.EDITOR'S TABLE. 



On Esxai/t, and on Establishing Si/nonyms of Fndfs — Joel Kuthbone, Bethlehem, chnirmnn. 

 Amoa liri^'iJS Sehagliticoko ; LuHkt Tucker, Albany; John H. Willarcl, Troy; A- T. Kichartls, 

 ■\V(wt Troy. 



On Verjctables — R E. I'liitt, Albany, chairman. Dennis Belden, Troy; Dr. John "Wilson, Bethle- 

 hem ; "\Vni. S. Shepherd, Watervlict 



On. Arratifinncnts for ^Exhibitions — J. McD. McTntyre, Alban\', chairman. J. S. Walah, Elisha 

 Purr, J. Diugwull, James Wilson, Erastus A. Pease, and Joseph Warren, Albany ; D. I). T. More, 

 Watervliet. 



The WoitcESTEn Cofxtt noRTiCTTtTtiEAL Society "will hold its fourtoentli aunual cxlii- 

 bitioa of fruits, flowers, jjlant-:, and vegetables, at Ilcirticultural Hall, 'Worcester, Ma.s8., on 

 the 21st, 22d, and 2od of Sej)teniber, 1853. The Society will also bold a series of summer 

 exhibitions on Saturday of ejich week, commencing in May, (of which public notice will be 

 given,) and closing August 27th. The following is a list of the committees for 1853 : 



On Apples — Dr. Rufus Woodward, Worcester, chairman. David S. Messenger, Wm. T. Men-i- 

 field, Worcester; Thomas Bond, North Brookfield; S. P. Champuey, G. A. Chamberlin, Worcester. 



On Pears — Dr. William Workman, Worcester, chairman. J. C. Moore, Charlton ; Emory 

 Bannister, C. 11. Hill, C. C. Coleman, Worcester. 



On other Fruit — Lewis A. Maynard, Worcester, chairman. J. F. Allen, Worcester; J. C. Stone, 

 Shrewsbury; Ansel Lakiu, James R. Wall, AVorcester. 



On Flowers and Decorations — Samuel F. Uaven, Worcester, chairman. C. Wheeler, Clarendon 

 Harris, Horatio Phelp?, Wm. R. Paine, Worcester. 



On Vegetables — George Jaques, Worcester, chairman. D. W. Lincoln, Worcester; C. W. For- 

 bush, Grafton ; Gardiner Paine, Joseph Lovell, Jr., Worcester. 



On Arrangements — D. Waldo Lincoln, Wm. M. Bickford, Geo. W. Richardson, Sam'l H. Colton, 

 D. S. Messenger, Charles Paine, Samuel Flagg, S. P. Champney, Joseph Lovell, Jr. 



D?:laware I-IoRTicrLTURAL Society. — At a stated meeting of the Delaware Horticultural Society, 

 held April 19th, 1853, on motion of E. Tatrall, Jr., the Secretary was requested to forward au 

 abstract of the proceeding of each meeting to the editor of the Ilorticultnrist. 



The following report was i-eceived from the fruit committee : The fruit committee report that 

 Thomas Stapler presented two dozen each of the Carthouse, or Gilpin, and Greyhouse apples, 

 which had been kept one hundred and five days, one-half of each variety in the garret, the other 

 half in the cellar. The Carthouse, kept in the cellar, were pronounced firmer and handsomer 

 than those kept in the garret, but the latter more juicy and higher flavored, though leathery in 

 texture. The Greyhouse, kept in the cellar, were nearly half of them rotten — the sound ones 

 tasted were better flavored and firmer than those kept in the garret, which were wilted and 

 somewhat speckled. J. F. Wilsox, M. D., Chairman. 



The Corresponding '^Secretary reports having in his possession four ears of the " old colony 

 sweet corn" and scions of the ^'Sheldon Pear," and that they are ready for distribution. He also 

 reports having two apples in his possession, received from Jonx Gorges, of Philadeljihia county, 

 ciilled the "Freeze and Hum;" he also has grafts of the same for distribution. 



William Cawlet, Recording Secretary. 



Chester Couxtt (Pen^.) Horticultural Society. — At the annual meeting in March, 

 the following named officers were elected : 



President— ^OU^ RLTTER. 



Vice Presidents — James H. Ball, Amos H. Darlingtox. 

 Recording Secretary — Isaac D. Pyle. 



Corresponding Secretary — Joseph P. Wilson. 



Treasurer — Joux Mausualu 



