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racter — workers, intelligent and communicative, as their proceedings will show. This 

 society has a wide field to labor in, and a great work to perform, but it is fully equal to 

 it. The people of Burlington must be accorded the highest praise for the liberality and 

 taste displayed in making arrangements for the meeting and for the gener.-us hospitality 

 towards the members and delegates individually. 



His Excellency, Gov. Grimes, was with them from beginning to end, and participated 

 heartily in the pioceedings. At the close a supper was given at which his Excellency 

 presided. A number of appropriate sentiments were given and responded to by brief 

 and spirited speeches. That of Gov. Grimes and W. F. Coolbaugh, Esq., I have never 

 heard surpassed on similar occasions; both ^ere impromptu, but pertinent and effective. 



The "Daily Democratic Press," of Chicago, was ably represented by Wm. Brosa, Esq. 

 and its "Rural" correspondent, M. L. Dunlap, Esq. 



The Chicago Democrat was well represented by J. C. Brayman, Esq., who made a very 

 good report of the proceedings. 



We all left Burlington well pleased. The Society had a pleasant and profitable meet- 

 ing, and we may expect to see it turn out in its strength to our Rochester meeting next 

 year. Then, if we live till then, we shall see something of American Fruits. 



Excuse these hasty rambling notes and believe me, Yours, 



P. Barry. 



Chicago Exibition. — The Illinois State Fair held at Chicago last month has been one 

 of those events which the Horticulturist should not pass over. The pulse of " Young 

 America" beats so strongly in that direction that an old-fashioned doctor might fear a rush 

 ot blood to the head, did he not know the constitution of the patient would bear a con- 

 stant pressure of fever heat. 



By invitation of the Society, and of the Central Illinois Railroad Company, we visited 

 the Fair, and can safely say that the half had not been told us regarding this portion of 

 our great Conlederacy. Chicago is reached from Philadelphia by continuous connections of 

 different railroads, via Pittsburgh, in forty to forty-four hours with ease and comfort. 

 The first view of the new city is striking, and we will add astonishing ; it may be doubted 

 if the world ever saw such rapid progress. Twenty-five years only have elapsed since 

 the Indian inhabited the site where is now a great city of eighty thousand inhabitants ; 

 fine houses of elegant structure, models in their way inside and out, skirt the lake and 

 adorn the interior of the city ; the depots are magnificent, and this is all aided by the 

 most beautiful building stone and fine bricks, the colors differing from any other Ameri- 

 can structures, thus giving that indefinable charm to the eye of the traveller, of novelty 

 when combined with good taste- We shall take occasion hereafter to return to these 

 subjects ; our business is now with the State Fair. 



The collection of fruit surpassed in some particulars that at EIraira. The apples, 

 which seem to be thoroughly at home in the soil of Illinois, were surprisingly beautiful 

 and large ; the pears not so good this season as in Western New York, but still very fair. 



The apples known at the eastward were so much larger and finer here that we scarcely 

 recognized them ; the Belle-flower which have deteriorated at home were in greater 

 perfection than we have ever known; the Newtown pippin and llambo deserved the same 

 praise. There were numerous seedling varieties not yet named, of great merit. 



The Catawba grapes were particularly large and delicious, especially those from 

 Hennepin, Illinois, and Kelly's Island, in Lake Erie. The wines exhibited, Catawba, 

 Bland, and Isabella, were highly creditable. 



