136 Horticultural Societies. 



The loss of the fine plants, which we saw there last March, must cer- 

 tainly be severely felt ; all the tea and china roses ordinarily stand the 

 winter without injury, or with only the loss of a few of the ends of the 

 shoots, which would of necessity have to he pruned off. We saw hundreds 

 of these plants in the gardens and nurseries around the city, many of which 

 were three or four feet high. Lovers of the rose can readily appreciate the 

 los? of such fine specimens. 



The remarks of Mr. Page satisfiictorily settle the question in regard to 

 the relative hardiness of trees raised in a warm or cold latitude. While the 

 peaches "are almost entirely killed," and the apple, pear and plum, "in- 

 jured to some extent" with the thermometer at 8® below zero, our own 

 peach trees, in our nursery, with the thermometer 12° below zero once, and 

 from 6'^ to IC below zero, several times, are not harmed so much as a 

 single flower or twig, and apples and pears never wintered better. — En. 



Art. III. Horticultural Societies. 



Albany and Rknsselaer Horticultural Society. — The annual 

 meeting of the society was held at the State Agricultural Rooms, February ' 

 4th, 1852, — V. P. Douw, President, in the chair. 



Mr. Wilson, from the committee, reported the names of the following 

 pers<ms for ofiicers for the ensuing year, who were duly elected: — 



President — Herman Wendell, M. D. 



Vice Presidents— E. P. Prentice, B. B. Kirtland, D. T. Vail, William 

 Newcomb. 



Secretary — B. P. Johnson. 



Treasurer — Luther Tucker. 



Managers — V. P. Douw, J. McD. Mclntyre, J. M. Lovett, L. Menand, 

 E. Corning, Jr., C. P. Williams, A. F. Chatfield, J. S. Gould, E. Dorr. 



On mution of Mr. Newcomb, a vote of thanks was tendered to V. P. Douw, 

 Esq., for the efficient and satisfactory manner in which he had discharged 

 the duties of the office of President of the society, for the past two years. 



The following resolution was adopted : — 



Resolved, That it be recommended to those to whom premiums ^h;ill be 

 awarded during the year, to leave the same in the Treasurer's li;inds, to 

 form a permanent fund for the benefit of the society, and thus enable it to 

 increase its means of usefulness. 



The constitution of the society was amended by making the annual fee 

 of membership $1, instead of $'2, as heretofore. 



Meetings and exhibitions for 1852, are to be held on the 22d June, 6th 

 July, and 14th and 15th September. Annual meeting, 3d Wednesday of 

 February, 1853. 



The following committees were appointed for 1852: — 



Fruits — Dr. Herman Wendell, chairman ; V. P. Douw, E. Dorr, B. B. 

 Kirtland, D. Thomas Vail. 



