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PENNSYLVANIA HORT. SOCIETY. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The stated meeliiifr of the society occurred on the evening 

 of ISlh January, ISJS. Tlie Presiclenl in the Chair. 



Tlie display was not extensive, owinfj to a change in the 

 weather during the day to cold, hazarding an exposure of 

 greenhouse plants. Yet, there was one collection the more 

 credital.le to the comrihutor, Mr. Koherl Kilvington, wliich 

 consisted of Azaleas, Camellias Hoses, etc. The Presi- 

 dent's gardener presented a handsome collection of cut Ca- 

 mellias, houqnets and a haskei of cui flowers; al.so, several 

 bunches of asparagus and heads of lettuce Other bouquets 

 were shown by Andrew Dryburgli, R- Kilvington, James 

 Bisset and Uavid Fergusson, gardener to Jos. Ripka, who 

 also exlubited cut specimens of tlie Ro=e Souvenir de la INIal- 

 maison, and Rhododendron Ciinninghanni. Tiiere was an in 

 teresting disp'ay of cultivated cranberries, fmm Nantucket, 

 and a goodly collection ot vegetables by Anthony Felten. 



The folldwnig are the reports of the committees : — 



Tlie comiiiittee on plants and llowers reported having 

 awarded premiums, viz: For the best basket of cut flowers, 

 to Andrew Dryburgii ; for the Sd Ije.sl basket, to Robert Kil- 

 vington- For tiie be^t bouquet, to David Fergusson. garden- 

 er to Joseph Ripha, iManayunk; for the 2d best bouquet, B 

 Daniels, giinlcuerto C- Cope ; for the best collection of plains 

 in pois- to Rbeii Kilvington. A special premium of two dol- 

 lars, fnr a beautiful collection of cut Camellias, to B. Dan- 

 iels. The committee called the attention of tlie society to a 

 very beautiful specimen of the rose, named Souveinr de la 

 IMalmaisoii, exhibited by D- Fergusson, gardener to J Ripka, 

 Maiiayunk. 



The committee on fruits report, that their attention has been 

 called to a quantity of cranberries, of upland growth, from 

 the island of Nantucket, raised by J. G Gardner of that 

 place ; beautit'ul in appearance, and well worthy the notice 

 of amateurs; a numlier of the plants are sent ahnig for sale, 

 and which are said to be easy of cultivation, and luxuriant 

 bearers. Your coinmiltee respectfully recommend a premium 

 of three dollars for the same ; which was approved of. 



The committee on vegetables reported llial they had award- 

 ed the following premiums : For the best and most interest- 

 ing display, by market gardeners, and the '2d best do , to An- 

 thony Felten , and a special premium of two dollars to B. 

 Daniels, gardener to C.'Cope, for a fine specimen of aspara- 

 gus and lettuce. 



An otract of a letter to a member of the society, from 

 Capl. Chas. Naylor, dated 'National Palace. Mexico, Dec 

 3, 1S47," was read, slating that he had made a collection of 

 seeds for the society, and was preparing a large collection of 

 plants, which he deterred forwarding to a more favorable sea- 

 son ; and that he would be pleased to receive inslruciions 

 from the society, as to what would be most desirable from 

 Mexico. On motion, 



O/dered, That the communication be referred to the com- 

 mittee on the distribution of seeds, etc. 



Tlie Corresponding Secretary reported replies from the fol- 

 lowing recently elected honorary members, viz : Hon. D. K. 

 EsTE, Cincinnati, Ohio; Dr. J W.Thomson, "Wilmington, 

 Delawaie; Sam'l Walker, Boson, Ma.s.>achusetls; Chee- 

 VER Newhall, Boston, Massachusetts, and J. S. Cabot, Sa- 

 lem, Massachusetts. Also, a communication from A. H. 

 Ernst, hon. member of Cincinnati, in relation to an inter- 

 change of grafts of fruit trees, and the correction of the names 

 of fruits forwarded by him, to which the Corresponding Se- 

 cretary was requested to reply. 



The President appointed the following standing committees 

 for the ensuing year, viz : 



Committee fir Establishing the Names of Fruits —Dr. Wm. 

 D. Brinckle, Thomas Hancock, Elhanau W. Keyser, James 

 D Fulton, and Dr. Thos. McEwen. 



Committee far Establishing Premiums .—Thoma.s Hancock, 

 Dr. Wm. D Brinckle, Tho. C Percival, Andrew Dryburgh, 

 and Isaac B. Baxter. 



