. Wilson also exhibit- 

 ed a fine collee'tion of Dahlias. The collection of 

 roses shown by Dr. Wendell, of Albany, and Mr. 

 Vail, of Troy, were also very fine ones ; as well 

 as the large collection of herbaceous and annual 

 flowers shown by Mr. Newcomb. 



The premium for the largest variety and best 

 cherries, was awarded to Dr. Wendell. The 

 first premium for straM-berries was given to Mr. 

 Jas. WiLSON,for specimens of the Swainstone Seed- 

 ling shown by him, which were considered by the 

 committee, as finer flavored, though not so large, 

 as those of Hovey's seedling, shown by different 

 members. Mr. Prentice, of Albany, exhibited 

 the finest collection of vegetables. 



The Genesee Valley Hort. Society — The 

 report of this society, June exhibition, held at 

 Rochester, on the 23d of that month, indicates a fine 

 show. About one hundred and fifty varieties of the 

 finest roses were exhibited, with names, including 

 many of the best Hybrid perpetuals. Moss, Hybrid 

 Chinas, etc. A charming emulation among the 

 lady members of the societ}-, appears to have filled 

 the tables with a great profusion of the choicest 

 flowers, both exotic and indigenous. We noticed 

 with pleasure, that one lady, Miss Rogers, present- 

 ed sixty-six species of native plants in bloom. 



Utica Horticultural Society. — The exhibi- 

 tion of the 29th of June, was an excellent one. 

 The strawberries shown were unusually fine, and 

 among the varieties that attracted most attention, 

 were Hovey's Seedling, Black Prince, Swainstone's 

 Seedling, Bishop's Orange, Baynes' Extra Early, 

 White Pine, etc. Among these, some berries of 

 Hovey's Seedling, shown by Mr. Wm. Walcott, 

 were the largest, measuring four and three-quarter 

 inches in circumference. This gentleman also ex- 

 hibited very large and fine specimens of Black Prince 

 and Swainstone's Seedling strawberries. The show 

 of roses was large and fine. The largest contribu- 

 tors being Mr. Childs, who showed seventy sorts, 

 Mr. BoYCE sixty-one sorts, and Mr. Wm. Tracy 

 forty sorts, Mrs. Perkins, Mr. Hastings and Mr. 

 Williams, also exhibited very large and beautiful 

 collections. 



to " fight the rose bugs," a hopeless task you'll say, 

 but r evertheless rendered important by their extra- 

 ordinary ravages ; they have been more numerous 

 in the vicinity of Philadelphia this year than we 

 have ever known them. But my philosophical 

 neighbor was for once foiled. His operations were 

 in this wise. His man Ponipey and himself rose 

 early to enjoy a savage pleasure in concjuering their 

 hitherto invincible enemy ; Pomp rolled up his 

 sleeves for slaughter, while my friend pulled on a 

 pair of gloves. To it they both went, and in an 

 hour or two, or ere the tuneful breakfast bell had 

 called neighbor W. to his matutinal repast, a buck- 

 et full of these coleoptera had been bagged. " Now," 

 says Pomp. " massa, 'spose I scald 'em." " Oh, 

 no," says Philosophy ; " I'll teach them to trespass 

 on my manor, the varmint !" So he went to his la- 

 boratory and brought out some ounces of chloride of 

 lime, which dissolved, was poured over the active 

 mass ; they were then buried, and Pomp spanked 

 his spade over the grave, as a thing done. Philoso- 

 phy slept well that night, and in the morning was 

 horrified to find all his enemies airing their wings in 

 the sun, having had a resurrection, which astonish- 

 ed my friend, but did not Pomp, who still thinks 

 scalding water would have been better. Yours. 

 Jean Jacques. Philadelphia, July loth, 1847. 



The Rose Bugs and a Philosopher. — One of 

 my very good neighbors, and one of the best inform- 

 ed men of my acquaintance, this summer undertook 



Burr's Seedling Strawberries. — We have the 

 most flattering accounts of the new Ohio stra\yber- 

 ries, raised by Mr. Burr, of Columbus, O. We 

 give, therefore, the following report regarding 

 them, from the Columbus Hort. Society. The 

 fruit committee of the Cincinnati society have also 

 reported in detail upon these new sorts, which they 

 have pronounced " remarkably fine." As we un- 

 derstand Mr. Burr is able to supply plants of the 

 diflerent sorts, we trust our cultivators will give 

 them a trial in New-England and the Middle States. 

 —Ed. 



Report on Burr's Seedling Strawberries, by the 

 committee of the Columbus Horticultural Society. — 

 The committee having visited Mr. Burr's garden, 

 at several times during the blossoming and fruiting 

 of his Strawberries, take pleasure in stating to the 

 public, that their observations the present season, 

 have fully confirmed the high opinion expressed by 

 this society the past year, respecting the character 

 of Burr's Seedling strawberries ; and as most of 

 the old standard varieties were exhibited by Mr. 

 Burr, growing side by side with these, the com- 

 mittee had full opportunity for comparing them ; 

 and they do not hesitate to declare that in their 

 opinion, several of his seedlings are superior in all 

 respects to any other varieties in cultivation — at 

 least for the climate and soil of this region. 



The following named varieties are deemed wor- 

 thy of particular commendation. Several of them 

 were noticed in the report of last year, and have 

 fully maintained the high character then awarded 

 them : 



1. Ohio Mammoth. — Fruit very large, averaging 

 larger size than any other strawberries known ; 

 shape rather long, conical and somewhat angular ; 

 colour light red, flavor sweet and excellent ; foli- 

 age large and plants vigorous, hardy, and pi-oduc- 

 tive ; flowers perfect, or staminate. Produced 

 from Burr's old Seedling and Hovev's. 



