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Musk-melons — Best iwo varieties, $2 ; best one variety, SI. 

 Oranbfrnes — Best half peck, $2. 



Assorted Fruit — Best basket ot' Assorted Fruit of various 

 kinds, $2. 



FLOWERS. 

 Plants — Best si.x plants in pots of different varieties, S2. 

 Dalilias — Best display, S3; best twelve dissimilar blooms, 

 $!2 ; best six dissimilar blooms, $1; best flower, specimen 

 bloom, $1. 



Roses — Hardy Perpetuals, including Hybrid Perpetuals and 

 Isle de Bourbons — best leu varieties, $2 ; best six varieties, 

 $1. 



Phloxes — Best ten distinct varieties, S2 ; best six distinct 

 varieties, SI ; best seedling never before exhibited, $1. 

 Gerinan Asters — Best display, $2 ; second best, $1. 

 Verbenas — Best twelve varieties. $2 ; best six varieties, 

 $1 ; best seedling, never before exhibited, $1. 

 Round Vase Bouquet— For Centre table vase, — best, $2. 

 Flat Parlo' Bouquet — For mantel vase — best, $2. 

 Hand Bouquet — Best and most beautiful pair, one 



round and one flat,S2. 

 Basket Bouquet— Ben and most beauli.'"ul, with handle, $2. 

 Floral Designs — Best, most beautiful, and most appropriate, 

 $3; second best, $2 ; third best, 5f 1. 



VEGETABLES. 

 For the best new Seedling Potatoe, 2 00 



For the best half peck Winter Potatoes, 1 00 



For the best Winter Squashes, — not less than two 



specimens to be exhibited, 1 00 



For the best Long blood Beets — not less than six spe- , 



cimens to be exhibited, 1 00 



For the best Carrois — not less than six specimens to 



be exhibited, 1 00 



For the best Parsnips — not less than six specimens 



to be exhibited, 1 00 



For the be»t Egg Plants— not less than two specimens 



to be exhibited, 1 00 



For the best Winter Cabbage — not less than two speci- 

 mens to be exhibited, 1 00 



For the best Brocoli — not less than two specimens to 



be exhibited, 1 OO 



For the best Cauliflowers— not less than two specimens 



to be exhibited, 1 00 



For the best Celery— not less than six roots to be ex- 1 00 



hibited, 1 00 



For the best Arartinias — not less than six specimens to 



be exhibited, 1 00 



For the best Tomatoes — not less thaa half a peck to 



be exhibited, 1 00 



For the best exhibition of diflerent var'ts of Tomatoes, 1 00 



Exhibition at Albany, on the second Wednesday 

 February, 1849. 



FRUIT. 



Apples — Best exhibition, §2 ; best one variety, not less than 

 six specimens, §1. 



Pears — Best exhibition, §2 ; best one variety, 1. 

 FLOWERS. 



For the best six plants in pols, of difl"erent varieties, $2. 



For the bust display of cut Green House flowers, $2 ; 

 for the second, do. do. $1. 



For the best large round Bouquet for Centre table vase, 2 00 

 For the best large flat Bouquet for mantel vase, 2 OO 



For the best basket Bouquet, with handle, 2 00 



For the best round hand Bouquet, 1 00 



For the best flat hand Bouquet, 1 00 



Camellia Japnnirus — For the best display of cut flowers 

 wnh foliage, $.3; for the best six varieties, §2; for the best 

 three varieties, $2. 



Cuinese Primroses — Best six varieties, in pots, §2 ; be st 

 three varieties in pots, §1. 



Pansies — Best teu disunct varieties, $2 ; best six distinct 

 varieties, $1. 



Discretionary premiums for various objects of extraordinary 

 interest, not included in the above list, if any such offer, will 

 be awarded, five dollars at each ordinary exhibition, and ten 

 dollars at the September show. 



