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slioots nntouched till the middle or end of August, when they must be shortened to eight or 

 ton buds. Tho three varieties, or groups, those of the habit of the Mon^llo trib(>, iho Higar- 

 roau family, im-luding the Heart Clierries, and those of the couiijact haijit of tlu! May Duke?, 

 sliould be planted in separate rows. For jxiftiiig, and forcing, clH;rrics on tlie Malialeb stork, 

 are highly eligilile, as they do not gum, and are vavy prolidu. They are often infested with 

 aphides and ants, but we have not found these insects injurious to any great extent. B. 



Imtoktant. — His Majesty, the Emperor of France, has "graciously expressed his consent 

 to the proposal that he sliDuld be elected an honorary member of the Iloyal Agricultural 

 Society of England," and a diploma and sixteen bound volunn^s of the Transact Ions of the 

 Society have actually been forwarded to him ! He is a capital farmer, and irrigates with 

 his people's blood ; he may some time take it into his head to manure with " sui^erphosphate" 

 from English bones, as the English did with the bones from Waterloo. — Fiyaro. 



f 0ttitult«rHl <^0tictic5. 



Columbus (Ohio) Horticultural Society. — The annual meeting of this Society was held at the Society's room, 

 on Saturday evening, April 5 — the Pres-ident, M. B. Batoham, Esq., in the Chair. 



Three varieties of apples were exhibited, viz : Willow, Liberty, and Komanite, each in a good state of 

 preservation. 



Some very interesting remarks were made in reference to the effects of the late winter upon fruit-trees, in thi.s 

 and other sections of the country. In particular localities, little, if any, injury has been done; while, in 

 others, the effects have been disastrous. 



The following gentlemen were rliosen officers for the current year: President — M. B. Bateham. First Vice 

 President — Benja.min Blake. ,S.rn,„} V!,-r Pn sidcnt—AhEX. E. Glenn. Treasurer— Hesry C. Noble. R&iorA- 

 ingSf.crefnry — Kobert Hume, r .;■,-. x/...,/'//,// s, cretary — Henry C. Noble. Council — Francis Stewart, George 

 Gerey, William G. Deshler. Cm-im I'uiiiiiulli-t — Henry C. Noble. 



At the annual meeting of the Hartford County Horticultural Society, held on the 12th of April, the following 

 officers were elected for the ensuing year, viz : President — William W. Tirnrr. Vice-Pre-sidetifs — .Idhn M. Nilks, 

 John S. Butler, Henry W. Terry, Hartford ; Henry Myhatt, Farmington ; Charles L. Porter, East Hartford ; 

 Noah W. Stanley, New Britain ; Norman Porter, Berlin ; E. A. HolcoiMB, Granby ; Salmon Lyman, Manches- 

 ter ; S.D. Case, Canton ; H. A. Gra\t, Enfield. i?««;rrfm<7 6>cjY^ari/— Daniel S. Dewey, Hartford. Correspond- 

 ing , Secretary — Thomas K. Dutton, Hartford. Treasurei — P. U. Stillman. Auditor — H. L. Bidwell. standing 

 Cjmrniftee—'^^M. T. Tuttle, H. W. Ti'TTLE, H. W. Terry, Edward Goudridhe. 



Brooklyn Horticultural Society. — This Society held its first general meeting on the 16th and 17th inst., and 

 it has not lost any of its former superiority. To enumerate all (lie best things that were there, would require 

 more space than, I presume, you have at present to spare. Suflice it, then, to say, tliat the plants were more than 

 excellent. It has been a custom, hitherto, for us to be continually reverting to the quality of Chiswick, but, in 

 this instance, at least, there is no occasion to do so, for the greater part of the specimens exhibited were all that 

 the best skill of the cultivator can accomplish. All plant lovers who were not there, missed a gi'cat treat, and 

 the opportunity of seeing the difference between what are ordinarily termed good, and the best specimen grofiim 

 plants. The fact was there clearly demonstrated, that we can grow to perfection in our climate, notwithstanding 

 the general say to the contrary, the Jioronias and Pimelins of Australia, and the Ericris of Caffraria, for they 

 were produced in the most magnificent bloom and robust health. Erica Boweana, and Pimelia spectabilis, were 

 eacli over three feet in diameter. The azaleas were really gorgeous, and the more intertropical examples were 

 equally represented. Taken as a whole, it is doubtful if such an elegantly-formed and well-grown collection of 

 plants was ever before seen in the States, and we may hope that the men who produced them will be able to 

 continue their exertions until the general host of scarecrows, which are too often seen, become numbered with 

 the things that were. W. C. 



Pennsylvania Horticultukal Society. — The stated meeting of this Society was held at Concert Hall, on 

 Tuesday evening, April \:), 1856, M. W. Baldwin in the chair. The following awards \yere made by the 

 Committee on Plants and Flowers: — 



Roses — twelve plants, twelve varieties — for the best to Henry A. Dreer ; for the second best to John Pollock, 

 gr. to James Dundas. Azaleas, dwarf variety, Speciitu h I'hml — for the best to the same. Hyacinths, six plants, 

 six varietie.s — for the best to Peter Kaabe. Pausi<s. i. n |.|,i nis — for the host to Henry A. Dreer ; for the second 

 best to James Thomas, gr. to Jas. D. Whetham. ( '..//mV/..// !■/ Iin/re P/fints— for the best to Isaac Collins, gr. to 

 Gen. Patterson ; for the second best to John Pollock. Colltrtion of si.v Plants — for the besttoChds. Sutherland, 

 gr. to John Anspach. Specimen Plant — for the best to Chas. Sutherland, gr. to John Anspach ; for the second 

 best to Thos. Robertson, gr. to B. A. Fahnestock. Aew Plants — two dollars for Boronia Druramondii, B. serru- 

 lata, and Gastrolobium trilobatum, to Thos. Kobertsou. lyiblf. Design, new and tasteful — for the best to Barry 

 Higgins, gr. to D. R. King. Basket of ctd Fhncers, averaging sixteen inches — for the best to J. J. Habermehl, gr. 

 to John Lambert. Basket (over sixteen inches) — a special premium of two dollars to Barry Higgins. Bouquets, 

 over eight inches — a special premium of two dollars to J. J. Habermehl. 



Speei'd Premiums. — For a beautiful collection of Verbenas and Stocks, two dollars to J. J. Habermehl ; for a 

 fine collection of Cinerarias, two dollars to Chas Sutherland ; for a collection of Cinerarias one dollar, and for a 

 beautiful Seedling Verbena, one dollar to Robert Buist ; for a line collection of Plants, two dollars to Thos. 

 Robertson; for a collection of Mimula"s, one dollar to James Thomas; for a rare collection of Orchids, three 

 dollars to John Pollock, and for a beautiful pair of vases filled with Hyacinths, five dollars to Peter Ra:ibe. 



By the Committee on Fruits. Special Premiums — five dollars, for two varieties of Grape Vines, in full fruit, 



