DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



this rose readily suggest the thought that it is 

 inexpedient to pronounce wrong any description 

 of a flower so variable as the rose, particularly 

 when the difference is so slight as between 

 white and very pale blush. The same remark 

 may apply to many other flowers which being 

 neither of a distinct genus or species but simply 

 varieties or sports, are liable to great changes. 

 S. B. P. Flushiiig, 7 wo. 16, 1851. 



Albany and Rensselaer Hort. Society. 

 — The first exhibition of this Society was held 

 on the 25th and 26th of June. It had been ap- 

 pointed for the 18th and 19th of the month, but 

 on account of the backwardness of the season, 

 was postponed for a week. At the latter time 

 there was a fine display of strawberries, a few 

 samples of cherries, (the crop in general not be- 

 ing sufficiently matured to exhibit,) a fair show 

 of early vegetables, and handsome collections 

 of roses from two or three individuals. But in 

 most departments, the competition was much 

 more limited than usual. Of strawberries. 

 Burr's New Pine Avas, as last year, deemed of 

 the first quality. An extraordinary sample of 

 Ross's Phoenix was presented by Mrs. C. P. 

 Williams of this city. They measured, on the 

 average, four and three-fourths inches in cir- 

 cumference. They grew on what was, a few 

 years since, raw blue clay, but which has late- 

 ly been made rich and mellow by manure. 

 Dr. March offered some very handsome sam- 

 ples of the Black Tartarian cherry. A seed- 

 ling cherry, offered by Mrs. E. C. Cobb, at- 

 tracted much attention. It is of the May-duke 

 character, perhaps somewhat earlier than that 

 variety, large, and very pleasant. It is worthy 

 of examination in future seasons. A seedling 

 was also offered by Mr. B. B. Kirtland, which 

 has been before exhibited, and deemed entitled 

 to favorable notice. It is of fine flavor, and 

 for several years has been very productive. It 

 is a light colored cherry, ripening with the 

 Black Tartarian. 



The second exhibition was held on the 9th 

 of July. The general display, though limited 

 in comparison with some previous exhibitions, 

 was respectable, and in some respects highly 

 creditable. The time was several days too late 

 for most kinds of cherries — the warm damp 

 weather of the preceding week having swept 

 off most of those which were fully ripe. There 



was still some fine specimens of Black Tartari- 

 an — especially those offered by Mr, Elisha 

 Dorr, Albany, and Mr. E. C. Aiken, Green- 

 bush. Handsome samples of several other 

 choice kinds were offered by Messrs, Douw, 

 Rathbone, "VVillson, Platte, and Mayell. Goose- 

 berries of all the most noted kinds were exhi- 

 bited, and they were generally in better perfec- 

 tion than for previous years. The specimens 

 offered by Messrs. Douw, AYilson, John S. 

 Goold, Mayell, Dorr, and others, were very 

 fine. There were some excellent samples of 

 raspberries — especially the Red Antwerp, Fas- 

 tolff, and the Black and Yellow Ohio Everbear- 

 ing, shown by John S. Goold. Mr. Goold also 

 offered samples of four kinds of strawberries — 

 the only ones offered. Knight's Sweet Cur- 

 rant, shown by James "Wilson, was deemed, as 

 it lias been in several previous years, the best 

 offered. The Cherry Currant is larger, but the 

 bunches are shorter, and the fruit more acid. 

 Several handsome specimens of the Christiana 

 Melon, well ripened, were offered at this and 

 the former exhibition, by Messrs. Douw and 

 Rathbone. There was a good display of vege- 

 tables, embracing potatoes, cauliflowers, cab- 

 bages, beets, onions, beans, peas, &c., from the 

 gardens of Messrs. Douw, Rathbone, Passen- 

 ger, Mayell, and Newcomb. Very handsome 

 collections of flowers were shown by Messrs. 

 Douw, Rathbone, Menand, Wilson, Newcomb, 

 Jaynes, J. S. Goold, Mayell, Dorr, and others. 



Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. — 

 The stated meeting of this society, for the 

 month of July was held in the Chinese Saloon 

 Philadelphia, on the evening of the 15th. The 

 president in the chair. 



The display on the occasion was unusually 

 fine, the most attractive part of which was the 

 luscious fruit, which consisted of grapes from 

 the President's houses, composed of seven 

 dishes. The finest varieties were the Muscat of 

 Alexandria, White Sweet Water and St. Peter 

 — some ten dishes of Apricots, the finest of 

 which were the Royal, Moorpark and Peche va- 

 rieties from the garden of Mrs. J. B. Smith, 

 the Moorpark from the grounds of Wm. V. 

 Pettit, James Dundas, Robert Johnson and 

 Isaac B. Baxter. Plums of the Mirabelle va- 

 riety from Wm. Foster and Alex. Parker. 

 Pears from A. M. Eastwick's, the Jargonelle 