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PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The stated monthly meeting was held on Tuesday evening 

 May 16, 1S43. Tiie President in tlie chair. The exhibition 

 was very handsome; among the great variety of plants were 

 a number new or rarely seen, of which were a specimen of 

 a green Rose, Doryanthes excelsa, in full flower, shown in 

 R. Buist's collection. Azalea variegala, presenting one 

 mass of flowers enveloping completely the entire plant, a 

 most beautil'ul sight ; also a number of fine seedling Azaleas 

 shown by Peler McKenzie. A fine specimen of Habrotham- 

 nus elegans, Rhododendron sp. etc- by James Bisset, gar- 

 dener to James Duiidas. A collection of choice Roses, Paul 

 Joseph, Louis Bonaparte, &c., by William Mall. Several ta- 

 bles of Pelargonia, and collections of Tulips Also Indige 

 nous Plants by Robert Kilvingion — specimens of Double 

 flowered Lily of the Valley by Mrs G. I3illmeyer. of German- 

 town. 



Of Vegetables. — A fine show of Cauliflowers by John Ri- 

 ley, gardener at the Insane Hospital. Very large Victoria 

 Rhubarb by William Hobson and Robert Dunk, and new 

 Potatoes and Cucumbers by James McKee, gardener to C. 

 Chauncey, Burlington. And extensive collections by Antho- 

 ny Felton. 



Reports of the Committees. 

 The committee on plants and flowers, after a minute inves- 

 tigation of the several articles for competition, have awarded 

 the following premiums, viz , For the best lOnamed Pelargo- 

 nia, to James Bisset, gardener to James Dundas ; for the se- 

 cond best do. to B. DanleU, gardener to C. Cope ; for the 

 the third best do. to R. Buist ; for the best six named varie- 

 ties of perpetual Roses, to William Hall ; for the best 12 Tu- 

 lips to Jonathan Bass ; for the second best do. to James Fer- 

 ris ; for the third best, to R Farrington : for the best four 

 mimed Cinerarias to B. Daniels ; for the second best do. to 

 Benjamin GuUiss ; for llie best Hot hou.se and best Green 

 hoii->e plants, to James Bisset ; for the best collection of plants 

 in pols to R. Buist ; for do. second best, to James Bisset ^ the 



third best do. to B. Daniels, gardener to C.Cope; for the 

 fourth best do. to James McDonald, gardener to iVIiss Gratz ; 

 for the best Indigenous plants, Robert Kilvington ; tor the 

 best Bouquet to D. Daniels ; for the second best Bouquet, 

 to R. Kilvington ; lor the best Bouquet formed of Indigenous 

 flowers, to R B. Kilvingion ; for the best basket of cut flow- 

 ers, to B. Daniels. 



And a special premium of three dollars for two very fine 

 seedling Pelargonia, to R. Buist. 



The committee would recommend a special premium of 

 five dollars to James Bisset, gardener to James Dundus, for 

 two beautit'ul floral arches compo.sed of Bignonia venusla 

 and the scarlet flowering thorn 



Tlie Committee would mention with pleasure a very fine 

 plant of the Doryunllies excelsa, in full flower, from the gar- 

 den of Mr. Buisi ; likewise a most splendid specimen of the 

 Azalea varugata in prot'use flower, and many fine seedlibg 

 varieties in flower from the garden of Mr. McKenzie. 



The Committee noticed as new and inieresiiiig specimens, 

 the double floweruig Lily of the Valley from Mrs. G. Bill- 

 meyer. 



The Committee on Vegetables report that they have 

 awarded the following premiums ; — For the best Cucumbers 

 to Anthony Felten ; for the second best cucumber.*, to James 

 McKee, gardener lo C. Chauncey ; l"i>r the best Rhubarb, to 

 William Hobson; for the second best Khnbarb, to Robert 

 Dunk ; for t'le best Potatoes, to James McKee ; t"or the se- 

 cond best Potatoes, to Anthony Felten. For the best display 

 of Vegetables by market gardeners, to Anlhony Felten; for 

 the «econd best display by do. lo A. Felten ; for the best dis- 

 play by amateur gardeners to B. Daniels, gardener lo C. 

 Cope ; for the second best display by do. to William Johns. 



The Committee also award a special Premium of iwo dol- 

 lars each to James McKee. and John Riley, gardener at ihe 

 Insane Hospital, for very fine displays of Cauliflowers. 



Member elected — Mrs. Dr. James Rush. 



On moiioii adjourned. Ttios. P. James, Rec. Sec. 



