DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



A resolution authorizing the committee for 

 establishing the names of fruits, to procure mo- 

 del fruits, was acloi)ted. 



A package of seeds obtained at the World's 

 Fair, was presented by Thomas Fisher, and the 

 thanks of the society was ordered for the gift, 

 and seeds referred to the committee for distri- 

 bution. 



A member gave notice that at the next meet- 

 ing he would move for the appointment of a 

 committee to examine and report upon the con- 

 dition of the Green-houses of the city and vici- 

 nity. 



The President appointed the standing com- 

 mittees for the year. 



On motion adjourned. 



Thomas P. James, Rec. Sec'y. 



Buffalo IIorticoltural Society. — The an- 

 nual meeting was held January 6th, Vice Presi- 

 dent Bryant presiding. A communication was 

 received from the President. B. Hodge, declin- 

 ing a re-election, and the following officers and 

 committees were elected for the ensuing year: 



President — Abner Bryant. 



Vice-Presidents — 1st. Charles Taintor. 2d. 

 Warren Granger. 



Treasurer — Austin A. Howard. 



Cor. Secretary — WiUiam R. Coppock. 



Rec. Secretary — John B. Eaton. 



Committee on Fruits and Fruit Trees. — 

 Benj. Hodge. Chas. Taintor, Geo. F. Pratt, 

 Jos. G. Masten, Warren Granger. 



Committee on Flowers and Flowering Plants. 

 — Wm. R. Coppock, Jas. W. Brown, Isaac F. 

 Bryant, Elijah Ford, A. Mason. 



Committee on Vegetables — Jason Sexton, H. 

 W. Rogers, Jno. R. Prince, Jos. Dart, Orlando 

 Allen. 



Committee on Entomology and Manures — 

 Lewis F. Allen, William Treat, S. T. Haven. 



Council — Abner Bryant, Charles Taintor, 

 Austin A. Howard, Benj. Hodge, Jason Sexton, 

 Warren Granger, John B. Eaton, William R. 

 Coppock, Lewis F. Allen. 



The Society will hold its annual exhibition 

 on the 14th and 15th of September, and the 

 semi-annual, on the 22dand 23d of June. Jno. 

 B. Eaton, Rec. Secretary. 



iNNATi HoRT. Society. — This Associa- 



held its annual election on the first Satur- 



the year, when the reports of the finan- 



cial officers were rendered, and ordered to be 

 filed. 



The President made a touching valedictory, 

 and then stated that the polls were about to be 

 opened; appointed as tellers, M. Kelly, and J. 

 Gilmore. 



On counting the ballots, the following persons 

 were declared duly elected: 



President — Stephen Mosher. 



Vice-Presidents— N. B. Shaler, W. S. Hatch, 

 Jacob Hoffner. 



Treasurer — William Stems. 



Recording and Corresponding Secretary — J. 

 A. Warder. 



Council — M. McWilliams, S. M. Carter, Jno. 

 G. Anthony, S. S. Jackson, T. H. Teatman, 

 Wm. Orange, M. Kelly. 



The polls were then opened for the election 

 of other officers, as directed by the constitution, 

 on a separate ticket. 



Flower Committee — William Heaver, Jno. 

 McFadden, I. C. Ferris, S. S. Jackson, Thos. 

 Knott. 



Fruit Committee— T. V. Peticolas, William 

 Orange, S. M. Carter, M. McWilliams, D. Mc- 

 Avoy. 



Vegetable Committee — A. Worthington, 

 Jacob Hoffner, Anthony Pfeitfer, Patrick Con- 

 sidine, R. B. Davies. 



Wine Committee — J. P. Foote, J. Brace, S. 

 Robert, L. Rehfuss, Geo. Graham. 



Financial Secretary — Henry Ives. 



Iwmm to tCnrrmnnhnts 



Books.—/?. J. B., (Rushville, 0.) The best 

 work on the Trees of America published in this 

 country, is Michadx's (advertised in this Jour- 

 nal lately.) The best original work written in 

 the United States — though it applies only to 

 the northern species, is Emerson's Report on 

 the Trees and Shrubs of Massachusetts. You 

 will find a description of all the most ornamen- 

 tal trees, both European and American, in our 

 work on Landscape Gardening. Brown's work 

 has never been completed, only the first volume 

 having appeared. 



Manures. — A. W., (Galesburg, 111.) In 

 heavy soils, coal ashes is valuable for all fruit 

 trees. It is specially adapted to the Cherry. In 

 light soils, we would use it chiefly for the Cher- 

 ry and Peach . Sawdust half-decayed, has some 

 litile value as manure, but its value would be 

 much increased by mixing it with barn-yard 

 manure, and fermenting all together. B. Pell. 

 Your lawn, which has run down, would be more 

 benefitted by covering it immediately wiih half- 

 rotten stable manure, allowing it to lie 

 spread all over it for three weeks, and then 



