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Jiwrph Co\v|icrlliwnil, two vnrielics of llie same. 

 Tlirre wire iiUi> miiiiiToiis variclns ol" tiriipes. both unlive 

 ojhI lori-i(.Mi. coiilrilmliii liy Charles C'l^aiiuccy, Joliii Aii.spni'li, 

 Win Anit'lil. Nivv-Htdronl. Jiiiiics UuikIus, Eilwiii Miildle- 

 loii, JiTi'iiiijili Coiiirorl, Kniiicis BihIimc, Jiicoli .Snider, jr., 

 John Nnpli-'f. lli>hi-rl liuist, Hieharil .S. l"ichl. I'riiK-eloii, N. J.. 

 Wilhnm 11. IIiuisi>ii, Jiiims Laws, Henry N. Johnson, G. 1). 

 .Siniili, John l>ini;herty. S. Kuy.srr. \V. II. Fronrh, Gobhiird 

 Harris, Isaac B. Haxtt-r, Townaeiul Hilliurd, Willinni Johns. 

 IVlur .•*hnsicr. Jiu'oh Sliible, L. AckiTman. Camden, N. J.. 

 I). O. Tainni, Susan J. Smith, I'elcr Raabf , and Lt-wis Craft. 

 Peaches were fxhibiled by Allen Jones, Burlington, N. J., 

 Unac I'ullen, HejRlitsiowii, N. J., Oen. G. Harlnian, Chester 

 CO.. K. \V'. I'reiieli, Moorestown, N.J., W. Johns. John C. 

 Clark, Newcastle, Del., Isaac B. Baxter, J. E. r^coit, John 

 Shcrwoixi. Charles .Al. llarker, .Mount Holly, N.J. , Mrs. B. E. 

 Valentine, A. G. K^nvland, Edwin .Middlelon, C. D. Kell, Ro- 

 bert Johnson, W. 11. Hanson, and Wharton Chancellor. 



Pears- — John Ruitcr, West Chester, exhibited iweiiiy-three 

 varieties. 

 Jnbez W. Hayes, Newark, N. J., twenty-one varieties. 

 Tiiomas Hancock, Burlington, thirteen varieties. 

 John B. Smith, twelve varieties. 



Numerous delicious varieties of this fruit were also exhibi- 

 ted by Samuel Manpay, Landrelh and Fulton, Robert Henry, 

 gardener to G. Blight. Frederick Allgier, Jacob Snider, jr., 

 Samuel A- Walker. .Malcolm Macueii, Col. Robert Carr, Jas. 

 Dundas. Mrs. Henry G. Freeman, George AV. Carpenter, Ja- 

 cob Sennelf. John C. Clark, Del., G. Liggett, Miss Gratz, I.saac 

 B. Baxter, Townseiid Sharpless, W'. R. Hanson, Miss F. Fell, 

 John Jackson, Dr. W. D. Brinckle, Edwin Middlelon, George 

 B. Deacon, J. H. Ruckman. and Wharton Chancellor. 



Apples- — James Moon of Bucks county, exhibited fifty-nine 

 varieties. 



John Perkins, Moorestown, N. J., forty named varieties, and 

 some unknown. 



George B. Deneon, Bnrlinsion. .\. J., thirty-four named va- 

 rieties, and three unknown and three natural. 



Tnomas Hancock. Burlington. .N. J., thirty-eight named va- 

 rieties, and thirty-six seedling apples. 

 John Kaighn. N. J., seventeen varieties. 

 General M. S. Wade, of Cincinnaii, Ohio, a Fall Pippin 

 weighing 20 oz., a splendid t'ruit named Emperor Alexander. 

 a Gloria Muiirii weigliing 27 oz., and some other varieties. 



Fine varielies were also presented by John B. Smith, Wm. 

 R.Hanson. David Holland, Kingses.sing, Henry Spachius, Jere- 

 miah Comforl, John Fell, G. W. Carpenter, Henry N. .John- 

 son, Henry G. Freeman, Jacob Haines, Moorestown, N. J., 

 and Joiin Ruiter, West Chester. 



Quinces— B\- Judge Wilkins, Camden, N. J.; Thomas 

 Hancock. Burlington; George J. Eeiper, Delaware county; 

 H. S.. and from Friends" Asylum. 



By D. Landrcth & Fulton, the Japan Quince, and by Robert 

 Buist the Chinese Quince. 



Aectarints — By John Sherwood. 



Plums — i!y C. J. Macuen, Dr. C. M. Griffith, John Rutter, 

 and Kale B. Ens>land. 



Water-J\[ehiis —By Joseph I. Hatch, N. J., Joseph C Zane, 

 Miss Gratz. W. Brown, George Catlell, N. J. 



Nutmng Melons-— By Joseph C. Zane and Caleb Cope. 

 Fi^s— By Miss Graiz. Adam Price, N. J., John Nagee, Jo- 

 nathan .Mulford. and John B. Smith. 



Miscellaneous Fruits— By J. C. Whitall, Oranges and Le- 

 mons; Caleb Copt', Lemons and fruit of the double flowering 

 Apples; John B. Smith. German Medlars; George W. Car- 

 penter, fruit of Jambosa vulgaris ; Mrs. Kohne, Papaws ; John 

 Rutter, Almonds; Dr. G. Emerson, Almonds; William R. 

 liaiison. Osaire Oranges : Thomas Hancock, Cranberries, and 

 Spanish Cob Nut; Miss Gratz, Filberts; Girard Hank, Fil- 

 berts ; R. Kilvington, American Hard Nut, Miss A. Graham, 

 Walnuts. 



re^efoAfes.— Excellent and large quantities of almost every 

 varielv of known esculents were exhibited by Anthony Felten, 

 Jno. C. Engleman, Samuel C. Cooper. George J. Leiper, Dr. 

