HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 



Amber, Bigarreau, Gros Coeuret, Black Tar- 

 tarian, Burr's Seedling, Downton, ^"apoleon 

 BigarreaU; Reiiie Hortense, and a seedling. 

 John Perkins several varieties of cherries — fine 

 Amber, Black Eagle and other kinds of cher- 

 ries; and Hovey's seedling strawberries were 

 seen. Four tables well spread with fine vegeta- 

 tables were shown. Thos. P. James, Rec. Sec. 



HaKTFORD Co. HORTICULTCRAL SoCIETY. 



At the annual meeting of the Hartford County 

 Horticultural Society, the following officers 

 were chosen for the year ensuing, and it was 

 voted that a list of the same be forwarded for 

 publication in the Horticulturist: 



President — Alfred Smith. 



Vice Presidenti — "Wm. W. Turner, Henry 

 Mygatt. 



JRcc. Sficretary — Gurdon "W. Russell. 



Cor. Secretary — John J. Butler. 



Treasurer — Erastus Smith. 



Auditor— 1. H. Holcomb. 



Standing Committee — Wra. W. Turner, Dr. 

 H. A. Grant, P. D. Stillman, Joseph Winship, 

 George Beach, jr., Dr. T. S. Comstock, Dr. 

 Gurdon W. Russell, John H. Goodwin, H. W. 

 Terry, E. A. Whiting, Chas. P. Wells, H. L. 

 Bidwell, Charles L. Porter and Henry Aflleck. 

 Yours, &c., GuEDON AY. Rcssel, Rec. Sec'y. 

 Hartford, June 2i, 1851. 



Cleveland Horticulttiral Societs . — This 

 Society held its first meeting lor the season on 

 Wed'y. May 14, 1851. J. Gallup inthechair. 



On motion, A. Mcintosh — Resolved, That 

 we now proceed to the election of officers for 

 the ensuing year. 



On counting the ballots, the following gentle- 

 men were declared duly elected: 



President — Maj. S. H. "Webb, of Newburg. 



Vice Presidents — Dr. J. P. Kirtland, of Rock- 

 port; Col. H. H. Coit. of East Cleveland; Wm. 

 D. Beattie, of Cleveland; Jno. Kirkpatrick, 

 of Ohio city. 



Cor. and Rec. Secretary — J. F. Hanks. 



Treasurer — J. Stair. 



Librarian — B. H. Stair. 



Commiltee on Trees and Shrubs. — G. Head- 

 ier, J. Houghton, J. Kirkpatrick. 



Comm. on Entomology — Beattie and Hanks. 



Committee on Finance and Library — Young- 

 love, Payne and Brown. 



Committee on Fertilizers — Case and Cassels. 



On motion, Maj. Webl) — Reeolved, That Mrs. 

 Wm. Smyth, Mrs. J. A. Harris. Mrs. C. D. 

 Brayton. Miss Jane Blair and Mrs. John Shel- 

 ley are hereby constituted a Floral Committee 

 for the ensuing year, whose duty it shall be ta 

 notice new, rare and extra grown specimens of 

 flowers, and pre])are a report of the same, to 

 be publislied with the proceedings of the an- 

 xhibition. 



motion, J. Houghton — Resolved, That J. 

 dley, J. Gallup, J. Houghton, J. Stair, 



J. Kirkpatrick, A. Mcintosh and W. W. Cus- 

 tead be a committee to prepare a list of pre- 

 miums, to be awarded at the annual exhibition, 

 to report at our next meeting on the 7th of June. 



On motion, J. Stair — Resolved, That, in com- 

 mon with our fellow-citizens generally, we de- 

 plore the sudden and unexpected decease of 

 our late worthy President, C. D. Brayton, M. 

 D. , who, for many years, was an active and very 

 efficient member of this Society ; promoting 

 largely its interests and prosperity by his jire- 

 sence, counsels and contributions. 



Resolved, That Messrs. Webb and Hanks be 

 a committee to present the heartfelt condolence 

 and sympathy of this Society to Mrs. Brayton 

 and her affiicted family. 



On motion, G. Hoadley — Resolved, That 

 Messrs. J.Stair,Webb and Hanks be authorized, 

 should it become necessary before our next 

 meeting, to dispose of the Horticultural Rooms, 

 according to their best judgment. 



J. F. Hanks, Sec'y. 



Chester Co. (Pa.) Hort. Society. — The 

 June exhibition of this Society was held at their 

 Hall iu Westchester, last week. The efficient 

 officers and managers of the institution had 

 spared no pains to fit up the building in tlie 

 most tasteful and convenient manner for the ac- 

 commodation of the lovers of Flora, mechan- 

 ics, artists and manufacturers — as well as for 

 the accommodation of visitors. 



Some accountof the numerous articles which 

 were presented, with most of tlie premiums, 

 will be found in the Record to day, under our 

 Horticultural Department. It is necessarily 

 imperfect, as indeed no pen could do justice to 

 the many beautiful specimens of natural objects, 

 arranged and prepared by the hand of beauty 

 and taste. There were magnificent specimens 

 of green-house plants — and numerous designs 

 of flowers, shrubs, grasses and vegetables. The 

 atmosphere was fragrant with the perfume of 

 the flowers, and at the same time vocal witli the 

 songs of birds and the noise of the fountain. 

 There were some beautiful specimens of moss 

 work, and also grottoes of shell which could 

 only be fully admired by being carefully studied 

 out and examined. The needle work adorned 

 various parts of the Hall, exhibiting many rich 

 designs wrought out with a taste and judgment 

 that could be looked for only in the cultivated 

 minds of the gentler sex. The walls of the 

 building were adorned with a numberof exqui 

 site paintings in water colors and pastil, reflect- 

 ing great credit upon the artists. In the de- 

 partment of wax flowers and vegetables, and 

 artificial paper flowers, there was a brilliant va- 

 riety. In the department of fruits and vegeta- 

 bles — of cherries, apples, strawberries, beets, 

 cabbages, potatoes, &c. &c., there were nume- 

 rous specimens, creditably sustaining this e- 

 partment of the exhibition. But we did 

 design to go into detail; we refer to our Hr 

 cultural Department for additional particul 

 — Village Record. 



