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shoots, and at the end of three years will have 

 a finer head than if left iintouclied — to say no- 

 thing of the greater certainty of iheir living. 

 You may plant evergreens at any time — aiitiinin, 

 winter, spring, or even summer, provided yoa 

 can move balls of earth with the roots. 



Rare Tree Seeds. — A Nurseryman, (Balti- 

 more). You will find full directions for raising 

 Magnolias from the seed, in vol. 11, page 191. 

 Most rare tree seeds should be sown as soon as 

 gathered in deep, rich sandy soil, and the beds 

 covered during the winter with about two inches 

 of tan-bark. 



Half Hardy Shrubs. — W. Richards, (New 

 York) . Raise a small hillock of tan or charcoal 

 or sand round the trunk of the shrub, and turn 

 a barrel over it. In order to admit a little light 

 and air, raise the north side of the itarrel a 

 couple of inches, and put a stone under it. It 

 is not the cold, but the sunshine alter the cold 

 which destroys half hardy plants. Tea roses 

 do better if left in the beds and covered with a 



rough frame and common hot-bed sash, with a 

 few inches of straw over it, than if taken up 

 now, housed, and replanted in the spring. The 

 Ivy, which fails to grow with you, needs to be 

 shaded and shellereil a little the first few win- 

 ters, till it gets established on the wall with 

 plenty of leaves ; it will then grow luxuriantly 

 and take care of itself. You will find ever- 

 green boughs from the woods, if you can get 

 them, better for covering tender plants than 

 straw or litter. 



Dwarf Pears. — G. /., (Worcester, Mass.) 

 A south wall is the very worst situation in which 

 to train a pear tree ; the sun is too hot in summer, 

 and the thawing and freezing too violent in 

 winter. We should say don't plant them there 

 at all — but if }'ou must, then nut a trellis a few 

 inches from the wall, on which to train the 

 trees. The following are good sorts for the 

 purpose — on quince: Duchess d'Angouleme, 

 Louise Bonne de Jeisey. Beurre d'Anjou, Win- 

 ter Nelis, Paradise d'Automne. 



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Tlie stated meetins^ for September w.^s liclil in llie Hall on 

 Tuesday evening, I8lli. Win. II. Dilliii<;liam iiitlie chair. 



Commuiiicaliuiis from Herman Weiulill. M. D., of Alhaiiy. 

 N. Y., and James Arnold, of i\e\v-I5edl'ord, j\Ias<., were read 

 in reply to a notification of tlieir election as honorary and 

 corresponding members of the association. 



The stated meeting for Oclol)er was held in tlie Lecture 

 Room on the 15th. The Presideiu in the chair. 



The exhibition on the occ-isioii was beaunfid ; consisting 

 of a goodly collection of fine plants, from i\Ir. Duiidas' green- 

 houses, and another from .lohn l.amberl's houses; and very 

 ta.slefuJ designs of cut flowers by Andrew Dryliurgh and I'eler 

 Raalie; chaste baskets of cut flowers and boucjncts by Mau- 

 rice Finn, Anilrew Drybnrgli, A\'jlliam Hall and Koberl Kil- 

 vinglon. The display of fruit was interesting and from various 

 sources; from Mr. Samuel Walker, President of the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural .Society, iiiueleen varieties of jiears, 

 viz., Vicar of Winkfield, Duchess d'Angouleme, Ueurre Did, 

 Louise Bonne de .lersey, Figue of Naples, Figue. Kyewood, 

 Napoleon, Winter \elis, Beurre d'Anjou. I'asse Colmar, Belle 

 et Bonne de Hee, Doyenne Doree, Beurre d"Aremberg. B. Ca- 

 piaumcnt. B. Duval, L'rbaniste, Colundiia and Catilac ; from 

 hlallhew Mackie, Clyde, Wayne county. iV. V.. pears — the 

 Sheldon, Huron and Wisner, and the Clyde Beauty Apple; 

