editor's table. 



nonr Mount Holly, N. J. They notice a jar of cxtraordlDarlly largo Strawberries, preserved In alcohol, ohowu 

 by Sjiiil. WiiRiuT. 



Hy ilii' ('.uiiinilloe on Veifptablpfi. lifuxhroomx — for the best to n Higi^lnR. J>iiti>lfn/ — for the secnnil best, liv 

 an linialonr iranloner; to Murk Hill, gr. to M. W. BiiUhvin. Spt'-inl Prrtninms — two dnIlarK to CliH«. ButlirrlaiiJ, 

 for II neat displity of Cucuinberst, Tomatoes, and Beans; ouo dollar, for a braco of flue Cucumbers, to Wui. 

 Brinlit, gr. to Josoph S. Lovering. 



(>ii motion, ordered that a committee of flvo be appointed to confer with a committee of the City Councils on 

 the snlijeet of laying out and planting the trees in Hunting Park Sijnaro. 



Five gentlemen were elected resident members. 



Onji;iTs KxiiiBiTKi) NOT nKFORK MENTIONED. — Plants by B. A. Fiihnestock's gr. : Neio Puya Allenxtrinii, 

 r>aplineFortuiiii, and Camellia, Mrs. Lurman. Collection of twelve — Bletia Tankervillea, Correa Kpeciosa. Acacia 

 uudulala. Epacris canescens, Centradenia rosea, Pultnea .'iubiimbellata, Camellia Lowci, Fagatelia bituininura, 

 Franciscea confertiflora. Azalea sp. Mabernia odorata, and Cliorozema vanum and six Azaleas. 



By Robert Buist. — Ntio Hexacentris mysoriorisis, TelanlluTa ericoides, Seedling Petunia, and Seedling Camel- 

 lia«. Twelve plants — fJorrea speciosa ventricosa, Eriostomum ])ulclienam, Acacia pulchella. Cyclamen persicuni, 

 I'elarconium Kingsbury pet, P. flower of the day, Chorozema macroi)liyllum, Tropa;olura Lily .Schmidt, P. Iri- 

 colorum, Coutradeuialloribuuda, Khapheolcpit>iudicu,aud Deudrobium Wallichii. iSpecimcu — Mahernia odorata, 

 and six Azaleas. 



By .lohn Anspach's gr.. collection of twelve — Azalea indica alba, A. phoinecca, A. bybrida, Mahernia odorata. 

 Begonia manicata. B. nitida. Franciscea confutitlora, Ccutradenia rosea, C. floribuuda, Chorozema varium, 

 Blelia Tankervillea, and Conocliuum ianthinum. 



From .lames l)undas"s collection. — AV-!0 Petratbeca ericoides, Rhododendron jasminodes, Azalea Apollo. A. 

 magnilica, A. extranii, Sacolobium macranthemum ; two Orchids — Phalauopsis granditlora and Oncidiiim flexu- 

 osum. Collection of twelve — Azalea indica alba, Chorozema varium, Kennedya macrophylla, K. racemosa. 

 Begonia Lapcrousii, B. nitida, B. mauicata, Thyrsacanthus rutilans, Gardenia Stanleyana, Ueutzia gracilis, and 

 Couoclenium ianthcmunj. Specimen — Azaleas, A. indica alba and A. Phojnecca el'egans. Specimen Plant — 

 Chorozema varium, and a collection of twelve Roses. 



From M. W. Baldwin's collection. — New Cytisus superba, C. elegans, Churanthera linearis. Twelve — Azalea 

 indica, A. phoonocea, A. alba, A. variegata (Craig's), A. Duke of Welliugtou, A. Williamsii, A. Hertsii snpiTba, 

 Polygala Dalraasiana, Conoclinum ianthemum, Mahernia odorata, BIctia Sheppardii, Cineraria climax, and 

 Eriostenium nereifolium. 



By U. R. King's gr. — Bignonia capreolata, Boronia vimirea, Conoclinum ianthcmiun, Franciscea eximca, 

 Burchellia capensis, and Potroa vohibilis. Specimen — Camellia myrtifolia. 



By .Tobn Lambert's gr. — Begonia semperflorens, B. sanguiuca, Mahernia odorata, Pentas carnea, Ilypericum 

 sp. and Pelargonium macrostcma, and a display of Cinerarias. 



By J. D. Wlietham's gr. Specimen — Tropjeolum tricolorum, a collection of Cinerarias, and another of stocks. 



By Gen. Patterson's gr. Specimen — Chorozema varium and Deudrobium nobilis. 



By N. A. Smith. — Two baskets of growing Hyacinths, &c. 



Dr.ngns, Bouquets, &c. — By D. R. King's gr. — A handsome taljle design, a basket, and a pair of bouquets. 



By J. Lambert's. — A basket, and a pair of bouquets. 



By M. W. Baldwin's.— A basket. 



Fruit. — By Jolin Chambers. Easter Beurr6 Pears. 



Vff/etaMes. — By M. W. Baldwin's gr. A small display. 



By D. R. King's. — Mushrooms. 



By J. Anspach's gr. — Cucumbers, Beans, and Tomatoes. 



By Jos. S. Lovering's gr. — Cucumbers. 



H.vRTFORD County (Con.v.), Horticultural Society. — At the annual meeting of the Hartford Co. Horticultnral 

 Society, held on the 12th of April, 1856, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year, viz: Prfsident 

 — WiLLi.A.M \V. Tdrner. Vice-Presidents — John M. Niles, John S. Butler, Henry W. Perry, Hartford ; Henrt 

 MvriATT, Farmington ; Charles L. Porter, East Hartford ; Noah W. Stanley, New Britain ; Norman Porter, 

 Beilin : E. A. Holcomb, Granby ; Salmon Lyman, Manchester ; S. D. Ca.sb, Canton ; H. A. Grant, Enfield. Re- 

 coriiiiifj SefrfPtry — Daniel S. Dewey, Hartford. Corresponding Secretar)/ — Thomas R. Dutton, Hartford. Trtrr- 

 surrr — P. D. Stii.lman. Auditor — H. S. Bidwell. Statiding Committee — Wm. F. Tuttle, H. W. Peret, and 

 Edward Goodbidge. 



MAY. 

 BY WILLIAM SAUNDERS. 



Vegetabi-e Garden. — As soon as crops appear above ground, the soil should be carefully 

 stirred around them. This is one of the advantages derived from drill culture, and a very 

 important one it is during dry seasons. The deeper the ground is loosened, the better will 

 it support vegetation ; the loose ground on the surface acts as a mulching, and prevents the 

 rapid evaporation of the moisture from below. The air is also allowed unimpeded access 

 to tlie roots, facilitating those electro-chemical changes upon which the growth of plants so 

 much depends. The most useful implement for this operation is the Dutch, or scuffle hoe ; 

 in using it, there is no occasion to tread on the loose ground. Heavy summer showers more 

 or less consolidate the surface of all soils ; surface stirring should therefore follow imme- 

 diately after rains, and never allow weeds to gain sufficient headway to suggest the use of 

 the hoe, but let the cleanliness and freedom from weeds be a consequence of repeated surface 

 cultivation. 



In j^lanting Lima beans, guard against deep covering ; if the ground is prepared as 

 gested last month, they may be simply pressed under the surface with the hand ; ther 



