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attention of all visitors,) some fine heads of lettuce, Turnip beets, Giant 

 rhubarb, and three remarkably large cucumbers, of a variety called the 

 "Roman Emperor." E. P. Prentice, of Mount Hope, exhibited cauliflow- 

 ers. Turnip beets, Giant and Victoria rhubarb, (six stalks of the latter 

 weighing four pounds,) Early Racehorse and Prince Albert peas. White- 

 spine cucumbers, (very fine,) Early York cabbage, and some fine heads of 

 Silesian lettuce. 



Dr. Herman Wendell, of Albany, exhibited some stems of the Hoosung, 

 a new vegetable lately introduced from China by the London Horticultural 

 Society, and which Dr. W. informed us, should, after being stripped of its 

 leaves, be cooked and eaten in the same manner as Asparagus, which the 

 stems in some degree resemble. He also exhibited four new varieties of 

 lettuce, viz : the Artichoke-leaved, the Malta, the Swedish or Sugar, and 

 the Imperial, and some fine stems of Victoria rhubarb. The Malta was a 

 remarkably bitter variety, but one which the committee believe, when eaten 

 as a salad prepared with the proper condiments, will be greatly relished by 

 hon vivanls. The Artichoke-leaved variety is a curious but very agreeable 

 one. So also is the Sugar and Imperial. The committee cannot allow the 

 opportunity to pass, without calling the attention of the Society to these 

 successful attempts of Dr. Wendell, to introduce new varieties of vegeta- 

 bles from other countries, as worthy of all praise, and highly honorable to 

 him as a member of the Society, and they would recommend that a discre- 

 tionary premium be awarded him. 



Joel Rathbone exhibited Giant rhubarb, Early York cabbages. Admiral 

 lettuce. Early June, and Racehorse peas. D. Thomas Vail, Troy, exhibit- 

 ed some very fine heads of Early York cabbage. Jacob Henry, of Wa- 

 tervliet, exhibited some very fine Early June peas. Frederick Kiesel, near 

 the Orphan Asylum, Albany, exhibited Early June peas, Turnip beets, 

 some beautiful heads of Selesian lettuce, fine double curled parsley, six 

 heads of fine white celery, and some white-spine cucumbers. The com- 

 mittee recommend that a discretionary premium be allowed Mr. Kiesel, for 

 his parsley, beets, cucumbers, and peas, which were very fine. James 

 Wilson exhibited six stems of Hybrid rhubarb, which weighed six pounds. 



The committee have awarded the premiums as follows : — On Beets, to E. 

 P. Prentice, $ 1 00. On Cabbage, to D. T. Vail, $ 1 00. On Cauliflow- 

 ers, to V. P. Douw, $1 00. On Celery, to F. Kiesel, of Albany, $1 00. 

 On Cucumbers, to V. P. Douw, % 1 00. On Lettuce, to F. Kiesel, of Al- 

 bany, $ 1 00. On Peas, to V. P. Douw, $ 1 00. On Rhubarb, to James 

 Wilson, $1 00. — C. iV. Bement, Chairman. 



Pomolomcal Convention. — In a late number we gave notice of the annual 

 exhibition of the New York State Agricultural Society, which is to be held 

 at Buffalo, on the 5th of September next, and also, that a convention of Po- 

 mologists would be held at or about the same time. Since then, we have 

 received the following circular : — Sir, — The executive committee of the 

 New York State Agricultural Society, have called a Pomological conven- 

 tion, to be held in this city, on Friday, the 1st day of September next, at 

 10 o'clock A. M., so as briefly to anticipate the annual fair; and have 



