DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



healthy tree in each hill, and remove all the oth- 

 ers; your standards will then be from four to 

 six feet in height, and strong in proportion. In 

 one year more you will have an abundance of 

 peaches, and in four years your apple trees will 

 produce a bushel of fruit each. In eight or ten 

 years your peach trees may be cut down or 

 taken out, and you have an apple orchard to be 

 proud of. 



The advantages of this mode of planting over 

 all others, must be evident without enumera- 

 tion; however, if your readei's should desire, I 

 would be pleased to set them forth, in a contin- 

 uation of this article. B. B. Pitt Township, 

 Alleghany Co., Pa., Feb., 12, 1852. 



HrAciNTHs. — Among a small collection of 

 choice Hyacinths, forced the past winter, in 

 glasses, in a common room, I had one that I 

 deem worthy of note. It was a Grand Vain- 

 queur, or single white, and had fifty-five distinct 

 flower bells, growing on a stout stalk of a foot 

 in height. For water growth this was extraor- 

 dinarily fine. F. Hall. Elmira, March 18, 

 1852. 



Pennsylvania Hort. Society. — The stated 

 meeting of this association was held at the Chi- 

 nese Saloon, Philadelphia, on Tuesday evening, 

 February 16, 1852. E. W. Keyser, vice-presi- 

 dent, in the chair. 



The display was exceedingly beautiful, and 

 was composed of the finest green-house plants 

 in bloom. The collection from Joseph Ripka's 

 was unusually rich, comprising Rhod .dendron 

 maximum, a fine tree in its proportions, being 

 about 12 feet in height, and bestudded with nu- 

 merous trusses of magnificent flowers ; jizalea 

 indica alba, a very large plant, throwing out 

 an immense number of pure white blossoms — 

 also three other jizalea trees, in the fullest flow- 

 ering condition, with roses, stocks, etc. From 

 Caleb Cope's houses were seen three very large 

 Azaleas, of different species, presenting great 

 masses of flowers, dazzling to the sight, and 

 Erio.itemum nereifolium, a neiu plant, and well 

 grown specimens of P/M»i6ago rosea, Lechenaul- 

 tia formosa, and the fifty-third flower of tlie 

 Victoria regia, very perfect; also a handsome 

 large moss vase, and basket of cut flowers. 

 From Robert Buist's, there was a collection of 

 the choicest plants, several of which were new, 

 and shown for the first time ; the Einchosper- 



mum jasminoides and Diclytra spectabilis. 

 Benj. Gulliss exhibited a beautiful collection, 

 mostly Roses, Camellias, Heliotropes and Hya- 

 cinths. From Robert Cornelius' houses, a pret- 

 ty collection of Roses, etc. James Ritchie ex- 

 hibitea j, table of the most select Camellia flow- 

 ers. 



Of fruit, there were dishes of the " Reading" 

 winter pear, from J. F. Boas. Reading, Pa., and 

 Ridge Pippin apple, from Mahlon Moore, Bucks 

 county. Pa. A table of forced vegetables were 

 shown by R. Cornelius' gardener, and forced 

 Lettuce, Radi.«hes, &.C., by Miss Gratz's. 



A letter from Dr. John Dawson, of Rangoon, 

 Burman empire, a corresponding member, was 

 read. 



A dissertation from R. Robinson Scott, gar- 

 dener, showing the superiority of the natural 

 system of Botany, over the Linnajan, or artifi- 

 cial, was read. 



Professor Hare addressed the society on the 

 subject of Horticultural Chemistry, throwing 

 out many useful hints of a practical nature, to 

 the cultivator. 



A committee was appointed to make arrange- 

 ments for the ensuing meeting of the American 

 Pomological Congress. Adjourned. Thos. P. 

 James, Recording Secretary. 



HoRT. Society in New- York. — The friends 

 of Horticulture held a meeting at the Stuy- 

 vesaut Institute, on the 22d March, for the pur- 

 pose of forming a Horticultural SocietJ^ On 

 motion, R L. Pell was appointed Chairman, 

 and George W . Curtis, Secretary. It was re- 

 solved that the Society be known as " The Hor- 

 ticultural Society of the City of New- York," 

 and a constitution and a code of by-laws were 

 adopted. The committee appointed at a pre- 

 vious meeting- to select officers for the ensuing 

 year, reported tlie following, and they were 

 unanimously chosen-. 



President — ARCHiBAtn Russell. Vice-Pre- 

 sidents—yV \\\\a.m H. C. AVaddell, William A. 

 Haynes, Nicholas R. Anthony and Sheppard 

 Knapp. Rec. Secretary — George W. Curtis. 

 Cor. Secretary — Peter B. Mead. Treasurer 

 —William W. Crane. 



Mr. Russell declining to act as President, the 

 committee asked further time to enable them 

 to make a suitable selection. A committee of 

 five was appointed to make out a list of ])re- 

 miums to be awarded at an exhibition, which it 

 is proposed to hold about the 20th of May. 

 Many of our first citizens have already enrolled 

 their names on the list of members of the 

 ciety, and there is every reason to believe 

 the movement will be successful. — N. Y. Times 



