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PENNSYLVANIA IIORT. SOCIETY. 



Exhibition of Saturdity, Sept. 12, 1846. 



OKRM.W ASTI'RS.— ri<Tiii!iii Aslrrs wi-rc fxliihitod by 

 Mri-rs. l)!iiii.-l Crowloy, Jmiics Nu^'oiit, J. W. Miimlel. Tlio- 

 inits .Mii.<nii. Olis Joliiison. William CJiuuiI. and llnvoy 4. Co. 



.\ot\vitli>taiiilmj,' the vt-ry uiUavorahlc seiLsim, (extreme liot 

 Weather.) nimiy Hue Asters were exhiliited. 



Also Daliliiis. by Messrs Tiiomus Musou, Parker Burncs, 

 auil James Nugent. 



.Messrs. Diiliou. McLellaii, aiiJ Bowditch, were appointed 

 judjies to award the Society's premiums on German Asters, 

 who, after a close examination of the several stands, awarded 

 to Mr. W. Ciuanl a premium of §1, for the best display; to 

 Messrs. llovey & Co.. a premium of ^i. for the second best; 

 Olid to J. W. Maiidel, for the third best display, a premium oi" 

 S2. 



For tlie Comniittee. Jos. Brfck, Ch'n. 



FRT'ITS.— The President of the Society, M. P. AVilder, 

 presente<l specimens of the Dunmore Pear. Also specimens 

 from J. B. Chupin and J. J. Simpson, Esq., of Providence, R. 

 I., of Knifiht's Seedling Pear, (large size, very sweet and 

 melting.) and .specimens of a pear resembling, if not, the 

 Duches-s d'Angoulenie, but of which the Committee have 

 eonie doubt, owing to the soft and melting character of the 

 fle-sli and its .sub-acid juice ; other .specimens (not so ripe) ano- 

 ther season, with a sight of the leaf and wood, will probably 

 remove our doubts. 



N. Stetson, Bridgewater, seedling Peach, too ripe to enable 

 Jie Comraitlee lo judge of lis merits. 



Messrs. Ilovey and Co., seedling Pcnehcs, me<lium size, co- 

 lor nearly while, with a slight tinge of crimson, of good flavor 

 and worthy of cultivation. 



K. W. Lincoln, of Canton, Bed and Yellow Rareripe Pea- 

 ches ; also a seedling. 



William (i. Lewis. Roxbiiry. a dish of very large Peachen, 

 highly colored, but of (xMir flavor. 



Edward ^Vinslow, Itoxbury, four epccimcns of a seedling 

 Peach. 



Joseph Cu.shman, Plymouth, Grapes — Isabella, fine bunches 

 and finely colored j also a di.sli of Nectarines ; adi.sh of Plums, 

 seedling ; Peaches, .seedling, and a variety name unknown. 



Ben. GuiUl, Esq., Kabin.soii Crusoe Peaches, and Bcurrc de 

 Beaumont Pears. 



James W. Sever, Dorchester, Rareripe Peaches of high aiid 

 brisk (luvor. 



S. Pond, Cambridgeport, Grosse de BruxcUes Pear.(?) 



Seedling Peaches from the farm of Col. Klijali Hale, Rock 

 Bottom Village, Stow. 



C. Harris, of Worcester, presented some .specimens of a 

 seedling Pear, raised by the Rev. Mr. Tracy of .Sutton, sup- 

 posed to be from a seedling tree grown in Connecticut ; tli« 

 specimens were overripe, but the Committee are of the opi- 

 nion that it is not worthy of cultivation. 



Leoniml Cheney of Soulhbridge, by Charles R. Bond, seed- 

 ling Peaches of fine flavor. 



Aluxandi-r Clark, South Framingham, a dish of fine Peaches 



Ge(jrge MiTiain, Newton, Royal Cling Peaches. 



Bartletl Pears by James Nugent. 



For the Committee. S. Walker, Ch'n. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Philadelphia, August, IS, 1846. 

 The stated meeting was held as usual, tlie President in the 

 chair. 



BEPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. 



The Committee on Plants and Flowers awarded the premium 

 for the most interesting collection of Plants in puts to W^illiam 

 Hall, gardener to Caleb Cope. For the best collection of in- 

 digenous flowers, to Archibald nenderson, gardener to Whar- 

 ton Chancellor. For the best bouquet, to the same. For the 

 next best bouquet, to Anthony Felten; and for the best bou- 

 quet of indigenous flower.?, to Archibald Henderson. 



The Committee on Fruits awarded premiums a-s follows : — 

 Peaches, for the best half peek, Alberge var., to Thomas Han- 

 cock : for the next best, to J. B. Baxter. Pears : for the best 

 and next best, to Patrick Gallagher, gardener to Miss Gratz. 

