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bven, the compartments for drying the fruit beings 

 on each side. The trays slide on wooden bearers. 



Laving out Grounds. — .d Nfw.Yurk Subscri- 

 ber. If you will send us your address we will fur- 

 nish you with the information you wish. 



Diseases of Fruit Tkkes. — R. M., (Brook- 

 lyn.) Your cherry trees are hide-bound. Read 

 Prof. Turner's article published in a late num- 

 ber ; strip off the outer bark and the trees will 

 recover. We have found the plum tree knots cu- 

 rable on large limbs by cutting out the atfeeted 

 part, and washing the wound over with a weak 

 copperas water — half an oz. to two quarts of wa- 

 ter. — A Constant Reader, (Northampton, Mdss.) 

 Your peach trees have the yellows, for which as 

 yet no remedy has been discovered. Dig them up 

 and burn them, rcot and branch. Pruning a 

 healthy peach tree after cutting a branch from one 

 affected by this disease, will communicate it to the 

 healthy one. Procure a fresh stock from some 

 nursery where the disease is unknown — as it is 

 in many places. — A. B., (Orange Co.) Your old 

 pear trees have stopped bearing because they have 

 completely exhausted the soil. Dig a trench 3 

 feet wide and IS inches deep, all reund the tree, 



at a distance of five feet from the trunk ; cart 

 away the old soil,, and fill up the trench with a 

 mixture of sods, leached ashes, and bone-dust — 

 using one bushel of the latter and six bushels of 

 the former. It will speedily recover and bear 

 good fruit again. 



Strawberries. — A Jerscyman. The Large 

 Early Scarlet is a sort that never fails to bear a 

 good crop alone by itself, having an abundance of 

 both pistils and stamens in the blossoms. Burros 

 New Pine is the best American Seedling variety 

 that we have yet tasted. There are few more 

 productive sorts for market than the Hudson. 

 Trench the soil two feet deep, and bury your fresh 

 manure deeply, and you will find no difficulty in 

 getting good crops. The Hudson being a pistil- 

 late sort, a bed of the Large Early Scarlet or 

 some other staviinate variety should be planted 

 near it to insure a crop. One-fourth staminate 

 plants is a sufficiently large proportion. — •' Buffa- 

 lo," Keen's Seedling is worthless for general cul- 

 tivation in this country, as the plants burn up in 

 summer, and "freeze out" in winter. Black 

 Prince is the best substitute for it in this cli- 

 mate. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The stated meetinsr of this society occurred on Tuesday 

 evening, April 17, 1849, — the President in the chair. 



On tliis occasion, the display was surpassingly fine. 'J he 

 great variety, number, and beauty o(" the specimens of 

 plants, in full bloom, was the theme of the numerous visi- 

 tors. The contributors of the designs of cut flowers, baskets 

 and bouquels, evinced good taste and judgment. Of rarities 

 among tlie fruits, were apricots, grapes, just taken from the 

 vine, strawberries and barbadoes gooseberries; also, a 

 number of seedling apples from various sources. 



Tlie premiums awarded were as follows : 



By the Commiitee on Plants and Flowers. — For the best 

 ten varieties of Pelargoniums, to Robert Buist; for the se- 

 cond best ten, to Ben Daniels, gardener to Caleb Cope. 

 For the best ten everbloomi ng roses, named varieties in 

 pots, to .Tohn Sherwood. For the best six named varieties 

 of Hyacinths, to Robert Buist; for the second best six, to 

 Ben Daniels. For the best six varieties of Pansies. to Ro- 

 bert Kilvington; for the second best six, to ,Tas. Powell. 

 For the best three named varieties of hot-house plants, in 

 pots, to .James Bissett, gardener to .Tames Dundas : for the 

 second best three, to tlie same. For the best three named 

 varieties of green-house plants, in pots, to Robert Buist ; for 

 the second best three to Ben Daniels. For the most inte- 

 resting collection of named plants, in pots, to Maurice Finn, 

 gardener to John Lambert ; for the second be.st collection, 

 to James Bisset, gardener to Jas. Dundas ; for the third best, 

 to Ben Daniels. For the best display of indigenous plants, 

 in pots, to Robert Kilvington. For the best design of cut 

 flowers, to Ben Daniels ; for the second best, to James Bis- 

 set, jun., gardener to Joseph Ripka. For tlie best basket of 

 cut flowers, to Maurice Finn ; for the second best, to Ben 

 Daniels. . 



The committee awarded a special premium of one dollar, 

 for a fine h.asket of cut flowers, to Peter Raabe ; and took 

 much pleasure in calling the attention of the society to some 

 beautif"ul specimens of the Souvenir de Malmaison Rose, 

 from the garden of Jos. Ripka, Manayuiik ; and also to a 



very beautiful specimen of Camellia japonica, var. Prattii, 

 from the collection of James Ritchie. 



The Committee on Fruits beg leave to report, that Ihey 

 have noticed, with pleasure, many specimens of seedling 

 apples: 



No. 1. A large red apple, which they consider a good 

 sprightly apple, and wortliy of cultivation; from Mr. How- 

 ard, Delaware county. Pa. 



No. 2. " Fallen Walder," beautiful specimens, but dry; 

 from Dr. Kittoe, Muncy. Pa. 



No. 3. " Spriiig Pippin," second quality ; from H.N. John- 

 son, Germantown. 



No. 4. '"Brandywine Pippin," good, and worthy of fur- 

 ther trial ; from John Lodge, near Wilmington, Del. 



No. 5. " Major," of second quality; from Dr. Kittoe. 



No. 6. "Water-melon," Montgomery county, wants cha- 

 racter ; deposited by A. W. Corson. 



No. 7. Worthless ; from Wilmington. Del. 



The committee also noticed a dish of excellent strawber- 

 ries, Breda apricots, grapes, and the fruit of the Cereus 

 Mallisoni. 



The Committee on Vegetables report, that they have award- 

 ed the following: For the best cucumbers, to Ben Daniels, 

 gardener to C. Cope ; for the second best, to Patrick Devine, 

 gardener to Sam'I C. Ford. For the best cauliflowers, to 

 James Leddy, gardener to Pierce Butler. For the best sea- 

 kale, to Ben Daniels. For the best rhubarb, to Anthony 

 Felten ; for the second best, to Ben Daniels. For the best 

 asparagus, to Isaac B Baxter; fur the second best, to Ben 

 Daniels For the best display, and for the second best dis- 

 play, by market gardeners, to Anthony Felten. For the 

 best display, by amateurs, to Ben Daniels; tor the second 

 best, to Wm. Johns; for the third best, to Maurice Finn, 

 gardener to .John I.iambert. The committee noticed four 

 heads of very fine lettuce, by Pierce Butler's gardener. 



A communication from James Kitchie was read, stating 

 his success with a new remedy in destroying mildew, which 

 is a weak solution of tobacco, syringing plants aflTected 



