368 Domestic Notices. 



Le Pacto]e, Solfitaire, Achimenes picta, fuchsias, gloxinias, Crassula coc- 

 cint^a ; Verbenas, Eclipse, Polki, roseum. Feast's While, &c., and arranped 

 with laste and skill, to which the coinmillee awarded the premium of $1 00. 

 Also a very beautiful round hand bouquet, composed of about the same va- 

 rieties of flowers, and exquisitely arranged, to which the committee awaided 

 the premium of #1 00. — William Newcomb, Chairman. 



Vegfiablcs. — The committee beg leave to congratulate the Society on the 

 great improvement in the cultivation of vegetables in this vicinity, which 

 cannot but be evident to visitors of our exhibitions. Vegetables, constitut- 

 ing, as they do, so large a porti«.n of the necessary aliment of the commu- 

 nity, deserve, as we are happy to perceive they are receiving, great atten- 

 tion from horiiculturalists, both professional and amateur ; and the commit- 

 tee cannot but commend the laudable efforts of a few, to introduce among 

 us new and valuable varieties. There was exhibited by Henry A' ail, two 

 varieties of beets, three varieties of squashes, Biscuit potatoes of large size, 

 and very fine appearance, said to be a valuable variety, and superior Ox 

 Heart cabbages. 



15y Dr. H. Wendell, a brace of Victory of Bath cucumbers, twelve 

 inches 1 'ng, and a brace of Jjatter's Victory of England cucumbers, ten 

 inches long. These new varieties were tasted by the committee, and pio- 

 nounced very good ; but, having been grown under glass, were not entered 

 for competition. By Joel Rathbone, two varieties of string beans, several 

 varieties of seedling Hybrid rhubarb, of very fine appearance. Yellow car- 

 rots, fine, and very large for the season. Double parsley, fine ripe tomatoes, 

 Ash-leafed potatoes, and very large Early York cabbage. By V. P. Douw, 

 Greenbush, ripe tomatoes, Blood beets, large Early York cabbages, Bell 

 peppers, and fine early Sweet c rn. 



By F. Keisel, Seymour's White Solid celery, very large and fine, and 

 three beautiful specimens of Kohl Rabi, which being new to this vicinity 

 attracted much attention from visitors at the exhibition. By William New- 

 comb, very fine Bassano beets, lentils, large and superior onions, salsify, 

 fine White and Yellow carrots. By John Willard, three varieties of cab- 

 bage, all very large and fine. Ox Heart, Early York, and Bergen, very large 

 £nd fine Silver Skin onions. Long Blood and Turnip beets, very fine ; Yel- 

 low Altrinpham carrots, F'arly Frame cucumbers, very fine, but not entered 

 for compeliiion, as they were grown under glass ; salsify, and very superior 

 Mountain June potatoes, of large size. 



The premiums were awarded as follows : — 



On Sqinishm. — To Henry Vail, $\ 00. 



On Early Corn.— To V. P. Douw, $1 00. 



On Slnng Beans. — To J. Rathbone, $\ 00. 



On Potatoes. — To John Willard, for Mountain Junes, $\ 00. 



A special premium was awarded to F.Kiesel, for Kohl Rabi, $1 00. — 

 C. N. Bftmrnt, Chairman. — B. P. Johnson, Secretary, Albany, July, 1848. 



Hortuultvral Eahibition of the American Institute, Ncio York. — The 

 Twenty first Armiial Fair and Horticultural Exhibition of the American In- 

 stitute will be held at Castle Garden, Kew York, in October next, com- 