 Plums : for the best and next best, to Isaac B. Baxter. The 

 following special premiums were also awarded : one of S5 to 

 W'illiam 'NVestcott, gardener to J. Cowpertliwaite, for four 

 dishes of splendid Grapes. One of Sa to William Ilall. gar- 

 dener to C. Cope, for ten dishes of very fine Grapes. One of 

 $2 to Benjamin GuUis, gardener to J. .Snider, for Grapes; and 

 one of $1 to William Hall for fine Nectarines. 



The Committee remarked, that they were gratified to find so 

 rich a display in their department, surpa.ssing in beauty and 

 variety what they were led to expect on tliis occasion. And 

 they call the attention of the Society to some new varieties of 

 Grapes, presented by R. Buist, of remarkable size ; also some 

 dishes of Apples called the Ilagloe, of surpassing beauty in 

 appearance. 



The Committee on Vegetables awarded the premiums for 

 the best display, and for the next best display, to Anthony Fel- 

 ten ; and also a special premium of $1, lor a fine display of 

 vegetables deposited by Dr. Rivinus of Westchester, Pa., 

 among which was a new variety of Squash, the seed of wliich 

 was received from the Island of St. Croix, and is said to be 

 superior in flavor to the common Squash. 



A communication from the .Secretary of the New-Haven 

 County Horticultural Society was read, inviting a delegation 

 to visit their annual fair, to be held on the i22d, 2.3d and 24th 

 prox., which was referred lo the Committee to superintend 

 exhibitions, with power to act ; subsequently the Committee 

 resolved to accept the invitation, and appoint a deputation of 

 five members. 



Mtmbars elected. — Andrew H. Ernst, of Cincnmati, Ohio, to 

 honorary and correspondmg membership; Richard S. Field of 

 Princeton, N. J., to honorary membership. 



Presented. — For the Librarj', Vol. X. of the Faimcr's Cabi- 

 net, by the Editor. 



Objects exhibited. — Plants, by William Hall, gardener to C 

 Cope, a small choice collection. By Peter Raabe, a few fine 

 plants. By Robert Buist, twenty kinds of cut flowers, of dou- 

 l)le German Stocks, and sixteen kinds of cut fpeeimens of 

 German Asters. By Archibald Hendersou, a large collection 

 of indigenous flowers, very interesting. 



Bouquets, by Archibald Ilendenson, a beautiful ba.sket and 

 an indigenous bouquet. By Anthony Felten. a number. 



Fruit. — By Thomas Hancock of Burlinirton. N. J., Pearlies, 

 Alberge or Yellow Rareripe and New- York Rareripe : Apples, 

 Hagloe, Summer Pearmain. Maiden's Blush, Summer tjueen, 

 and Early Strawberry. Pears: Julienne ; also from Dr. Rum- 

 sey's, Fishkill Landing, N. Y., some Cumberland Pears. 



By Isaac B. Baxter, Peaches, Belle d'lvry; Plums, Hea- 

 ling's Superb, &c. 



By Robert Buist, two new varieties of Grapes — the Decan's 

 Superb and S. Charge's Heuling. 



By Willinm Westeott, gardener to J. Cowpertliwaite, four 

 dishes of spleiidiil Tirapes. 



By AVilliain Hall, gardener to C. Cope, ten dishes very fine 

 Grapes and Nectarines. 

 By Benj. Gullis, gardener to Jacob Snider, Jr., fine Grape.s. 

 By Patrick Gallagher, gardener to Miss Gratz, several kmds 

 of Pears, &c. 



By J. Lippencott, Plums, Bolmar's Washington. 

 Vegetables. — By Anthony Felten, a large collection of very- 

 fine kinds. 



By Dr. Rivinus, of Westchester, Kohlrabbi, a small but de- 

 licate Squash, &e. 



By Patrick Gallagher, gardener to Miss Gratz, Cabbages, 

 Tomatoes, &c. 



The display on this occasion was unasually rich in fruit ; the 

 Peaches, Plums, but particularly the Grapes, from their beauty 

 and splendor, were exceedingly tempting ; those from the Pre- 

 sident's and Mr. Cowperthwaite's were remarkably fine; and 

 Mr. Buist's new foreign varieties are an acquisition. The 

 Decan's Superb is a dark grape and excellent ; the S. Charge's 

 Heuling is a white variety, and bears a large, round, delicious 

 berry— shown for the first time ; it will improve (being grown 

 in a pot) when raised in a border. Of vegetables, there was 

 the usual extensive display. Of Plants, owing to the season, 

 there were but few shown. 



Tho. P. James, Rec. Sec. 



