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specimens, will let us know their opinion, in regard to the identity of the 

 two apples. — Ed. 



Albany and Rensselaer Horticultural Society. Winter Meeting \of M(m- 

 bers. Albany, Feb. llth, 1848. — The Society met at the Agricultural 

 rooms pursuant to notice, — V. P. Douw, one of the Vice Presidents of 

 the Society, in the chair. Dr. Herman Wendell, from the committee chosen 

 at the last meeting to prepare a premium list for 1848, reported a list, which 

 was adopted, and will be published hereafter. After various amendments 

 were made to the rules, and notices of intended alterations to the Consti- 

 tution given, the following gentlemen were, on motion, appointed by the 

 chair, a committee to report a list of officers and committees for 1848 to the 

 Society at the May meeting, viz. : E. P. Prentice, V. P. Douw, Herman 

 Wendell, Dr. Thomas Vail, Amos Briggs, Wm. Buswell, and Wm. New- 

 comb. On motion of Wm. Buswell of Rensselaer, and seconded by Wm. 

 Newcomb, the following Pomological Rules were adopted by the Society, 

 and substituted for those heretofore adopted, viz. : 



[These rules are precisely the same as those adopted by the New York 

 State Agricultural Society , and already laid before our readers at p. 67. — Ed.] 



The Committee on Fruits reported that there was exhibited, by Dr. J. P. 

 Beekman, of Kinderhook, Columbia County, beautiful specimens of Swaar 

 and Newtown Pippin Apples. By Thomas M. Burt, of Kinderhook, Eso- 

 pus Spitzemberg, and Swaar apples. By Henry Snyder, nurseryman, of 

 Kinderhook, beautiful Roxbury Russet, Vandervere, Lady apples, and 

 Seedling Winter pears. By Peter Kingman, of Kinderhook, Bristol Ap- 

 ples, a good and handsome sweet apple. By Albert Martin, of Schaghticoke, 

 per Amos Briggs, Swaar and Blue Pearmain apples. By Joseph Mosher, per 

 Amos Briggs, Scolloped or German Gilliflower apples, very fine. By Roswell 

 S. Brown, per Amos Briggs, Westfield Seek-no-further apples. By Julius 

 Rhodes, of Albany, Northern Spy apples from the Chapin orchard in 

 Ontario County. By E. C. Frost, of Catherine Chemung Co., a nursery- 

 man. Winter King apples, a beautiful and good late winter fruit. By Dr. 

 Herman Wendell, of Albany, Newtown Pippin, and Pomme de Charles, or 

 Male Carle apples ; Easter Beurr^, Inconnue of Van Mons, and Prince's 

 St. Germain pears. By Wm. Newcomb, of Pittstown, Roxbury Russet, 

 Westfield Seek-no-further, Rhode Island Greening, Blue Pearmain, Fall 

 Greening,? Pound Sweet, Black Gilliflower, Esopus Spitzemberg, Red Gil- 

 liflowers, and two seedlings. 



The Committee awarded the premium for Winter Pears^ to Dr. Herman 

 Wendell, $3. 



The first premium for Winter Apples, to Wm Newcomb, $3. 



The second for Winter Apples, to Dr. Herman Wendell, $2. 



The Committee beg leave to recommend that the thanks of the Society be 

 tendered to Dr Beekman, Thomas M. Burt, Henry Snyder, and Peter King- 

 man, of Columbia County, and also to E. C. Frost, of Chemung County, and 

 to the gentlemen from Schaghticoke, for their contribution to the exhibition. 

 For the Committee, V. P. Douw. 



The Committee on Floral Designs, Bouquets, &c., reported that the 

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