 E. I. Riviiius. D. R. McCrony, gardener at Friends' Asylum, 

 George W. Carpenter, Robert Henry, gardener to George 

 Blight. Andrew Pulton, gardener to Mrs. Kohne, John Riley, 

 gardener at Insane Hospital, Robert Buist. Wliarton Chancel- 

 lor. Isaac B. Baxter, John J. Jennings, John Jackson. Caleb 

 Cope. Miss Graiz. Edward Rogers, James Diamond, N. J., 

 Edward M. Hestoii. J. R. Bowmen, Miss E. McDonald, Wm. 

 H. Jewell. Jacob Murphey, Jacob Snider, jr., Charles Jessup, 

 N. J., Charles Hopkins, N. J., George Browu N. J J. J. 

 Hatch, and Jos. C. Zane. 



Jixhibilion of November, ]7, 1846. 



The attendance of visilirs was good, and the display re" 

 markolily tine, and consi.sied principally oi Chrynunlhetnum.*, 

 of which there were seven exunsive collections of choice and 

 heauiiful .specimens ; also three collections of grcen-houne 

 plants, containing superb flowering Epipliyllnnis, Snivinii. etc. 



A plant of much interest was also hhuwn. the Ltlurn gttiti- 

 nijlont. hy some called Buonajxirle Juiicea, in llower. Thin 

 is believed to be the first specimen that has liliHinud in tiiin 

 country. It has numerous slender roundish radical leaves, somn 

 of which bear filaments; all terminate in shorp thorny [xiiiiis; 

 ihe stem is now about thirteen feet high, slender, with nume- 

 rous, long narrow .scales, arranged in .spiral form, terminating 

 in a spike thickly studded with innumerable twin flowers, onc- 

 Ihiril lis length ; the flowers arc greenish white, petals recurv- 

 ed, «tamen.s and pistils inserted. Two-thirds of the spike have 

 yet to bloom, and the stem will elongate considerable as the 

 blooming progresses. 



There were also fine displays of vegetables ; also dishes of 

 Pears and Grapes. 



The lollowiiig are the reports of the committees : 



The Commillee on plants and flowers beg leave to report, 

 that they have awarded the following premiums : 



For the best display of plants m pots, 83, to James Buist, 

 gardener to James Dimdas. 



For the next best display of ditto, S2. to Daniel Lahey, gar- 

 dener to J. N. Dickson. 



For the best bouquet, $3, to Wm. Hall, gardener to Caleb 

 Cope. 



For the next best bouquet, $2, to A. Henderson, gardener to 

 W. Chancellor. 



A special premium of SI, for a bouquet, to John Sherwood. 



For the best twelve named varieties of Chrysanthemums, 

 $3 to Benj. Gulliss. gardener to Jacob Snider, jr. 



For the next best twelve ditto. S2, to Archibald Henderson. 



For the best American .seedling Chrysanthemums, $3, to 

 Benj. Gulliss 



The Committee mention with pleasure, a fine specimen of 

 LittiEa geminiflora in flower, exhibited by John Sherwoo<l, 

 being the first, they believe, ever flowered in the country, for 

 which they have awarded him a special premium of S15. 



They would also mention the general fine display of Chry- 

 santhemums and Epiphyllums, the latter the best and finest 

 ...pecimens ever exhibited before the Society. 



The Committee on Fruits report that they have examined the 

 following in their deparlment this evening, viz. 



A dish of Pears, (I'rederic of Wirlemburg,) deposited by 

 I. B. Baxter. 



A dish of Pears, by Benjamin Gulliss, gardener to Jacob 

 Snider, jr. . ^ , ^ ^ 



A mammothApple from Virginia, by Caleb Cope. 



A dish of luscious Grapes, White Muscat of Alexandria, 

 by J. Sherwood. 



A dish of winter Pears, by C. J. Macuen. 



And your Committee recommend a premium of one dollar 

 each to the contributors of Pears, and three dollars lor the 

 Grapes to John Sherwood. 



The Committee on Vegetables report that they have award- 

 ed Ihe following premiums, viz. 



For the best celery, six stalks, $3, to Wm. Smton, gardener 

 to G. W. Carpenter.' . , _„ .,.• 



For the best Cauliflowers, five in number, $3, to Albinuo 

 T Felten. 



For the best Broccoli, five in number, $3, to Anthony Fel- 



For the most interesting display of Vegetables, $3, to An- 

 thony Felten. „ . . , , , . t xt 



For the next ditto, S2, to Daniel Lahey, gardener to J. N. 

 Dickson. All of which is respectlully submitted. 



Members elected--A\fTe<l S- Monson, M. D., President of 

 the New-Haven Horticultural Society ; George Gabriel, Sec. 

 and Virgil M. Dow, M. D., one of the directors of the same ; 

 Ex-Governor Henry M. Edwards of New-Haven, and J. B. 

 Mantel of New- York, to honorary viemberslup^ 



losenh B Zane. Camden. N. J., Robert H. Thomas, Bo- 

 bemia Manor Md., Eli K. Price, John Grey, Wm J^ Jetiks 

 D W Eldridge, Dr. G. H. Beaumont, Dr C. M. Griffiths, 

 Sr. Thom!^ H*" V.rdley, Charles S. Wents jr., J. R. John- 

 son, and Samuel Bough, to res^der^t membersh^P^^^^^^ ^^^ 