 from J. C. Hastings. Clinton, Oneida county, N. ^■.. the Krcd- 

 riea Bremer Pear; from Cincinnati Horticultural Kxliibiiioii, 

 apples— llie Rome Beauty, Cooper, Belmont (or Wa.xen, of 

 Ohio,). Springer's Seedling, Pryor's Red, Cari)cntcr's Seedling 

 from Lake I'.rie, and Kaighn's Spitzenberg; from W. V. Pel- 

 tit, Easter Beurre Pears. For a sight of these, the society 

 wa.s indebted lo Dr. Brinckle. Isaac B. Ba.Nler preseined two 

 varieties of seedling peaches, Duchesse d'Angouleme Pears, 

 and two varieties of grapes. Dr. Blackfan — specimens of the 

 Hector Apple, a seedling of Delaware county. .John Perkins 

 — apples — the Fall Pii)i)in and Autumn Pearmain. Mrs. N. 

 A. Roe — the Hayes Apple and quinces. Wm. .lolnis — three 

 varieties of grapes. The displays of vegetables, by Anthony 

 Felten, Antliony Fclten. jr., lAIuurice Finn, gardener to Jno. 

 Lambert, and .Inc. Gallagher, gardener lo Miss Gratz, were 

 very commendable. 



Premiums were awarded by the committee on plants and 

 flowers. Mot-house jilants — lor the best three specimens, to 

 James 15i<sel, giirdcner to J.inies Dundas. For the most inte- 

 roliiig collection of pl.-inls. to Maurice Finn, gardener lo Jno. 

 I.anilicrt; Ibr the second hot collection, to Jaiiies Bisset. For 

 the best ilesign of cut flowers, lo Andrew Dryhurgh: lor the 

 secon<l bc^t design, to Peter Raabe. I'or the hesi hand bou- 

 (|uct, lo James Bisset. For the best liou(|ue! of indigenous 

 flowers, lo Kobert Kilvniglon. For the best basket of cut 

 flowers, to Andrew Ur_\ liuryh : lor the secoiul besl basket, lo 

 jNIaurice I'inn. And a special |)reniiuin of one dollar lo Wm. 

 Hall, for a basket of (lowers. 



By Ihe coniniittee on fruit. I'ear.s — for the besl lialf peck, 

 lo J. C. Hasiings. I'or Fredrica Bremer variety; for the second 

 best, to Isaac B. B.a.Mer, for Dui'hess (rAngoiileine. Apple.s 

 —for the besl half peck, to Jno. Perkins, for Fall I'ippin; for 

 the second best, lo tiie same, for Auluinn I'earinaiii. And 

 special premiums — one of two dollars lo Samuel AValker. for 

 nineteen varieties of pears, and one of one dollar lo Matthew 

 Mackie, for specimens of .Sheldon, Huron, and Wisner peurs. 



By ihe connniltee on vegetables. For the best Toniaioes. lo 

 Jas. Jones. For the besl Peas, to Anthony Felten ; I'or the se- 

 cond best — a diflerenl variety — to Anthony Fellen. For llie 

 best Bush Beans, lo Anlhony Felten, jr.; I'or Ihe second best, 

 lo Anthony Felten; for the best and most interesting display 

 by a coinniereiid gardener, lo Anthony Felten. jr. ; I'or the third 

 besl. to me same ; for the besl display by an amateur gardener, 

 to Maurice Finn, g.irdener to Jno. Lambert; for the second 

 best display, lo John Gallagher, gardener lo Miss Gratz. 



The cominitlee appointed to aMaid the ))reiniums at the 22d 

 autumnal exlnbilion, held on the 18lh. lilth. and aoth ult., sub- 

 milled iheir reports, which were read and approved. 



Delegates appointed lo visit the Cincinnati Horticultural .So- 

 ciety, and the Wesl Philadelphia Horticultural Soeiely, sub- 

 mitted reports. 



M-'Uibers Elected. — Clins. Henry Fisher. R. B. Jones, jr.. Sa- 

 rah Hammcrsly, Jacob B. Rilter, Jacob Fry, '/.. Leeke, Wal- 

 ler Patterson, W. S. Clcavenger, Samuel I'iehl and K. Aunger. 



Adjourned. Tno. P. Jamks, 



Recording Secretary. 



