the tables; Mr. Petit gained the premium for 

 white, and H. Skinner, of Orange county, N. J., 

 for 3'ellow and red. The premium for the best 

 peck of seedling Potatoes was given to F. 

 Hunt, Long Island; and that for the best peck 

 for the table, to S- T Jones. In Pumpkin.i, 

 the premium for the largest was given to one 

 weighing 125 lbs. exhibited by Abraham Stock- 

 holm, of Bushwick, Long Island, but a still 

 larger arrived afterwards, too late for competi- 

 tion, for which a discretionarj^ premium was 

 awarded to J. Wilson, Bloomingdale. Ely Fer- 

 ry, of Westchester county, had a premium for 

 Crooked-necked Squash; and Dr. G. W. Cam- 

 mann, for the largest squash. Mr. E. Stewart 

 obtained the premium for White Turneps; A. 

 Henderson for yellow, and R. L. Colt for Ruta 

 Baga. We noticed also some finely grown tur- 

 neps belonging to Haynes Lord Discretionary 

 premiums were also awarded and well deserved 

 by John W. Duryea, for 3 extra fine heads of 

 cabbage, and for some Carolina potatoes, exhi- 

 bited by Reuben B. Clark, of Washington Mar- 

 ket, N. Y. 



Everythig is now-a-days interesting that tends 

 to improve our acquaintance with the potato; 

 we therefore give a copy of a card, attached to 

 a single potato, of good shape and appearance, 

 that was exhibited, and which was as follows: 



"One Peach Blow potato, weight 17| oz., 

 grown upon a reclaimed meadow from sprouts, 

 no part of the potato being planted. Crop es- 

 timated from 250 to 300 bushells per acre; all 

 good size; this is one of the largest, but not the 

 largest ; one weighed 1 g lbs. but not so good form 

 as this. C. W. Forbush, Woi'cester county. 

 Muss. Exhibited by J. R. Pitkin, 208 Broad- 

 way, N. Y., who saw the crop." 



This Horticultural display was altogether a 

 very gratifying sight, and the judges showed a 

 liberal disposition in the amount of premiums 

 awarded, well calculated to encourage exhibi- 

 tors to exertion for the future countenance of 



the Institute. 



American Pomological Society. 



In our notice of tlie meeting of this society, 

 last month, the list of officers elected, as well 

 as the notice of Mr. Buist's resolution, were 

 not given. We copy the annexed from the 

 Genesee Farmer; 



The following is a list of the officers chosen: 

 ide7it — Marshall P. Wilder, of Mass. 

 Presidents — One from nearly every State 



and Territory, including the Canadas, Califor- 

 nia and Oregon. 



Secretaries — F. R. Elliot, of Ohio; James 

 H. Watts, of New-York; II. W. S. Cleveland, 

 of New Jer.tsey. 



Treasurer — Thos. P. Jaines. Philadelphia. 



Executive Cumiiiitlce — Dr. W. D. Brinkle, 

 of Philadelphia; B. V. French, of Mas.sachu- 

 setts; Mr. Peters, Dr. H. Wendell, Albany, 

 N. Y.; Dr. J. A. Warder, Cincinnati; and the 

 President, and 1st Vice President ex-officio. 



A resolution was offered by Mr. Robert Buist, 

 and adopted, appointing a committee to raise 

 a fund of $20,000 or more, in subscriptions of 

 $1 and ui)\vards, to be invested for the benefit 

 of the widow of tlie late Mr. Downing, or to 

 be expended otherwise in some fitting monu- 

 ment to his memory. The President, Robert 

 Buist, Caleb Cope, H. W. S. Cleveland, B. 

 Hodge, F. R. Elliot, L. Young, D. W. Breck- 

 enridge and J. A. Kennicott, constitute such 

 committee. , 



Pennsylvania Hort. Society. 



The stated meeting of this Society occurred 

 on Tuesday evening, October 19, in the lecture 

 room of the Museum building, Philadelphia. 

 Caleb Cope, in the chair. The display con- 

 sisted of Fruits and Bouquets; of the former, 

 Mr. Cope's gardener exhibited specimens of 

 twelve varieties of Pears: Duchess d'Angou- 

 leme. Passe Colmar, Napoleon. Excellentissima, 

 &c. ; Reine Claude nionstreuse de Bavay plum, 

 raised under glass. Also, a new plant, Crowea 

 latifolia, three pompone Chrysanthemums — 

 Sacramento, Surprise, and La Miniature; a 

 basket of cut flowers, having the 93d bud of 

 the Victoria ; a boquet of choice flowers, and 

 a basket of indigenous flowers. Mrs. John B. 

 Smith's gardener brought a collection of fine 

 pears: Duchess d'Angouleme, Belle St. Mar- 

 tigne. Doyenne Seuille, Glout Morceau, Beurre 

 d'Aremburg, Bamien Van Mons, Tyson, and 

 the Reinette de Bretagne apple. Thomas P. 

 James presented pears — 12 Duchess d'Angou- 

 leme, weighing 18 oz., 15i oz., 14| oz., &c. 

 Morelle Bouche, St. Dennis, Brown and Yel- 

 low Beurre, all from dwarf trees. Also, Frost 

 Gage and October plums. By R. Kilvington, 

 a new plant, Microspermun Bartonoides, a 

 very pretty plant. II. W. S. Cleveland, speci- 

 mens of Hamburg and Mu.^cat Grapes; S.J. 

 Dick, fine Isabella Grapes; Mrs. Krider, Butter 

 and other Pears; M. Snyder, Fall Pippin Ap- 

 pies; N. W. Roe, Fall Pearmain and Golden 

 Pippin; A. Parker, Butter Pears; J. H 

 Rochester, St. Lawrence Apple. From 



