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PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



the present yoar from the Treasurer of Mount Au- i debt of the Society which becomes thie and paya- 

 burn, in stock :it their discretion, and that it be blc in May, 1849. E. C. R. Walker, 



held and specially applied to the payment of the ) Recording Secretary. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The stilted incetinii of this Society was held as 

 usual on Tuesday evenin<T, January 19, 1847, — tlie 

 President in the chair. 



Another severely told cvenin<r affected the display 

 and attendance. There were shown one small col- 

 lection of plants in pots ; two beautiful baskets of 

 Flowers, and two handsome Bouquets. Of vegeta- 

 bles there were two extensive collections ; a dish of 

 Tomatoes, and another of Mushrooms. A number 

 of varieties of Apples were presented by a member, 

 which he had received from General Wade of Cin- 

 cinnatti. 



Premiums awarded on this occasion, were as fol- 

 lows, viz : 



For a display of plants in pots and glasses, a 

 special premium of one dollar to Peter Raabe. For 

 the best Bouquet, to James Bisset, gardener to J. 

 Dundas ; for the next best Bou(|uet, to Andrew 

 Drvburwh. A special premium of three dollars, for 

 a basket Bouquet, to Peter Raabe ; another of two 

 dollars, for a basket, to Wm. Hall, gardener to 

 Caleb Cope. 



The committee for awarding premiums on fruit ex- 

 pressed their satisfaction in noticing the display of 

 Apples, raised by General Wade, of Cincinnati, 

 sent by him to Dr. Brinkle, of the following vari- 

 eties :' Esopus Spitzenberg Lady Apple, Black 

 Gilliflower, Surprise, Ladies' Sweeting, Pippin, Un- 

 known, and another variety, w^hich would not keep, 

 was also sent. The first two varieties were equal 

 to any specimens that have come under the notice 

 of the committee ; with the others they were not 

 familiar, but the specimens exhibited were very 

 fine. 



The committee on vegetables awarded the pre- 

 miums for the most interesting, and the next most 

 interesting displays, to Anthony Felten ; and special 

 premiums of one dollar each, for a fine display of 

 Tomatoes, to Benjamin Gulliss, gardener to Jacob 

 Snider, Jr. ; and for two dishes of Mushrooms, to 

 Archibald Henderson, gardener to Wharton Chan- 

 cellor. 



The unfinished business of last meeting, being the 

 consideration of the schedule of premiums for the 

 ensuing year. Various amendments were proposed, 

 when the whole subject was ordered to be referred 

 to a select committee of ten, for revision and report 

 to an adjourned stated meeting, to be held on the 

 28th instant. 



The committee consists of Thomas Hancock, Dr. 

 Wm. D- Brinkle, James Ritchie, James Remington, 

 Wra. Chalmers, Dr. Thomas McEuen, George 

 Zantzinger, James Bisset, Andrew Dryburgh, and 

 John Sherwood. 



The president announced the appointment of the 

 following committees for the ensuing j'car : — 



Committee fur estublishitig the names of Fruits : 

 Dr. Wm. D. Brinkle, Thomas Hancock. E. W. 

 Keyser, James D. Fulton, and Dr. Tlios. McEiien. 



Committee for establishini; Premiums : Thomas 

 Hancock, Dr. Wm. D. Brinkle, James Ritchie, 

 James Remington, and William Chalmers. 



Committee on Finance: Isaac Elliott, A. R. 

 Chambers and Jno. R. Brinkle. 



Committee for the distribution of Seeds, etc. : 

 Thos. C. Percival, J. Snider, Jr. and J. Rutherford, 

 Jr. 



Committee on new Plants, Flowers, Fruits and 

 Vegetables: John B. Smith, Dr. James H. Brad- 

 ford, Thomas P. James, Dr. A. L. Ellw^'n, and 



A. L. Kennedy. 



Library Committee : Robert Buist, Thos P. 

 James, Peter K. Gorgas, Dr. Thos. McEuen, and 

 Wm. MeGuigan. 



Committee to superintend Exhibitions: Wm. 

 Chalmers, Chairman. William Ashbridge, Isaac 



B. Baxter, James Bisset, H. B. Blanchard, Dr. 

 Wm. D. Brinkle, Robert Burwell, Alexander Caie, 

 George B. Deacon, John Dick, Wm. H. Dilling- 

 ham, Henry A. Drecr, Richard Felters, Peter K. 

 Gorgas, William Johns. W. F. Jones, E. W. Key- 

 ser, R. Kilvington, Nathaniel Knowles, P. Macken- 

 zie, Dr. Thomas McEuen, E. Meredith, J. E. 

 Mitchell, Thomas C. Percival, Richard Price, Peter 

 Raabe, John Rutherford, Jr., S. R- Simmons, W. 

 Sinton, C. S. Smith, Wra. S. Vaux, Dr. G. Watson, 

 and G. Zantzinger. 



Members elected : John O. Hughes, Florist, Tren- 

 ton, N. J.; Dr. Thomas B. Wilson, Newark, Del. 

 and S. Austin Allibone. 



The annual meeting of the Society was held on 

 January 19, 1847 — 



On motion, Mr. W. H. Dillingham, was called 

 to the chair, and Charles Stephen Smith, appointed 

 Secretary. 



The chair appointed Messrs. Zantzinger and 

 Meredith tellers, who reported, after the ballotting, 

 that the following named gentlemen were duly 

 elected officers : 



President : Caleb Cope. 



Vice-Presidents: General R. Patterson, David 

 Landreth, James Dundas, and Joshua Longstreth. 



Treasurer : John Thomas. 



Corresponding Secretary : Thomas C. Percival. 



Recording Secretary : Thomas P. James. 



Which result was announced by the chairman, 

 and those gentlemen declared duly elected. 



Tho.mas p. James, Rec. Sec'y. 



