rest in horticulture, whicli it is to be hoped will 

 be kept alive. ^Y. Saunders, Cor. Sec. 



Oswego Hort. Society. 



The September exhibition of tliis Society, was 

 held on the 1-lth Sept., 1852, at the City Hall. 

 Hon. E. B. T.4LC0TT, President, in the chair. 



A.S a testimonial of respect to the memory 

 of the lamented Downing, the seats occupied 

 by the president and other officers, were dressed 

 with mourning. 



The disi)lay of rare flower.s and plants wa.s 

 very creditable, and added nuich to the interest 

 and variety of the exhibition. Some 30 or 40 

 boquets and other collections were presented. 

 In addition to a varied and extensive display 

 of dahlias, verbenas, &c., by several contribu- 

 tors, were many varieties of roses, among tiiem 

 14 choice kinds by Mr. J. W. P. Allen. 



The show of fruits, especially of Pears, was 

 very fine, and although the drouth has been 

 severe and protracted, this fruit seems not to 

 have suffered at all. On the contrary, it ha*? 

 inii>roved by it — and especially so in all cases 

 of tm/Jching. 



The following varieties were exhibited by S. 

 Worden. Vicar of Winktield, Passe Colmar, 

 Beurre Diel, Broom Park, Napoleon, Beurre 

 de Capiaumont, Frederick of Wurtemburg, 

 Compt de Lamy, Louise bon de Jersey, Virga- 

 lieu, Bon Chretien Foi;dante,Dunmore, Summer 

 Bon Chretien, Stevens' Genesee, Wa-shington, 

 Easter Beurre, BufFum, Bartlett, Belle de Brnx- 

 els, Henry 4th, Oswego Beurre, Belle Lucra- 

 tive, Autumn Superb, Seckel, Beurre d'Amalis, 

 Cushing, Pratt, Onondaga, Brown Beurre, St. 

 Ghislain, Dearborn's Seedling, Andrews, Ju- 

 lienne, Winter Nelis, Flemish Beauty. Ananas, 

 S\van"s Egg, Crassane, Glout Morceau, Colum- 

 bia, Hessel— 41. 



By J. W. P. Allen: Osband's Summer, Gray 

 Doyenne, Autumn Fig, Louise hon de Jersey, 

 Johnnot, Soldat Laboreur, Belmont, Beurre 

 de Beauchamps, Eyewood, Martin Sec. Ja- 

 louiso de Fontenay Vendee, Beurre de Capiau- 

 mont, Belle Adriance, Beurre de Malines, 

 Beurre Crapeaud, Enf. Cj-gene, Oswego Beurre, 

 Branghm. Onondaga, Chat Brule, Beurre Go- 

 bault, Flemish Beauty, Cliaumontel, Napoleon, 

 Dearbon's Seedling, Washington, Glout Mor- 

 ceau, Du Deux Foix Leon, Bergamot de Au- 

 tomne, Stevens' Genesee, Bezi de Chauniontel, 



Hampshire Bergamot, Beurre Diel, Frederick 

 of Wurtemburg, Urbaniste, Seckel, Colmar 

 d'Aremberg, Beurre Bruneau, Andrews, Bon 

 Chretien Fondante, Bartlett, Hericart, Beurre 

 Chaptal, Beurre d' Anjou. Beurre Dore, Winter 

 Nelis, Countess de Lunay. Cumberland, Beurre 

 d'Amalis, Duchess d'Angouleme, Vicar of 

 Winktield, Epine Dumas, Summer Francreal, 

 Henry the 4th, Hessel, Fondante d'Automne, 

 St. Ghi.slain, Beurre Aurore. Surpasse Virga- 

 lieu, Beurre Bosc — 60. 



By Gilbert Mollison: Stevens' Genesee, Au- 

 tumn Bergamot, Flemish Beauty, Beurre de 

 Capiaumont, Blceker's Meadow, St. Mismeim, 

 Fondante d'Automne, Frank Real D'Hiver, 

 Beurre Diel, Henry the 4th, Oswego Beurre, 

 St. Ghislain, Duchess d'Angouleme, Brown 

 Beurre. 



In addition to the above, our citizens gene- 

 rally contributed many varieties of fine flavor. 

 Among the Pears, w^as a basket of Bartletts, 

 from Mr. J. W. Bissell, of Rochester. Though 

 very large and perfect, they were much infe- 

 rior to specimens of that sort on exhibition, 

 grown here. 



A premium was awarded to J. J. Fort, for 

 the Bartlett — the fruit grown on an old seedling 

 grafted with this variety about five years ago. 



There was a generous supply of Apples and 

 Plums. Of the last, all except two or three 

 kinds were seedlings, and upon these we mainly 

 depend f(jr a supply of this fruit. The budded 

 kinds, in our light, porous soil, furnish usually 

 but a scanty crop. On the other hand, seed- 

 lings and suckers produce abundantly. 



Of Peaches, there Avas a moderate displaj'. 

 Some fine Beckwiths were shown by Mrs. F. C. 

 Mills. White Imperial, red rareripe Serrate, 

 and a few other kinds by Mr. Worden, Judge 

 Turrill and others. The crop of peaches in this 

 vicinity is extremely light this year. The pre- 

 valence of a destructive leaf blight (which first 

 made its aiipearance in 1850) seems to be the 

 cause; it is most apparent among the yellow 

 fleshed varieties. 



There was a display of some choice Grapes by 

 Messers. Turrill, Bronson, Allen and others. 

 A premium was awarded to Mr. Allen, for the 

 Sweetwater, and to Mr. Bronson for the great- 

 est variety and display. 



The Executive Committee of the Society 



