EDITOR'S TABLE. 



From John Scyham, Ainorionn Rivor, Sacranuiilo — Throe sugar beetf, lH, \r,, 14 poiiiids ; one 

 bliKxl beet ; two fine Kussinn tiirni[)8. Tlie beets were [iliinted June 10, harvested Oct. 3d. 



From G. T. Pierce, San Francis-co — One potato, raised in I'ajaro Valley, ■weifjhing .1J poundi*. 



From S. Bkyant Hill, Pajaio Valley — Three onions, weighing 9 pounds, one measuring two 

 feet in circumference. 



From J. M. Horner, San Jose — Four fine squashes, 87, 70, 61, 35 pounds; one drundiend cab- 

 bage, 25 pounds ; five cabbages, of five varieties ; two specimens potatoes, SA pounds eacli. 



Col. J. T. Hall, Sacramento — One blood beet, of surpassing size, weighing wlien lifted from 

 the ground 65 pounds, and when cleared of leaves and on exhibition 52 pounds, after it had been 

 out of ground some time." 



The Committee say, in their report, "It would be difficult to make i)ersons in the old 

 States realize what was. actually exhibited iu the Hall. Tiiey must have been seen to have 



been believed." 



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The Greenhouses of the Messrs. Donellax, of Ilanford's Landing, were totally destroyed 

 by fire a few weeks ago ; and all their hot-bed sashes, and implements in an adjoining 

 building, were also destroyed. "We sympathize with those worthy gentlemen in their 

 misfortune. They will re-build immediately. 



Suggestions for the next Meeting of the American Pomological Society. — The next meeting 

 of the American Pomological Society is to be held at Boston, in the autumn of the present j-ear. 

 It is desirable that all who have the objects of the Society at heart, should remember it in time, 

 and endeavor to collect and arrange all the information in their power during the coming season. 

 Past experience should teach the means of more efficient future action ; and that it may do so, 

 it will be well to recur to the proceedings of former sessions, not for the mere sake of finding 

 fault, but to learn how to avoid faults hereafter. The importance of the subject is sufficiently 

 evinced by the fact that its discussion has called together, on every occasion, so large and intel- 

 ligent a body of men from everj' section of the Union, as well as the British Provinces. The 

 labor and cost of these assemblies have fallen heavily upon the members, but no shirking or 

 shrinking have ensued. Ko similar body of men will ever assemble with a readier will to work ; 

 and it will be much easier for their successors to carry out their plans, than it was for them to 

 collect and digest the materials of which those plans are the result. The machine is made and 

 put together, and started. Henceforth it needs only to be kept oiled and free from clogs. 



The greatest bar to efficient action heretofore, has been the want of such system as would 

 prevent loss of time. When two or three hundred men assemble for a specific purpose, at inter- 

 vals of two years, many of them performing long journej's for the purpose, and then devote 

 onh' two or three days to the work they have to do, it is obvious that time is the most precious 

 commodity they have to deal with. The five minute glass should occupy a conspicuous position 

 on the speaker's desk; and, to be justly emblematic, its sands should be of gold. So far as 

 material arrangement is concerned, nothing could be better than was provided at the last meet- 

 ing. Every convenience for the exhibition of the fruit, the comfort of the members, and the 

 accommodation of the committees was provided by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 

 Some of the contributors, however, were guilty of a provoking omission in neglecting to label 

 their fruits. Every one who sends fruit should have a list to give to the Secretary, and a label 

 for every specimen prepared before hand. But the great loss of time has been occasioned by 

 the number of unnecessary words. Tliis has not been an intentional fault. Considering what 

 have been the occupations and habits of most of the members, it is rather surprising that the 

 general style of speaking should have been so good, and so much to the point as it was 

 there were many striking illustrations of the fact that good common sense, even under a 



