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For the next best do., three dollars, to the same. 



Agreeably to the schedule ot" premiums, your committee 

 have been restricted from awarding any special premiums — 

 yet they cannot feel satisfied, after taking into consideration 

 the taste and skill displayed by several of the contributors of 

 designs, as well as the beautiful addition to the scenic arrange- 

 ment of the room, unless they recommend the following pre- 

 miums to be awarded specially j and which tliey now cheer- 

 fully do as follows, viz. 



Ten dollars to Alex. Caie, gardener to Mrs. Camac, for a 

 beautiful rustic stand. 



Five dollars to Archibald Henderson, gardener to Wharton 

 Chancellor, for a tlower settee. 



Ten dollars to the same, lor a pair of beautiful vases. 



Forty dollars to Peter Raabe, for a pair of really magnificent 

 cornucopias. 



Five dollars to R. Fetters, for a design of cut flowers. 



Seven dollars to J. McKee, gardener to Charles Chauncey, 

 for a very beautiful stand for exhibiting grapes. 



Five dollars to Miss Weaver of West Chester, for a very 

 pretty Cornucopia. 



Three dollars to Wm. Hall, gardener to Caleb Cope, for a 

 very handsome basket of cut flowers. 



Your Committee in closing their report, beg to offer their 

 sincere thanks to the different donors of out flowers, for the 

 daily contributions made by them in aiding the ladies in deco- 

 rating ttie floral part of the exhibhion. 



All of which is respectfully submitted by 



Thomas C. Percival, 

 Nathaniel Kxowles, 

 W. H. Dillingham, 

 Gavin Watson, 

 John Sherwood. 



Philadelphia, Sept. 21, lS4fi. 



Report by the Recording Secretary. 



The Eighteenth Exhibition of the Society was held Sep- 

 tember 16th, 17th, and 18th, 184G, in the Museum Building, as 

 heretofore ; the general arrangement was similar to former oc- 

 casions ; the lower saloon containing the exotic plants and large 

 floral designs, the upper, the fruits and vegetables. 



The plants were shown on tables of like construction to the 

 last autumnal display ; the designs were placed in various po- 

 sitions through the saloon with good effect, and consisted of 

 fanciful temples, ornamental cottages, arbors, pagoda, trium- 

 phal arch, centre tables, settees, urns, vases, and other devices 

 ill increased numbers, in all of which there was a marked im- 

 provement in design and embellishment, and received due en- 

 comiums from the throng of disceriung visitors which con- 

 stantly graced the saloon. 



The arrangement of the display, and the embellishment of 

 the upper grand saloon, in which were arrayed the Fruits 

 Bnd Vegetables, were entirely different from those of former 

 occasions, being in decidedly better taste, and reliected great 

 credit on the originator of the plan. The great nund)er of 

 columns ranging from the galleries to the lofty ceiling, around 

 the entire saloon, were beautifully entwined with evergreen 

 ■Wreaths of Laurel and Spruce, each wreath rishig from the 

 Spruce-covered base in admirable taste ; fringing the gallery 

 below the columns were the wreaths of Lycopodium, and 

 under each pair of columns on the first floor, were suspended 

 circular wreaths, thus finLsliing the embellishment with 

 effect. 



