Rochester, Oct. 1, 1856. 



Ei>iTon HoRTiccLTURiST : Tlio American Pomological Society held its session on the 2I)lh of 

 September, continuing three days, which proved one of its most useful and interesting ones. 



The most celebrated pomologists of the country were present, and the utmost harmony 

 prevailed. 



Tlie "Genesee Valley Horticultural Society" held its fall exhibition at the same time, and 

 members of the Convention were amongst the contributors, and a finer collection of fruits has 

 never been shown out of Boston. Corinthian Hall was well prepared for the show, and great 

 credit is due to Mr. Reynolds, its proprietor as well as President of the Society, for the 

 arrangement of tables, &c. &c., and universal satisfaction was exjjressed at the show of fruit 

 and flowers. 



Mr. Longworth, with his usual liberality, sent a case of his native wines, which were pro- 

 nounced as best, and members drank to his health as a public benefactor in bringing the 

 grape to such perfection, in this country, in its use for the manufacture of wine. 



Temperance will be promoted by its use instead of the alcoholic beverage so freely used 

 in this country. Respectfully, J. H. Watts. 



Neckology. — We should have recorded sooner, but for an accident, the death of Robert Mes- 

 ton, gardener to Colonel Polk, of Tennessee. Mr. Meston was an occasional contributor to the 

 Uorticulturist, and evinced, by his writings, a degree of knowledge and thoughtfulness on 

 his favorite subjects, that was quite extraordinary. He leaves a family, for whom great 

 sympathy is expressed by the neighborhood. 



David Ross, a botanist and gardener, died on the 27th of September, at Louisville, Ken- 

 tucky. He had endeared himself to the inhabitants of that place, by his devotion to science, 

 his suavity, and great goodness of heart. At the time of his death, he was laying out Cave 

 Hill Cemetery, which, he had greatly improved, and where his urbane and gentle manners 

 had won the esteem and confidence of all who knew him. 



New Verbena. — Geo. C. Tliorburn, of Newark, N. J., writes as follows : " Inclosed you 

 will find a flower and leaf of the greatest hit in verbenas since the early days of Defiance ; 

 from its unique foliage, being a real vervain leaf, and pretty flowers and creeping habit, it 

 will be, for all vase, basket, or rock-work purposes, the prettiest thing in its way ever intro- 

 duced. " Few persons have done more than Mr. Thorburn in introducing novelties to enrich 

 our floral domain. 



Steam Plough. — Fowler's Steam Plough was lately successfully exhibited at Boxted Lodge, 

 England ; in the very field where the reaping machines had been at work, a space was cleared, 

 and preparations were made to plough the land scarcely relieved of its burden, and the 

 wonderful rapidity of mechanical operations was demonstrated by reaping, ploughing, and 

 actually sowing the same field, in one day, besides threshing, grinding, kneading and baking 

 a loaf of bread out of the crop that was standing in the field that morning ! Steam plough- 

 ing seems already to be a great fact. 



Catalogues, etc., Received. — Trade List of Parsons & Co., Flushing, near New York, for 

 Autumn of 1856. 



Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, 185G-57. By Verry Aldrich, Arispe, Bureau 

 County, Illinois. 



Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees cultivated and for sale at the Hopewell Nurse 

 ries, near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Henry R. Robey, Proprietor. 



