

THE GARDENER'S MOXIIH.V 



[July. 



•wivi's niul (hiimhto's of tho l('a(1iii<:j niciuhcrs 

 rivalled fhcin by the charms of their tables. 

 Some new fruits, Roses, and rare plants were 

 also exhil)ited, but the chief plcasin'c was in the 

 ipleasant social intercourse. 



It is (]uite evident, that, tlu)U;,'li Philadelphia 

 lias <Trown so as to Ofcupy one iunidred scjuare 

 miles of ground, and brick, and mortar, has 

 banished the best old-time frardens to twenty 

 miles and more from its center, where the grand 

 hall is situated, Horticulture is still deeply 

 ■rooted in the hearts of the Philadelphians, and 

 there is room for its old-time glory if only the 

 genius caii be discovered to adapt the changed 

 •circumstances to this old and permanent love. 

 Secretary Harrison is wonderfully successful in 

 •keeping up a full list of members; it is for those 

 ivho are more practically interested in Horti- 

 culture to turn the advantages he holds together 

 lor them to Horticulture's practical account. 



Geohgia State Hotiticultukal Society. — 

 Proceedings at a second session held at Macon, 

 August, 1876. This is entirely devoted to fruits, 

 'but gives a great deal ofinformation about them, 

 "which we think was little known to anybody. 

 The new society seems in a prosperous condition. 



Western New York Horticultural So- 



•CIETY. — From . Secretary's name does 



not appear in the report ; but whoever he may 

 lie, he has had an arduous task, and one very well 

 performed from all appearance. Mr. P. Barry 

 ds President. 



Maryland HortT'Cultural Society.— The 

 meeting of the ^-Ith was well attended by the 

 public, and well sustained by the exhibitors. A 

 perpetual blooming Magnolia, M. Semperflo- 

 rens, was exhibited by Mr. W. D. Brackenridge. 

 The following are the names of the leading 

 exhibitors : James Pentland, Archibald Brack- 

 enridge, John Feast, Cromwell tfe Congdon, 

 Wra. Fraser, Andrew L. Black, Samuel Feast 

 & Sons, N. F. Flitton, llobt. Patterson, Ernest 

 Hoen, R. AV. L. Rasin, Captain Snow, Wm. H. 

 Perot, Robt. J. Halliday, August Hoen, Chas. 

 Kemp. Jr., Mrs. A. II. Fields. 



Report of the Conn. State Board of Ag- 

 riculture for 1877. — The chief topics are the 

 art of Plowmg, Fertilizers and Forestry notes. 

 The last topic is handled in an admirable man- 

 ner. It is rare that we have seen so much of 

 actual American experience recorded. There 

 are plenty of theoretical studies derived 

 from European works, but all too few notes from 

 our own experiments. 



Fruit (inoWKKs' Association ok Ontario. 

 Ueport for 1X77. — Kmlu'llisbcd with a colore<l 

 plate of the Ontario api)h', and illustrated by 

 numerous insects bcmelicial and injurious to the 

 fruit growers. 



Belgium International Horticultural 

 KxiiiuiTloN.— Our Belgian contemporary, /'//or- 

 liculture Jie/iriqae. has given up tiie whole of 

 its April number to the account of the great inter 

 national Horticultural Exhibition, which appears 

 to have been a great success. The vast Hall 

 provided was unequal, and annexes had to be 

 provided. In the history of the previous grand 

 exhibitions, it ref(!rs to one in 1815 given in honor 

 of the American Plenipotentiaries, James A. Bay- 

 ard, John Q. Adams, Henry Clay and Albert 

 Gallatin as particularly deserving of the name of 

 the great Congress. The Rose Congress de Gand 

 was so named in honor of that event. On the 

 present occasion, the King and Queen of the Bel- 

 gians, the Countess of Growers, the Count of Ver- 

 dure of Detterheim, and the Duke of Cazes in 

 France, took a leading parr in the honors of the 

 occasion. A portrait of the latter nobleman is 

 given in the same number. The late nurseries 

 of Mr. Van Iloutte seem to be now under the 

 title of Van Iloutte & Cuvelier, and were, of 

 course, well represented. On the occasion of the 

 leading English firms. Bull, Cutbush, A. Hender- 

 son, Jackman, OsboVne.Rollison, Vietch, B. S. 

 Williams and Wills were on the jury in the de- 

 partments in which they had no personal interest, 

 and Jennings, Moore, and Wynne of the English 

 llorticultujal Pre.ss, also took part. There were 

 eight German jurors, twelve English, one Aus- 

 trian, forty-three Belgian, thirty-two French, 

 twelve from Holland, one Russian and one 

 Swiss. The number of the jury shows the extent 

 of the exposiLion. The account closes by saying 

 that " the English exhibitors, Wills, Williams, 

 Rollison, Veitch, and Bull, deserve especial men- 

 tion." It proves that English Horticulture and 

 Belgian Horticulture nourish for each other sen- 

 timents of great affection. 



DuBU(iUE, Iowa, has a Floral Association, 

 and held a very successful exhibition, for the 

 the first time, in the last week in May. J. M. 

 (xiiffith is President, and there are eight Vice- 

 Presidents, but no Secretary. 



Wisconsin State Horticultural Society. 

 Proceedings for 1877-1878. From F. W. Case, 

 Secretary, Madison. This is full of essays of 

 rather above the average in quality. Many of 

 the best are by ladies. 



