HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 



linrtiniltiiriil Inrittks. 



Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. — 

 The stated meeting for May, was licld on the 

 21st. The saloon was thronged with visitors, 

 ■who assuredly must have been gratified with 

 the display, which consisted of extensive tables 

 covered with beautiful flowering plants and 

 culinary vegetables, in the greatest profusion. 

 Of the former, Peter Mackenzie exhibited (not 

 for competition) a handsome collection of Cal- 

 ceolarias, Fuchsias, Cinerarias, and a large 

 specimen of Azalea variegata, completely en- 

 veloped w"ith its rich and resplendent flowers, 

 an object of great attraction. Robert Buist, 

 an extensive collection of Pelargonia, many 

 of which were of the new fancy varieties, and 

 all of the choicest kinds J new Calceolarias, tine 

 Azaleas, and several plants of recent introduc- 

 tion, and now for the first time brought into 

 notice. The Tetratheca verticillata, a pretty 

 delicate plant, with very narrow leaves in 

 whorls, and fine cerulean flowers; Henfrya 

 scandens bearing clusters of white flowers ; Cen- 

 tranthus microsiphon, a very showy seedling 

 mimulus of rich colors, which he names " Ju- 

 piter;" Azalea coronata. with other fine plants. 

 Jno. Lambert's gardener exhibited fine speci- 

 mens of Rhododendron ponticum in full bloom. 

 Camellias, Pelargoniums, Cinerarias, etc. 

 Benj. Galliss and "William Hall each presented 

 tables of choice roses. A large basket of the 

 choicest cut flowers was shown by the Presi- 

 dent's gardener ; also ripened grapes of the white 

 Constantia and Chasselas of Fontainbleau va- 

 rieties. J. M. Page, of Burlington, Strawber- 

 ries. Two seedling apples of merit from Berks 

 county were seen, and specimens of the Loquat 

 by Mrs. J. R. Latimer of Wilmington. Among 

 the vegetables were observed very fine cucum- 

 bers from Geo. W. Carpenter. Germantown, 

 Saml. C. Ford's, Isaac Newton's, Delaware 

 county, and Harry IngersoU's. Rhubarb of 

 gigantic proportions was brought by Saml. 

 Cooper, Henry Cooper, William Hobson and 

 others. A display of cauliflowers from the Asy- 

 lum for the Lisane, which for beauty and extent 

 has never been surpassed. Superb Asparagus 

 by J. M. Page, Burlington, and large displays 

 by Anthony Felton, Jr., Miss Gratz's gardener, 



John Lambert's gardener and a few varieties 

 by Wm. Johns. 



The usual stated meeting for June, was held 

 on Tuesday June 17th. The exhibition was 

 very good for a summer month, when few 

 green-house plants are in bloom, and but a 

 small variety of fruits matured. The saloon 

 was quite crowded with visitors. Among the 

 objects shown, some of interest only will be 

 noticed. In Robert Buist's collection of plants 

 were Jasminum teunifoUum, of recent intro- 

 duction, and shown for the first time; it is a 

 beautiful, delicate species of that favorite genus : 

 two seedling Gloxinias, remarkably fine and 

 much admired — No. 1, bore flowers of a deli- 

 cate blush with a white throat; No. 2, scarlet, 

 with throat white, edged with crimson. Mag- 

 nolia Exmouthii, a dwarf plant, bearing very 

 large flowers ; some dozen specimens of Pelar- 

 gonia and as many Gloxinias, with Erica;, form- 

 ed the collection. From James Dundas' houses 

 were three plants of Cereus grandijlorus, each 

 bearing expanded flowers — Gloxinias, Lilies 

 and Fuchsias. Thomas Meehan. gardener to 

 A. M. Eastwick, (Bartram's garden.) sent fine 

 seedling Calceolarias, handsome Fuchsias, and 

 other plants, with three specimens of Chrysan- 

 themums in flower, which he by management 

 has bloomed in the summer season; the mode 

 of culture by which he effected this result, he 

 reported to the society in an interesting com- 

 munication. 



On the fruit tables, were six pots of grape 

 vines in full bearing, grown from single eyes, 

 one year old. from C. Cope's (President) houses, 

 of the Black Hamburg, Lashmere's seedling, 

 white and grizzly Formtignac, white Constan- 

 tia and white sweet water varieties, forming a 

 spectacle of much attraction ; from same source, 

 was a very large specimen of the La Mercier 

 cherry. Dr. Brinckle exhibited fine specimens 

 of nine varieties of his seedling Raspberries, 

 several of which were of surpassing excellence. 

 Isaac B. Baxter, beautiful specimens of 

 Brinckle's Col. AVilder Raspberry, large Goose- 

 berries, the Guigne noir, June Duke and Portu- 

 gal cherries. John R. Brinckle presented a 

 fine display of cherries of the following kinds- 



