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wlion firs't introduced at live dolliiis a i>laiit. He rc(iuosted some other person lo fiirni-li more 

 iiartifulnrs us to its liistory, tto., and eullud on U. U. Scott to offer liis o]>inion. 



K. K. Scott — Tlic rose referred to is by no means rare, but niny be foinul in most olJ colleclions where tliere is 

 sunU'icnt space for il. No olioice eollectlon would admit if. I agree, it i* a very free bloomer, ami may be admirtd 

 bv mmiy. The l:i!>l live tlolhir rose brought befiire Ihe puMIe wn.n the AugiiMla; and, as there an- viry dlfTrnnt o|iin- 

 ions about its cliaraeter, I would be plad to hi'ar some gentlemen who have tried il and paid their money. i?ueh 

 matters are of imporlanec to the unskilled amateur. 



Mr. H. G. r.\ni>Ki-; furnished some information a-; (<• its hi>tury nnd clifii-aef er. AVe sliall re- 

 serve his remarks fur anotlier ojiportuiiity. S. 



rENN.sYLVANtA IIouTici LTiR.vL SociKTY. — The statcd meeting of this ^^oeiety oectirrc"! on Tues- 

 day evening. March 21, 1854, in the Chinese Saloon, R. Cop.ski.iis, Vice Presid<Mit, in tlie Chair. 



The disi)lay on the occasion consisted of fine Azaleas, from Mr. Dlndas' and UoiiiiRT Bvi.st's 

 houses ; and from the latter a collection of twelve choice specimens of green-house jdants. I'roiii 

 Mr. Cope, a few new plants, a beautiful basket of cut (lowers, hand bouquets, and a dish of 

 strawberries. A large table of culinary vegetables was shown from Thomas Megurax, gardener 

 to W. S. Stewart, TorrisJale. 



Premium.s avv.nrded were — Azalcn, specimen plant, fur the best, to .Tulm Pollock, gardener to .Tas. Dundas: Drrnrf 

 AzuhiiK, three plants, for the best, to Itobert Buist ; collection of twelve plants, to the same; specimen jilant. for the 

 best (B<'£/o;(«(J J/<J«/c'(/f</), to the same; for the second be.st (vU/z/w^/zM'/rt j\'i;/'c(/?-'/(V/), to Jerome Graff, gardener to 

 C. Cope. A premium of $2 to llobert IJui.st, for a beautifully bloomeil ]>lant of Conoclium Innt/ihium. New jdanLs 

 shown for the first time — A premium of $y to Jerome Graff, for a fine jilanl of Dendrohium Aggregatum ; basket of 

 cut flowers, for the best, to the same ; bouquets, pair, for the best, to the .-ianie. 



The Committee called the attention of the Soeiely particularly to Ihe fine Camellia EUfn, a seedling of Mr. Macken- 

 zie's, wiiieh received the first prize about three years ago; it is still considered a very superior flower. 



The Fruit Committee awarded a special premium of $2 to Jerome Graff, gardener to C. Cope, for a dish of straw- 

 berries. 



By the Committee on Vegetables— Lettuce, six heads— for the best to Thos. Meghran, gardener to "W. S. Stewart ; 

 and for the best display, the same. The Committee noticed a plate of Tomatoes shown by Wm. .Johns. 



Votes of thanks were ordered to James Vick, Jr., for the volume of the I[<irtlcultHri>'t fur 1S.")3 — to Charles Dow- 

 ning, for EUiotCs Fruit Book — to 11. li. Noll, for his Flora of Pennmjicania — and lo Mrs. C. Stanly for two 

 volumes. 



Memhers EUctffl — Tlenry Tripler ; and, to Ifotwrari/ and Corresponding membership, Iamis Edward Berekmans 

 (late of Belgium), Plainfleld, N. J. 



HoniicuLTrRAL SociicTV. — Wo, the undersigned, do request all those engaged in Horticul- 

 tural pursuits, or friendly to the promotion of Horticultural improvements, to meet at the 

 Brainard House, in Elmiia, on Wcdnesdaj% the 12th day of Ajuil, at 12 o'clock, A. M., to take 

 into consideration, and if deemed expedient, organize a Southern Tiei* llortieultural Society, for 

 the Chemung and Susquehanna Valley. 



S. Fordham, Factory ville ; A. I. Wynkoop, Chemung; D. S. Dickinson, Binghamtou ; "\Vm. T. 

 Jackson, Havana; E. P. Brooks, Elmira ; R. B. Van A^alkenburgh, Bath; P. C. Cook, do.; Ed- 

 ward Howell, do. ; Wm. B. McCay, do. ; H. M. Seward, Elniira ; S. B. Rowley, Corning ; E. C. 

 Frost, Catharine; Lucy G. Winton, Havana; Robert Covell, Jr., Elmira; L. M. Rexford, Bing- 

 haiuton; Robt. S. Bartlett, do. ; Cyrus Strong, Jr., do. ; J. L. Robinson, Wellsboro, Pa. 



Chester County (Pa.) Horticultural Society. — At a late meeting of the "Chester County 



Horticultural Society," the following named persons were elected officers for the ensuing year: 



JOriN SUTTER, Esq., President. James II. Ball, Esq., and Dr. Geo. TnoMAS, Vice, PrenitlenU. Josiah 

 IlooPES, Recording Secretary. Jos. P. Wilson, Esq., Correxponding Secretary. Jon>f Marshall, Treasurer. 



Pittsburgh Horticultural Society. — ^Thc following are the officers of this Societj-, for 1854 



IIENRT "WOODS, President. Jom* MtrEMOCK, Jas. Wakdrop, Eob't McKniout, Viae Presidents. J. 

 LET, Recording Secretary W. 11. Williams, Corresponding Secretary. A. IIerspebgeb, Treasurer. 



