HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORT. SOCIETY. 



The stated meeting for July was held '>n Tuesday evening 

 17th. The President in the chair Taking into view the 

 Season occurring before Hie maturity of fruits, and when ex- 

 otic plants were mostly out of flower, an indifferent display 

 was anticipated, and yet to the surprise ot\ visitors, there 

 was a fine show. Among the fruits there were choice speci- 

 mens of Grapes raised under glass — a cluster of Black Ham- 

 burg from Judge Kane's green-house, contained berries of 

 remarkable large size ; and fine bunches, same variety, 

 were shown by the president's gardener and William We-t- 

 cott ; two dishes of a white variety, Malagas and Chasselas 

 were exhibited by Sam'l. W. Gumbes, of Montgomery Co . 

 of unusual size: Moorpark Apricots of handsome appear- 

 ance, were presented by John Anspach and Jas Furness ; 

 Miser Plums, by A Parker; a fine bunch of Bananas and 

 a dish of Nectarines from Jas. Dundas' green-house: Pears of 

 Muscat Robine variety, by Isaac B. Baxter ; Apples. Early 

 Harvest and Summer Queen, by John Perkins: and Rasp- 

 berries and Gooseberries from the President's garden. 



The following contributors each furnished tables of beau- 

 tiful flowering plants : — Robert Buist, Caleb Cope, James 

 Dundas, Fred'k Lennig. John Lambert and Miss Gratz. 



Vegetables in great variety and profusion. 



The following awards of premiums were announced. For 

 the intermediate meeting, July 3d, 1849. The committee on 

 plants and flowers awarded the premium for the best six va- 

 rieties of Carnations, to Robert Buist; for the second best 

 ditto to Matthew Mills; for the best American Seedling 

 Carnation, Robert Buist ; for the best six varieties of Pi- 

 cotees ; for the best American Seedling Picotee, to Robert 

 Buist. 



The committee for awarding premiums on fruit, beg leave 

 to report, That they have awarded the premium for the best 

 two quarts of Red Currants, and best White Currants, to J. 

 J. Jennings: for the best two quarts of Black Currants, to 

 Maurice Finn, gardener to Jno. Lambert; for the best quart 

 of Goosberries (the Angler) and for the second best do. 

 (Bunker Hill) to Isaac B. Baxter; for the best quart of Rasp- 

 berries, (Red Antwerp) to Tho. Hancock ; for the second 

 best, (the Faslolff) to Won. Hill. 



The committee award a special premium of two dollars. 

 for a beautiful and delicious Pine-Apple, raised under glass, 

 to James Bisset, gardener to Jas. Dundas. 



The committee notice with pleasure, six new Seedling 

 Raspberries, of fine size and flavour, shown by Robert Bu- 

 rst. No. 1 is very large, round, and of a cream coior; No 

 5 is also very large, conical, and of a yellow color. These 

 two the committee think are eminently entitled to especial 

 notice, and will be held under consideration for future ac- 

 tion ; the other four kinds were of crimson color. 



Some fine specimens of Northern Spy Apples were shown 

 by Samuel Moulson, of Rochester, N- Y., on the present oc- 

 casion. 



Report of the Committee on Plants and Flowers for the 

 Society's stated meeting, held 17th July, 1849. 



For the best hot-house plants, to Ben Daniels, gardener to 

 C. Cope ; for the best green-house plants, and the second 

 best ditto, to Rob't Buist ; for the best collection of plants 

 in pots, to Jas. Bisset, gardener to J. Dundas; for the second 

 best collection, to David Scott, gardener to Frederick Lennig; 

 for the third best collection, to Ben Daniels ; for the best 

 display of indigenous plants, to Thomas Median ; for the 

 best bouquet of indigenous flowers, to Robert Kilvington ; 

 for the best basket of cut flowers, to Ben Daniels ; for the 

 second besi basket, to Robert Kilvington; for the best bas- 

 ket df indigenous flowers, to Rob't Kilvington, and a special 

 premium of one dollar to Maurice Finn, for a pretty basket 

 of cut flowers 



The fruit committee beg leave to report that they have 

 awarded the following premiums: Gra/es. For the best 

 three bunches, black variety, Black Hamburgh, to Win. 

 Westcott : for the second best ditto, to Ben Daniels; for 

 the best three bunches white variety, White Chasselas, to 

 Fred'k Wolfe, gardener to Sam'l. W. Gumbes, Montgomery 

 Co.; for the second best ditto, to the same. Apricots. For 

 the best «me dozen Moorpark, to John Anspach. jr.; for the 

 second hest Mooi park, to James Furness Plums. Forlhe 

 best, the Miser, to A. Parker. Pears. For the best six speci- 

 men* Muscat Robine, to Isaac B- Baxter. Aj^Us. For the 



best one dozen Early Harvest, to John Perkins; for the 

 second best. Summer Rose, to the same. 



The committee aUo award special premiums of one dollar 

 each, for a fine bunch of Bananas, and for a dish of Necta- 

 rines, to Jas. Bisset, gardener to Jas. Dundas. 