Co7nmittee on Neu' Plants, etc. — John B. Smith, Dr. James 

 H. Bradford, Tho. I. James, Dr. A. L. EUwyn, and Joseph D. 

 Spayd. 



Library Committee — Robert Bui.st, Tho I. James, Dr. Tho. 

 McEwen, Wm. McGuigan, and James Bisset. 



Coinmiitee on Finance. — Isaac Elliott, Joan R. Brinckle, 

 and VCm. F. Jones. 



Committee fur the Disiribiition of Seeds, etc. — Tho. 0. Perci- 

 val, J. Snider, jr., and John Rutherford, jr. 



Committee to Superintend Exhibitions. — .Tohn Sherwood, 

 Chairman; John R. Baker, Isaac B. Baxter, H. B. Blanch- 

 ard. Dr. I. H. Bradford, Dr. W D. Brinckle, Robert Burwell, 

 Alexander Caie, Wm Chalmers, George B. Deacon, Wm. 

 H. Dillingham, Henry A Dreer, A. Dryburgh, Richard Fet- 

 ters, Peter K. Gorgas. C. P. Hayes, Wm. Johns, Wm. F. 

 Jones, E. W. Keyser, R. Kilvington, N. Knowles, P. Mac- 

 kenzie, Dr. Tho. McEwen, E. Meredith, J. E. Mitchell. T. 

 C. Percival. Rich. Price, I'eler Raabe, James Ritcbic. John 

 Rutherford, jr , Sam'l R Simmons, C. S. Smith, W. S. Vaux, 

 Dr Gavin W^atson. and Geo. Zanizinger. 



Members elected to Honorary Membership. — Nicholas Long- 

 woith. Cincinnati, Ohio; Stephen H. Smitli and Levi C. Ea- 

 ton, Providence, R. I. Adjourned. Tho. P. James, 



Recording Secretary. 



Annual 3Ieeting— The niinual meeting was organized by 

 calling Mr. E. W. Keyser to the Chair, and appointing Chas. 

 P. Hayes secretary. On motion, it was resolved to proceed 

 to the election of ofTicers for the ensuing year; whereupon, 

 the following gentlemen were duly elected : 



President.— Ca^eb Cope. 



Vice-Presidents. — Gen. R. Patterson, David Landreth. 

 James Dundas and Joshua Lonqstreth. 



Treasurer. — John Thomas. 



Corresponding Secretary —Thomas C. Percival. 



Recording Secretary. — Thomas P. James. 



The stated meeting for February was held in the Chinese 

 saloon, on Tuesday evening the 15th. The President in the 

 Chair. The display consisted of several tables of Camellias, 

 Azaleas, and Cinerarias; beautiful specimens of cut Camel- 

 lias and bouquets. Of vegetables, there was a fine show; 

 among which were asparagus, sea kale, bleached rhubarb 

 and lettuce. 



Premiums were awarded for the following : For the best 

 six named varieties of Camellias, to B. Daniels, gardener to 0. 

 Cope. For the best six regularly shaped cut Camellias, and 

 for the best six do. of other forms, to James Ritchie. For the 

 best six Primula Sinensis, to B. Daniels. For the most inte- 

 resting collection of plants in pots, to James Ritchie ; for the 

 second most interesting colleelioii. to B. Daniels. For the 

 best bouquet of cut flowers, to Andrew Dryburgh ; for the 2d 

 best do., to Peter Raabe. For the best basket of cut flow- 

 ers, to B.Daniels. A special premium of two dollars to B. 

 Daniels, for a very fine collection of Seedling Cinerarias, ex- 

 hibited three months in advance of the schedule. The com- 

 mittee called the attention of the society to a specimen of 

 the .Mistletoe ; the first, (although indigenous,) they believe, 

 shown belbre the society, presented by R. Kilvington. 



For the best display of vegetables, shown by market gar- 

 deners, and the second best do , to Anthony Felton. For the 

 best display of vegetables, by an amateur gardener, to B.Dan- 

 iels, gardener to Caleb Cope. The committee notice a fine 

 display of lettuce from Caleb Cope's. 



The Corresponding Secretary read a communication, re- 

 ceived from B. P. Johnson, Secretary of the New- York State 

 Agricultural Society, explanatory of the reception of our 

 delegates at the fair at Saratoga. 



Memhers Elected.— Yi'is\a.x Morri«, L. C. Madeira, and 

 Thompson Newkirk. Tho. P- James, 



Recording Secretary. 