The tables which were laden with the weight of delicious 

 fruits, etc., were con.structed in the mo.st admirable manner 

 for displaying to the greatest advantage this portion of the 

 exhibition, and were disposed at equal distances from the 

 sides of the saloon, through the centre. The first in order, 

 upon entering at the west end, was of circular form, twelve 

 feet in diameter, rising by five terraces to an altilude of near- 

 ly sLx feet, on w^hich were seen the splendid contributions of 

 Peaches, in baskets and glass dishes, the top crowned with a 

 very hand-some stand of delicious (breign Grapes, tastefully 

 festooned. The table next in order was one hundred feet in 

 length and eight feet in width, with prominent circular ends 

 of twelve feet diameler, rising by four grades <m the .south 

 and three on the north range to the height of six feet ; on the 

 south were the various kinds of Fruits, the Pears, Nectarines, 

 Plums, Quinces, Figs, Lemons, etc., interspersed in glass 

 di.^hes ; and suspended against a light ground at the topmo.st 

 elevation, along the entire length, was shown the great abun- 

 dance of Grapes, presenting this luscious fruit in the best 

 light : on the north range were displayed great varieties of 

 fine vegetables ; on the top were the contributions of honey, 



preserved fruits, grapes in pots, bouquets and arches of g^row- 

 ing climbing plants. Crowning the circular ends of this 

 great table, resting on the second elevation, were two splen- 

 did evergreen Cornucopias, twelve feet in height, and thirty 

 inches in diameler at tlie opening, encircled with \vreaths of 

 beautiful flowers, the one on the west end pouring (brth in 

 the greatest profusion various kinds of fruits — the other at 

 the opposite extremity, an immense amount of vegetables, 

 an appropriate and most beautiful device. The next table in 

 order was of similar dimensions and form with the first men- 

 tioned, covered with Apples, exhibiting a great pyramid 

 of that important fruit. The last table to be described was 

 one of immense size, and semicircular form, jutting out frora 

 the east end of the saloon, embracing its en-ire width be- 

 tween the columns, and ascending by grades almost to the 

 gallery, on which was seen one contributor's collection, a 

 rich display of esculents, containing ui profusion almost eve- 

 ry culinary vegetable in cultivation, and presenting a minia- 

 ture mountain. A small beautiful Cornucopia from a neigh- 

 boring county, pouruig out its treasures of fruits and vege- 

 tables, was placed on the table containing the apples, and 

 between this table and the large one, was a small chaste 

 grape arbor, bearing most delicious foreign Grapes ; a very 

 lirelty flower stand with handsome evergreen urn, interwo- 

 ven with fine flowers, and topped whh a vase of choice Ro- 

 ses, stood between the large table and the one conlaining the 

 Peaches. In other parts of the saloon were tables containing 

 vegetables, as those originally prepared proved insufficienl. 



For the detail of objects, reference may be had to the par- 

 ticulars w-hich follow. A few seem to require a mure es- 

 pecial notice, among which might be mentioned a splendid 

 contribution of foreign grapes, grown in the open ground 

 with the slight protection temporarily afforded by cauliflower 

 sashes, during the sudden changes of the summer season, as 

 represented by the contributor at the last autumnal exhibi- 

 tion. A splendid contribution of white Syrian grapes were 

 shown, one bunch of which weighed eight pounds; another, 

 a bunch of Black Hamburg from New-Bedford, which, for 

 size and perfection of berry, has been unsurpassed : one con- 

 tribution from Andalusia, and another trom Gerrnantown. were 

 each creditable for variety and fineness of fruit. A beautiful 

 peach, the Red-cheeked Melocoton, iVom Chester couiuy, was 

 remarkably fine. A contribution of apples, consisting of se- 

 veral varieties, from Cincinnati, Ohio, was the admiration of 

 visitors, for beauty of appearance, both in regard to size and 

 freedom from imperfections ; one variety called Emperor Alex- 

 ander, was a splendid specimen. Another contribution from 

 Bucks county contained numerous varieties, remarkable on 

 that account. Seedling plums from Spring Garden, and seed- 

 ling apples from Burlington, New-Jersey, were exhibited. 



A vegetable seldom seen and little kno\vn. the Celeriac, 

 was presented from West Chester ; a contribution consisting 

 of seventeen varieties of seedling potatoes, from Bristol town- 

 ship was observed. A |X>tato recently introduced, originating 

 in New Holland, called the Hobart town variety, was reported 

 to be an acquisition by the exhibitor. 



Among the contributions of Plants exhibited, those shown 

 by Caleb Cope, Col. Robert Carr, Gen. R. Patterson, Peter 

 Mackenzie, Chalmets and McDonald, (Camden, N.J.) Robert 

 Buist, Landreih & Fulton, and Ritchie & Dick, were remark- 

 able for number, beauty, and variety. 



Extensive collections of fine plants were exhibited also by 

 James Dundas, Jacob Snider, jr., Peter Raabe, Henry A. 

 Dreer, Frederick Allgier, William R. Hanson, Andrew Dry- 

 burgh, Robert Kilvington, William Carvill, and Dr. G. Wat- 

 sou 



Some fine specimens were also exhibited by John Morgan, 

 Isaac Burk, and Mrs. Peale. 



Magiiificiiit and beautiful designs were exhibited by Archi- 

 bald Henderson, gardener to AVharlon Chancellor, Samuel 

 Maupay, Joseph Cook, Patrick Gallagher, gardener to Miss 

 Graiz. Peter Raabe, Alexander Caie, gardener to Mrs Camac, 

 and Richard Fetters. 



Baskets of flowers, bouquets etc., were exhibited by Robert 

 Kilvington. Peter Carolan, gardener to Samuel Welsh, Miss 

 Sydney Weaver, West Chester, William Hall, gardener to C. 

 Cope, James McKec, gardener toC. Chauncey, Benjamin Gul- 

 li.ss, gardener to J Snider, Miss H. Fleeger, Miss Percival, 

 Roi)ert Buisl. Andrew Palton, gardener to .Mrs. Kohne, Chal- 

 mers Sc McDonald. Gerhard Schmitz, and Landreth & Fulton. 



Fruis were exhibited as follows : 



John .■<herwo(Kl, eighteen varieties of fine foreign grapes. 



George W. Carpenter, fourteen varieties of the same. 



Caleb Cope, twelve varieties of the same. 



