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these exhibitions; and not only so, but that his 

 example may induce more of our many ama- 

 teurs to contribute from their valuable collec- 

 tions in aid of the exertions of the managing 

 committee, to render their display worthy the 

 patronage which the public appears disposed to 

 accord to it. Neat specimens of Angelonia 

 Gardneriana, and of Brunsfelsia Americana, 

 were exhibited by Messrs. Hogg; and a fine 

 Acacia pubescens, with its elegantly delicate 

 foliage, by Mr. T. Diinlap. We noticed also two 

 well grown Begonias from Mr. J. Buchanan. 



Messrs. Hogg & Co. obtained a discretionary 

 premium, also, for a very neat and well cultivat- 

 ed, but not very extensive collection of Coni- 

 FSRA, which contained amongst them plants of 

 Cedrus Deodora and Cryptomeria Japonica, 

 three feet high at least — a tine Araucaria excel- 

 sa, the pretty drooping Juniperus oblonga pen- 

 dula, and the elegant Abies Clanbrasiliana. 



The first premium for the best 12 Cacti, was 

 awarded to Wm. Chalmers, gardener to Thom- 

 as Richardson, Esq., "Westchester co., amongst 

 which were good, although moderately sized 

 specimens of Cereus senilis, Melo cactus com- 

 munis, in bloom, Mamalaria decijiiens, M. sco- 

 pea, and M. flavescina. A fine specimen of 

 Melo cactus coronata, sent by Messrs. Jervis, 

 also merits notice; it was the largest in the 

 rooms. 



For Verbenas in pots, the first premium was 

 awarded to J. M'Key, gardaner to Mr. A. Reid, 

 and the second to Mr. Daniel Boll — both of 

 whom we know to be too good judges of what 

 they ought to have been at this season of the 

 year, to wish us to praise them as they were. 

 There were some good cut flowers of Verbena, 

 from Mr. Isaac Buchanan. 



The Ferns were not numerous, but Messrs. 

 Hogg &. Co., had a fine specimen of the Stag- 

 horn fern, (Platycerium alcicorne,) and a very 

 pretty Licopodium umbrosum. 



In Cut Flowers, there were many bouquets 

 displayed, of all descriptions, and many of them 

 well put together. Tlie basket of wild flowers 

 sent by Archibald Henderson, Long Island, was 

 most interesting, and had it not been for the 

 queen of the garden, the rose, which formed 

 so formidable a rival in the other baskets, these 

 wild flowers would almost have equalled in at- 

 traction their more aristocratic neighbors. John 



Cranston, of Hoboken, obtained and deserved 

 the first premium for a basket bouquet; but 

 the second, given to "Walter Parke at Mr. A. 

 Reid's, was equally well merited. The large 

 parlor bouquet of James "Weir was very pretty ; 

 and with the two ba.skets attracted much atten- 

 tion from the fair visitors. 



The display of Cut Roses did not equal our 

 expectations. Mr Daniel Boll, long celebrated 

 amongst amateurs for his fine collection of roses, 

 had the first j^remium for general display ; but 

 neither his nor any others in the rooms, were 

 in fine condition. Mr. Mateo of Astoria, had 

 some good varieties in his cut roses, and a seed- 

 ling or two, but the latter were in too bad a 

 state to judge of as regards quality. 



Several Ornamental Designs were exhibi- 

 ted, and they displayed ingenuity at least. One 

 we observed, exhibited by Mr. William Chorl- 

 ton, of Staten Island, and we trust he will for- 

 give our expressing the hope that a man who 

 can grow such grapes as we have noticed above, 

 and such plants as he does, will give up the 

 construction of these floral monstrosities. If 

 the public require them, they must be construct- 

 ed by somebody, but inasmuch as hundreds can 

 do so, who Mr. C. would not trust foran hour's 

 work in his green-house, and as so few can grow 

 fruit and flowers as he can, let us entreat him 

 to believe ■' flower temples" are beneath his 

 notice. Bouquets in any and every shape, are, 

 by themselves, elegant, and we were going to 

 say indispensible adjuncts to the gardener's ex- 

 hibition of some results of his skill, and they 

 add to the beauty and decoration of our parlors 

 and drawing rooms ; but when flowers are so 

 persecuted into divers shapes and forms that 

 you require almost a telescope, when at a short 

 distance, to ascertain whether the thing is made 

 of flowers or paint, we hold that the office of 

 the gardener, no less than his dignity, is abused 

 by this perversion of (so called) taste. In Eu- 

 rope these things are quite exploded, as belong- 

 ing to that kind of march which here we don't 

 want — namely, the march backward instead 

 o( forward. 



The Dahlias were by no means in good order. 

 The unfavorable weather no noiibt opei'ated to 

 an extent beyond the control of the growers 

 For general display, the first prenuum w 

 en to Mr. T. Dunlap, and the second toMessr 



