ALBANY AND RENSSELAER HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



ANNUAL EXHIBITION. 



The third annual exhibition of (he society came off on the 

 19th and 20th of September, in the hall of tin- State Agricul- 

 tural Society, and far exceeded any former exhibition, not 

 <>i ly in the quantity of the fruits, flowers and vegetables of- 

 fered for compi lit ion, hut in their quality, number of varie- 

 ties newly introduced, and beauty of appearance. The re- 

 of the several committees which are annexed, indicate 

 Sufficiently the extent and richness of the display, without 

 essity of further particularising ; but I cannot refrain 

 from congratulating the members of the society on the effect 

 of their exertions, and also from hoping that the success of 

 the past season, under unfavorable circumstances, may 

 prove a stimulus to them for future effort 



JOEL RATHBONE, President. 



REPORT ON FRUIT. 



The committee on fruit reports that there were exhibited 

 by A. Bryant and Son, of Buffalo, twenty-six varieties of 

 pears, for which the committee beg leave to return to 

 Messrs. Bryant the thanks of the society. 



By J II Bailey, Esq., Pittsburgh : 12 varieties of Apples 

 and three of plums. 



By .1. C. Holmes. Detroit. 20 varieties of apples. 



By Stephen E. Warren. Mount Ida. Trov : twenty-two 

 varieties of pears; fifteen varieties of plums* twelve varie- 

 ties of peaches, and two varieties of nectarines. 



By Henry Vail, of Ida farm. Troy: twenty-eight varieties 

 of apples; thirty-seven varieties of pears: twenty-four va- 

 rieties of peaches: among them five seedlings, one of which, 

 of medium size, light yellowish white color and red cheek, 

 having delicate flesh, non-adherent to the stone, and well 

 supplied with rich saccharine juice, was decided to be very 

 good, and worthy of further trial; another, of large size and 

 yellow color, one of medium size and greenish yellow color 

 and of medium size and yellowish color with red cheek, as 

 Dd worthy of further trial. Four varieties of foreign 

 grapes; four varieties of native grapes; also, Green gage 

 plums. 



By Dr. Herman AVendell : twenty-nine varieties of pears; 

 eighteen varieties of apples; Isabella grapes growing in 

 pots: three varieties of seedling peaches, nether of which 

 possessed much merit ; twenty-three varieties of plums; four 

 varieties of mu-kmelons; and two varieties of quinces. 



By E. P. Prentice, Mount Hope : HI varieties of plums ; 

 11 varieties of peaches ; 26 varieties apples; also, pears, 

 grapes and melons. 



By Isaac Denniston : 30 varieties of plums, among them 

 nine seedlings, some of which are of very fine appearance, 

 and may, upon further trial, prove worthy of dissemination, 

 particularly one named by Mr. Denniston, the Madison— to 

 designate it — which is of beautiful appearance, good size, and 

 late in ripening — but few specimens being as yet sufficiently 

 mature to test its quality — the committee therefore prefer 

 leaving it for future consideration. 



By V. P. Douw. Wolvenhook : 14 varieties of plums, 4 of 

 grapes and 4 of water melons. 



By Wilson, Thorbum & Teller: 9 varieties of pears; 3 

 of plums, and Victoria currants and Everbearing raspber- 

 ries. 



By E. C Mcintosh : 21 varieties of plums; pears, and fo- 

 reign and native grapes. 



The other principal contributors of Fruit, were Jas. Ste- 

 Vensoil. 'J \ ft] i' ties of plttms : 8. Morgan, apples, pears and 

 plums: J. W. Ford, pears and plums ; J. D. Thorpe, plums 

 and peaches; I). B. Kirtland. peaches; F. W. Aiken, 

 -: Dr March, plums ; 15 R Wood, plums: Dr. Ward. 

 \v I' iJuel. apples and pears; E Corning, Jr., ap- 

 ples, plums, quinces and grapes; Dr J. Wilson, apples and 

 water and Citron melons in varieties; E- E. Piatt, 13 varie- 

 ties of plums, grapes and pears ; Joel Rathbone, 7 varieties of 

 grapes, and pears and apples; J. Carey, grapes; J S. Gould, 

 7 varieties Of pears, 4 of plums, and peaches and quinces. 