The committee specially noticed a bunch of very fine 

 Black Hamburg Grapes from Judge Kane's green-house- 



The committee on vegetables beg leave to report that 

 they have awarded the following premiums: — for the best 

 disp By of vegetables by mark) l gardeners, and for the sec- 

 ond best display, to Anthony Peltou; for the best display by 

 ! amateur gardeners, to Patrick Gallagher, gardener to Miss 

 Gratz ; tor the second best display, to Ben Daniels, gaidener 

 to C. Cope ; for the third best display, to John Austin, gar- 

 I dener to Isaac B. BaxU-r, and special premiums ol one dol- 

 lar each, to F. Wolf, gardener to S W. Gumbes, and Mau- 

 rice Flan, gardener to John Lambert. 



Objects 'shown at the intermediate meeting July 3d. 



By Robeit Buist, 12 Picotees, t> Carnations, Seedling Pi- 

 | cotee and Carnal ion 



By Matthew Mills Frankford, 12 Carnations and Flake 

 \ Seedling. 



By J J Jennings, <5 Carnations, Picotees and Seedlings. 



By Robert Kilvington. 12 Carnations and Seedlings. 



Fruit —By James Bisset, gardener to Jas. Dundas, Pine 

 1 Apple. 



By J. J. Jennings, White and Red Currants and Goos- 

 berries 



By Patrick Gallagher, gardener to Miss Gratz, Gooseber- 

 berries, White, Red and BlaeK Currants and Seedling Rasp- 

 berries. 



By Tho. Hancock, Raspberries, large Red Antwerp, now 

 the first time ol fruiting, Fastolf, Wnite Antwerp and Per- 

 petual. 

 By Isaac B. Baxter, Gooseberries, Angler, Bunker Hill and 

 Greenwood varieties, and Red and White Currants. 



Bv Robert Buist, six line Seedling Raspberries. 



By Maurice Finn, gardener to J. Lambert, Gooseberries 

 and Black Currants. 



By Win. Hall, Raspberries, Fastolf and Black Genesee, 

 and Red Currants. 



By Samuel Moulson, Rochester, a dish of Northern Spy 

 Apples. 



Objects shown on the 17th July— stated meeting. 



Flatus. — By Robert Buist, Robert Scott, foreman, Pentas 

 carnea. Fuchsia coronet, F. Caroline, F. gigantea, Plum a- 

 go Larpanta, Lilium punctaluin, Gloxinia speciosa and Ama- 

 ryllis, Buislii. 



By Ben Daniels, gardener to C- Cope. Oncidium papilio, 

 Gougora maceulata^ Aecropera Lodigiesii, Macredeuia ill- 

 tea, Bilbergia pyramidalis, B. var. Swaiusonia galigifolia, 

 Fuchsia corallma, Achimenes grandiflora, A. picta, A. 

 rosea, and A. pedunculata. 



By James Bisset, gardener to Jas. Dundas, Torenia asia- 

 tica, 2 Justicea cainea major, Trachelium ceruleum, 2 

 Achimenes grandiflora, Columuea Roxburgn, Ruelha tor- 

 mosa, Gloxiauia speciosa, G. Candida, Bassitea rotundifolia, 

 etc. 



By David Scott, gardener to F. Lining, Erythrina ensta- 

 galli, Torenia asiatica, Rondeletia speciosa, Pentas carnea, 

 Cyrtoceras reflexa, Begonia parviflora, Russellia juncea, 

 Gloxinia of var., rubra grandiflora, digitalifolia, Cartoni, 

 magniflora, and delicatissima. 



By Maurice Finn, gardener to Jno. Lambert, Russellia 

 juncea, Hydrangea liortensis, Brugmansia tionbunda, Jus* 

 ticia anisophylla, eleroiiendron spleudens. Mengiesia polifo- 

 lia. Helchrisain fulgidum, Justices carnea. Litana mulabil- 

 is, Swunsonia galegifolia, Xytophyll sp . Achimenes grandi- 

 flora, A. lougiflora, Rondeletia speciosa. Gloxinia sp> Piums 

 bago rosea. Oxalis sp. Brnnsfelsia, grandiflora, Cyrtocera- 

 rellexa. Gardenia radieans & G sp. 



K;'s!.rt^ of cut-flowers.— By Hen Daniels. R. Kilvington, 

 Maurice Finn. I*. Gallagher. Tno. Meehan, etc. 



j.rnns.—By Wm. Wist. on. gardener for the Institution of 

 tin.' Ladies of tic Sacred Heart. Grapes, fine bunches of 

 Black Hamburgh anil White Chasselas. 



From Judge Cane's green-house, a very fine cluster of 

 Black Hamburgh i Sri 



By Ben Daniels, gardener to C. Cope, six bunches of 

 Black Hamburg (irapes, Gooseberries and Raspberries. 



By S.un'l. W. Gumbes, Oakhall, Montgomery Co., six 



