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DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



organization ; he having been its only President, 

 and declining a farther re-election. The address 

 was attcntivel}' listened to, and at the close was 

 warmly and afl'eetionatcly responded to. The Vice- 

 President being in the chair, the following resolu- 

 tions were adopted : 



Resolved, That the thanks of this Society be ten- 

 dered to our President, Mr. L. F. Allen, for the 

 highly instructive and spirited Address we have 

 just heard, and that we still farther tender our 

 most cordial thanks for the untiring and unabated 

 zeal Ik- has manifested for our welfare, and the 

 sagacity displayed in leading us through the first 

 three years of our existence, to what we trust, will 

 be a firm guarantee of future usefulness. And, 

 that a copy of the address be granted the Society 

 for publication. 



After some pertinent remarks relative to, and 

 seconding the resolutions adopted by the Erie Co. 

 Agricultural Society, urging the claims of this city 

 to be the place for holding the State Agricultural 

 Fair for 1848, it was Resolved, 



That this Society appoint a Committee of eleven 

 to confer with the citizens and other Committees. 

 in relation to having the State Fair for 1848, held 

 at the city of Buffalo. 



The following gentlemen were elected said Com- 

 mittee . 



Lewis Eaton, Col. B, Hodge, Cha's Taintor, R. 

 H. Haywood, Asa Hart, J. R. Lee, W. R. Cop- 

 pock, J. H. Coleman, N. H. Gardner, T. R. Cou- 

 lon, L. Hodges. 



Col. B. Hodge nominated the following names 

 for honorary membership of this Society : — 



A. J. Downing, Esq., Newburgh, N. Y. ; Nicho- 

 las Longworth, Esq., Cincinnati, Ohio ; David Tho- 

 mas, Esq., Aurora ; Luther Tucker, Esq., Albany ; 

 Col. H. H. Coit, Euclid, Ohio; who were unani- 

 mously elected. 



The contributions M'ere as follows : 



Mrs. L. H. Pratt — Cut flowers, Dahlias, beau- 

 tiful Cockscomb, Sweet Pea, Globe Amaranthus, 

 &c. 



Mrs. W. R. Coppock — two bouquets of green 

 house flowers, &.C., also, two baskets of cut flowers 

 for decorations, &c., composed of Dahlias, seven 

 varieties, (2d rate only) with double and quilled 

 asters, &c., &c. 



Miss Hariet J. Arms — A very pretty wreath of 

 verbenas. 



Mrs. R. McPherson — Cut flowers Phlox Drum- 

 mondii, Zinneas, &.c. 



Mrs. L. Eaton — Bouquet composed of Petunias 

 very fine, Balsams, sweet Pea, Phlox, very good. 

 Dahlias, nine varieties ; several of these were fine 

 flowers. 



Miss Caroline Putnam — A tasteful bouquet of 

 Dahlias, French Marigold, and several varieties of 

 prairie flowers, very pretty. 



Miss Hannah Hart — A beautiful wreath of Dah- 

 lias, also a bouquet of Dahlias, fourteen varieties, 

 the most of those were very fine. 



Mrs. E. H. Easterbrooks — Bouquet of fine Dah- 

 lias, &c. 



Mrs. Chas. Howland — Two bouquets composed 

 of Dahlias, eight varieties, very fine, Passion flower, 



Cerulia, Zinneas, Pelargoniums, Henierocallis. &c., 

 very tastefully made up 



Mrs. Chas. Taintor — Two baskets of miscella- 

 neous cut flowers. 



Mrs. H. W. Rogers — Two bouquets of Dahlias, 

 eight varieties, tastefully made up. 



Mrs. H. Pratt — Two bouquets, composed of 

 choice Dahlias, Roses, Geraniums, two varieties, 

 Althea frutex, &c. 



Gen. H. B. Potter — A pan of rich and fine 

 Dahlias, nine varieties. 



Mr. W. Webb — Eight bouquets, tastefully made, 

 composed of Roses in variety. Verbenas, Fuchsias, 

 Penstemon, Passiflora elata, very beautiful. Car- 

 nations, Salvia patens and fulgens, Heliotrope, 

 Calceolarias, Mignioncttc, Globe Amaranthus, 

 also two baskets of Dahlias, and a large collection 

 of very rich annuals. Mr. Webb's annuals are 

 particularl}' beautiful. 



Mr. R. H. Haywood exhibited the flower of the 

 Hercules Club ; this tree from some cause has not 

 of late generally flowered with us. 



Miss Mary Davis — Buffalo Nursery — Four hand 

 bouquets, composed of rich and choice Dahlias in 

 variety, Roses, verbenas, several varieties of Phlox, 

 the Stapelia flower. Begonias, Heliotropes, Zinneas, 

 Fuchsias, &c. The bouquets were very tastefully 

 made up. 



Mr. B. Hodge— Buffalo Nursery — A case of 

 splendid Dahlias, containing forty varieties, also a 

 very tasteful pyramid of Dahlias, embracing in the 

 whole some 60 varieties. 



These Dahlias we have before mentioned as be- 

 ing worthy of admiration, and did the constitution 

 and by-laws of our society grant premiums, we 

 should certainly award Col. Hodge the first one ; 

 we would, however, desire the Executive Commit- 

 tee to award to Col. Hodge, as a token of this so- 

 ciety's approbation for his enterprise in procuring 

 and cultivating this stock of Dahlias, a Diploma. 



Mrs. E. Tyler — A large floral ornament on a 

 square frame, groundwork beautiful moss, in the 

 centre a large heart well formed, and worked with 

 German Asters, Verbenas, White Phlox, Candy 

 Tuft, Arbutilon Striata, &c., the whole surmounted 

 by a rich border of fine Dahlias. The design was 

 deserving of high approbation. 



Mr. E. Tyler — Fifteen choice and very tasteful 

 bouquets, eomposed of Roses of fine variety, and 

 also Arbutilons, Fuchsias, Phlox Drummondii, Dah- 

 lias, &c., &c. 



Mr. Tyler also exhibited a large case of Dahlias, 

 many of which were very fine. 



Green-House Plants. — Miss Hannah Hart — Spe- 

 cies of Cactus, name not known. 



Mr. E. Tyler — North-street — Six pots of fine 

 Fuchsias, varieties Exoniensis, Paragon, Duke of 

 Wellington, a fine specimen of Russelia Juncea, in 

 flower, Ficus Elasticus, Roses, Mad. Despres, Ag- 

 rippina. White Cyclamen, a very fine, and remarka- 

 bly thrifty orange tree, in full bearing. 



The show of green-house plants was by far the 

 fewest of the season, the day being verj^ windy, 

 and with all very cold, prevented those having 

 blooms to risk them. 



W. R. COPPOCK, Chairman. 