PREMIUMS. 



The premiums were awarded as follows : 



APPLES— Best and most extensive collection to Henry 

 Vuil, $3 



Second best to Ezri P. Prentice, of Mount Hope, 



Best six vai if ties to Henry Vail 2 



Best one variety, six specimens, to E. P. Prentice,.... 1 

 Pbars— Best and most extensive collection, to Henry 



Vail r > 



Second best, to Stephen K. Warren, of Troy 2 



Second most extensive to Dr. Herman Wendell. (This 

 collection of Dr AV. was more extensive than Mr. 

 Warren's, but had in it a large' proportion of new va- 

 rieties with great foreign reputation, but with which 



the committee were unfamiliar.) 



Rest six varii ties, to Henry Vail, of Troy, -' 



Best one variety, to John s. Gould, for While Doyenne, 



very beautiful, and equal to this celebrated varietj in 



its palmiest days, 1 



Plums— Best and most extensive collection to E. C. Mc 



Intosh 3 



Second, to Dr. Herman Wendell 8 



Best six varieties, to Stephen E Warren, Troy, 8 



Best one variety, to Henry Vail, of Troy, 1 



As Mr. Denniston's plums were not formally entered early 

 enough for competition, and as they are worthy of great 

 praise, the committee have determined to award Mr. D. 

 three dollars for them, it being one of the largest prizes. 

 Peaches— For the best and most extensive collection, 



to Henry Vail *| 



The second, to Stephen E Warren. Troy, 2 



The best six varieties, to Henry Vail 



For the best variety, to B B. Kirtland. of Greenbush. . . 1 

 Nectarines— The best exhibition to Stephen E. War- 

 ren, of Troy, ° 



Grapes. Foreign— For the best exhibition, to Joel 



Rathbone, of Kenwood. 



For the best two varieties, to Joel Rathbone, 2 



For the best one variety, to Henry Vail, of Ida Farm, 



Troy, l 



Grapes. Native — Best exhibition, to Henry Vail, 3 



Best two varieties, to Henry Vail, - 



Best one variety, to Henry Vail, 1 



Watermelons— For the best two varieties, to V. P. 



Douw. of Wol venhook '- 



For the best one variety, Black Spanish, to E. P- Pren- 

 tice, 1 



Muskmelons— For the best two varieties, to Ezra P. 



Prentice, for Green Citron and Beechwood, - 



For the best one variety, to Dr. John Wilson, of Beth- 

 lehem, for Skillman's Nutmeg, 1 



FLOWERS AND FLORAL DESIGNS. 



The committee on flowers and floral designs beg have to 

 report, that the exhibition has far exceeded their anticipa- 

 tions in variety of material offered lor competition, richness 

 of display, and appropriateness of the several designs and 

 ornaments It is exceedingly gratifying to them W perceive, 

 the increased interest manifested by residents of both coun- 

 ties in the welfare of the society, and they Leg leave 10 ex- 

 press the hope that the fanners of the vicinity may be indu- 

 ced to give more of their attention than heretofore to the cul- 

 tivation of the finer fruits, and (lowers, as well a> to the in- 

 troduction of the newly introduced esculents, and also coine 

 forward, and be active members of the society 



There was exhibited by Wm Neweomb, of Pittstown, 

 Rensselaer county, a very rich display of double German 

 Asters. 60 varieties of Dahlias, a finely arranged bouquetfoi 



the hand, a beautifully arranged Hal mantel bouquet, compo- 

 sed of fine Dahlias. Verbenas, (iillias. Asters, Pelargonium 



leaves, Reseda odorxta, Petunias. &c. kc Also, another 

 flat mantel bouquet, arranged very beautifully with about 

 the same vai ieties of flower. 



Bv James Wilson : Four very beautiful hand bouquets- 

 two round ami two flat, composed of choice and delicate 

 flowers, as Fuchsias, Hoyas, Arbutilons, Verbenas. Stepa- 

 notus-floribunda, exquisitely airanged One flat mantel 

 bouquet, very beautiful, four finely arranged round parlour 

 bouqui Is, composed of Choice Dahlias. Carnations, Roses, 

 Delphinums, Phloxes, &c. Ice. 12 varieties of Verbenas; 



