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DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



bclla, Calawlia, Tlurffnntly, S\veo(watrr, ami olliors 

 of lilt' iiii)^.t commonly cultivated grajies intor- 

 sporsoil throiip;!! them. 



U was iiuidi to 1)0 ipfrrcttcd that this magnificent 

 anil cosily buililinp: was not bottrr fillcil; and tluit 

 only linnlii-foiir dtilhns in cash, and three silver 

 medals, besiiles books and diplomas, constituted 

 the wholeof the inemiiims oUered on horticiiltnro, 

 amonjj an aarp-rcf^ate number amoniitinjs: to three 

 thousand dollars, while there are many farmers in 

 Western New-\orlc, who make more money by 

 selling: fruit, than from all other crops together. 

 J. J. T-, Maccdon, Wayne Co. 



BuKKVLoHoRTicui.TUnALSociKTY. — At a meet- 

 ing of the UulTalo Horticultural Society, held on 

 Wednesday, August 2(), lS4(i, it was unanimously 



Resolved, That this Society welcome with great 

 satisfaction the appearance of "The Iforticullu- 

 rist," edited by A. .1. IVowning, under whose capa- 

 ble and ellicicnt management, it most conliilently 

 anticipates a most useful and honorable career, in 

 reforming, as well as improving, the rural taste 

 of our land. With entire confidence in the ability 

 of the work, we coTnmend it to the attention and 

 patronage of the public. 



Resolvtd, 1 hat Ibis Society adoi>t the authority 

 of Mr. Downing in his <■<■ Fruit and*I-"ruit Trees of 

 America," as their standard in the classilication 

 and nomenclature of their fruits. 



Rrsulved, That the reports of the several exhi- 

 bitions of (bis Society be transmitted to the Editor 

 of the Horticulturist for puhlicaiion. 



Lkwis F. Allen, Prcsi. 



C. F. Thomas, Sec 



Report of the Jvgiisi Exhibition. — The Commit- 

 tee to whom was ap|)ointed the duty of examining 

 the fruits and veselables of the August exhibition, 

 beg leave respectfully to make the following re- 

 port : 



It is with iinfeigned pleasure that your commit- 

 tee have examined the numerous specimens of rich 

 and peculiarly fine fruits. Pomona indeed lavisii- 

 ed, on this occasion, a fair share of her treasure 

 among us. Our principal table for fruit, twenty- 

 four feet long, by five feet wide, was greatly 

 crowded with the profuseness of the various exhi- 

 bitors. Cheek by jowl, each vieingwith the other, 

 were the s))lcndid Morrison's Round I'each with 

 the Washington Plum, the iMoor|)ark Apricot, and 

 the Golden Chasselas Grai)e. the Pound Sweeting 

 Apple, and the Ileurre Si)ence(?) Pear — all speci- 

 mens of unusual size and beauty. 



We cannot refrain, at this time, from congratu- 

 lating our fellow-citizens upon tlie rajiid imi>rove- 

 ment in our horticultural products, and the |)rogress 

 of taste and skill evinced in their cultivation. 



Our thanks are particularly due to our j>rofes- 

 sional friends and gardeners, the Messrs. Bryant, 

 Col. HoPGE, Mr. W. Welsh, and Mr. Elin Tyler, 

 for their spirited eObrts, in the importation of 

 new and valuable varieties of fruits and plants. 

 Many varieties of fruit are in bearing for the first 

 time here; and the speedy accumulation of the 

 choicest kinds, with an extended effort at grape 

 cultivation, wiU, under the fostering care of our 



Society, soon make the nnighhorhood of Buffalo 

 noted for its horticultural productions. 



Plums. — The variety of plums exhibited was 

 large, and (he specimens in fine onler. 



AVashinglon — of this plum there were some spe- 

 cimens exhibited by Mrs. Shumway and Mn. Hay- 

 wood, of uncommon size and beauty; amongother 

 kinds, we notice Hed Magnum Bonum — sixteen 

 specimens, very large and line, and giving indis- 

 putable evidence of good culture; Yellow' tiage. 

 Prince's Yellow Oage, (ireen Gage, Bleekers 

 Gage, Puri)le C;age, Imperial Gage, French Prune, 

 — all the foregoing were very choice specimens; 

 Smith's Orleans — very large anil line, showing fine 

 culture, one weigheil near three ounces; (ioliah. 

 Mammoth Blue — very fine; Blue Damson, Hu- 

 ling's Superb. 



Pcarhcx. — New Seedling, York or Russet, Mor- 

 risons Pound, Yellow Rarerijie, Albcrge, Red 

 Rareripe — all fine, and some of very large size. 



jjjiricots. — Moorpark from Mr. Webb and Col. 

 Hodges, both very fine. 



Figs. — Brown Ischia Figs from Mr. Webb, ripe 

 and admirably grown. 



Grapes — Golden Chasselas, Black Hamburgh, 

 White Sweetwater, Miller's Burgundy — ripe, rich 

 and luscious, well grown. 



Pears. — Many excellent specimens of Stevens' 

 Genesee, Beurre Spence, Brown Beurre, Summer 

 Belle. White Roi d'F.tO, Seckcl, Orange Bergamot, 

 Vert Souque, Ei>ine Rose, Louise, Bonne de Jer- 

 sey, Newtown Virgouleuse, Autumn Superb, Ju- 

 lienne, Napoleon, Autumn, Patroon. Washington, 

 Marie Louise, and Pound Pear. 



Jipplcs. — Sweet liough, Hawthornden, Red and 

 Green Sweeting, Pound Sweeting, Summer Codlin, 

 August Tart, Orange Sweet, Peach Apple, Ameri- 

 can Nonpareil, Corjiendue, Golilen Rennet, Empe- 

 ror Alexantler, Drap il'Or, Fiidian Rareripe, Oslin, 

 Summer Rose, Large Yellow Bough, Early Joe, 

 Red Astrachan, Sine Qua Non, Tart Bough, White 

 Juneating, Strawberry Pippin, Nonsuch Pippin, 

 Summer Queen, three new seedlings, Detroit Red, 

 Williams' Favorite, Sugar Sweeting, (ioldcn Sweet, 

 Yellow Harvest, Summer Sweeting, Pomme de St. 

 Jean, Red Juneating, French Codlin, Sweet Pip- 

 pin, Early Nonpareil, Early Strawberry, Dwarf 

 Paradise, Sapson, Pearmain, Keswick Codlin, 

 Roofs Early, Granny Sweeting, Summer Green, 

 Maiden's Blush. 



'I'he number of specimens of each was liberal, 

 ami the fruit of each variety large and fine. Very 

 many were of peculiarly fine growth, and rich in 

 bloom. Your committee look upon the exhibi- 

 tion as in fpiantity and quality higldy gratifying, 

 and they doul>t nuicli if the sliow of fruit, for Au- 

 gust, could be excelUul by that of any society of 

 like kind in this state. 



All which is respectfully submitted. 



W. R. CoppocK, 

 Wm. W. Mann. 

 Buffalo, Aug. 27, 1S46. 



Stoddard's Alpixe Stbawherry. — We have 



now lying on our table, four letter*, inclutlingone 



from Mr. Prince of Flushing, and Mr. Elliott o 



. Cleveland, relating to tlie character of this new 



