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ed by turning a box over them, or enclosing them 

 with a rough board frame to keep the sun and 

 the sudden changes of weather from affecting 

 them. Portugal laurel requires the same treat- 

 ment here. 



Books. — W. W. (Baltimore.) Most of what 

 is new, in the late edition of Mr. Thomas' Fruit 

 Culturist, has been borrowed from this Journal. 

 A new edition of Lindley's Horticulture will be 

 issued in the spring. Paxton's Botanical Diction- 

 ary is the work you need. It may be had at 

 Wiley's, 161 Broadway, New York. 



Plants in Pots. — A Lady Subscriber , (Gene- 

 seo.) Your camellia does not bloom because it 

 did not set any flower buds last spring when it 

 made its growth for the season, and it probably 

 did not form buds then, from want of proper soil 

 or water at that time. It is precisely during the 

 the two or three weeks while it is growing that 

 it requires especial care. At that time plenty of 

 water, air, and sun, and twice a week some gu- 

 ano water, will give you an abundance of flow- 

 ers next year. 



Apples. — M. P. S. (New Haven.) The apple 



you sent us, is Peck's Pleasant, the finest apple 

 in New England when in perfection. It varies 

 much out of your state, and we have received 

 some lately from Rochester, N. V., which were 

 so comparatively flavorless, that we scarcely re- 

 cognised them. 



Grafts. — A Nurseryman, (St. Louis.) Grafts 

 may be cut now as well as later. Bury them half 

 their length in some soil in the cellar. Root 

 grafting is carried on all winter by many nursery- 

 men, and the stocks laid away in earth — in root 

 cellars — till planting time comes, when they are 

 all ready for going into the rows. 



Apricots. — James Thompson, (New-York.) 

 This tree is very liable to die suddenly, and we 

 think chiefly from the injurious effects of sudden 

 freezing and thawing of the bark at the surface of 

 the ground. Try straw sheathing round the limbs. 



Insects. — /. L. Harris, (Milledgeville, Geo.) 

 It will require a good deal of time and labor to 

 prepare such an article with illustrations as you 

 suggest. Perhaps we may be able to present sucU 

 an one in the course of two or three months. 



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The stated meeting of this society was held on Tuesday eve- 

 ning, Dec. 18, 1849. The President in the chair. The display 

 was very fine for the season, and the meeting well attended. 



The following premiums were awarded by the committee 

 on plants and flowers: For the best three hot-house plants, 

 named varieties, to Ben Daniels, gardener to C. Cope; for 

 the second best ditto, to Robert Scott, foreman to Robert 

 Buist. For the best three green-house plants, named varie- 

 ties, to Ben Daniels; for the second best ditto, to Robert Scott. 

 For the best collection of plants in pots, to James Bisset, gar- 

 dener to James Dundas; for the second best ditto, to Ben 

 Daniels; for the third best ditto, to Maurice Finn, gardener to 

 John Lambert. For the best bouquet or design of cut flow- 

 ers, to Ben Daniels; for the second best ditto, to Patrick Burke, 

 gardener to J. Longstreth. For the best basket of cut flowers, 

 to Ben Daniels; for the second best, to Wm. Finn. For two 

 small and neat baskets of cut flowers, a special premium to 

 Joseph Cook. 



By the committee on fruits : For the best half peck apples, 

 Roman stem, to John Perkins, Morristown, N. J.; for the se- 

 cond best ditto, Kaighn's Spitzenbergh, to the same. For the 

 best seedling pear, the Chancellor, exhibited during the pre- 

 sent year, to , a premium of five dollars. For the best 



seedling peach, the Eliza, exhibited during the present year, 

 to Gerhard Sehmitz, a premium of five dollars. 



By the committee on vegetables : For the best and second 

 best displays of vegetables, by Commercial Gardens, to An- 

 thony Felten; for the best display by amateurs, to Ben Daniels, 

 g-ardener to C. Cope ; for the second best ditto, to Maurice 

 Finn, gardener to John Lambert ; for the third best ditto, to 

 Wm. Johns. And for a fine display of cauliflowers, a special 

 Premium to Anthony Felten. 



Objects Shown — Plants — By James Bisset. gardener to 

 James Dundas, — Dendrobium moniliforme, Gesnera zebrina, 

 Goodyera discolor (in bloom since September exhibition,) 

 Azalea indica alba, Ilabrothamnus elegans, Abutilon veno- 

 sum, Epiphyllum Iruncatnm, Daphne odorata, Euphorbia jac- 

 quiruaeflora, and numerous cut flowers of the Bignonia ve- 

 nusta. suspended from an arch. 



By Robert Scott, foreman to Robert Buist, — Ilabrothamnus 

 elegans, Manettia bicolor. Gesnera oblongata, Correa multi- 

 flora rubra, Erica Willmoriana, Epacris impressa, E. nivalis, 

 E. cop®, E. coccinea. 



By Ben Daniels, gardener to C. Cope, — Gesnera jerroldiana, 

 {new.) Gongora tnaculata, G. major, G. picta, Oncidium papi- 

 lis, Brassavola Perrinii, Alphelandra Ghiesbrechtii. Poinset- 

 tia pulcherima, Euphorbia fulgens, Rhipsalis swartziana, 

 Manettia bicolor, Gesnera zebrina, Columnea grandiflora, 

 Cypripedium venustum, C. insigna, Gloxinia Teucherii. Cine- 

 raria (seedling,) Camellia? — var., Saco magmfique, Gilesii, fyc. 



By Maurice Finn, gardener to J. Lambert, — a beautiful 

 collection of plants in pots. 



Bouquets — by Ben Daniels and Patrick Burke. Floral bas- 

 kets — by Ben Daniels, Maurice Finn and Joseph Cook. 



Fruits. — By John Perkins. Apples — Roman Stem and 

 Kaighn's Spitzenbergh. By Isaac B. Baxter. Pears — Co- 

 lumbia (from graft of last year.) and Passe Colmar. By Ben 

 Daniels Fruit of the Cereus repandus and opuntea vulgaris, 

 (edible.) 



Vegetables. — By Anthony Felten, a fine display. 



By Ben Daniels, — a fine collection, among which were as- 

 paragus, tomatoes, ice. Sec. 



By Morris Finn and Wm. Johns, — good displays. 



Edwin Meeeditu, Sec'y pro tem. 



