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Pittsburg Horticultural Societv. — At an adjourned meeting of the Society, Presi 

 dent McKnight said that the meeting was appointed to be held for the purpose of re- 

 ceiving the report of the Strawberry Coramitteo. The President being the chairman of 

 the committee then read a vahiable paper which we give entire below, as it must be of 

 great interest to Allegheny readers. 



The committee appointed to report which varieties of the Strawberry were the best 

 for cultivation in this vicinity, beg leave to report as follows: 



That they do not consider it advisable to recommend many varieties for general culti- 

 vation, but rather to select a chosen few, which may combine most of the qualities which 

 in their opinion should be deemed essential to constitute a good sort. These qualities 

 they think are flavor, size, beauty and productiveness ; to which may be added early 

 maturity, very late maturity and carrying well to market. The varieties agreed upon by 

 your committee have been selected from more than thirty which have been tested in this 

 vicinity or a locality similar as to soil and climate. And without any desire to glorify 

 our own growers, we would say that we have never seen the Strawberries of Allegheny 

 county surpassed. We would further state our belief that some of those named on our 

 list have been condemned in some other localities, because growers had not the genuine 

 plants. For two of the varieties chosen we are not quite sure of the correct name, but 

 give those by which they pass here, and those with which they are considered identical. 



No. 1. First on the list they unite in placing " McAvoy's Superior" Pistillate, for 

 flavor, size, beauty and productiveness. 



No. 2. "Buist's Prize," Hermaphrodite, size, beauty, productiveness, good for market. 



No. 3. " Hovey's Seedling," P., size, beauty, and productiveness, good for market. 



No. 4. " Victoria," thought to be the Princess Alice Maude," Herm-, flavor, size 

 and beauty. 



No. 5. "Myatt's British Queen," H, flavor, size, beauty and late maturity. 



Your committee would also recommend for early trial, an early scarlet berry, not that 

 known as the "Large Early Scarlet," nor "Virginia Scarlet," but a Pistillate variety, 

 called hero the Baltimore Scarlet, which promises well, ripening eight or ten days before 

 the other varieties, and being handsome and well flavored. They w.uld further recom. 

 mend for fancy cultivation, and as a Dessert garnish, the Bicton Pine, white, beauty, 

 eize and high flavor, though the plant is slender and unproductive. The above list con- 

 tains a succession, ripening through the season ; and from it, the private cultivator, or 

 market gardener can readily select in quality, and proportion, to suit his individual case. 



Robert McKnight, Wm. II. Williams, J. Knox, Jas. S. Negley. 



Some discussion ensued upon the question of precedence of difi"erent varieties, when, 

 upon motion of Mr. McKain, the report was unanimously adopted. 



Annual Exhibition of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society. — The late anmial display 

 of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society, was a complete triumph, so far as the articles on ex- 

 hibition and the liberal manner in which the Exhibtion itself was supported by visitors was 

 concerned. Such is the universal testimony of visitors, and if we might judge by the fine fruits 

 seen in the place after the exhibition was over, such as apples, peaches, pears, etc., we should 

 say, Cincinnati is on the topmost ladder of Horticultural fame. Mr. Ernst, showed us his fine 

 fruit room filled with Lawrence and other good pears, and apples in abundance. Mr. Long- 

 worth displayed his magnificent wine vaults, one tun in which contained 4,580 gallons of wine! 

 Success seems to attend whatever Cincinnati undertakes. 



The Boston National Agricultural Show. — No report of this great event could reach 

 in time for this number. We shall notice it in our next. 



