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Art. II. Exhibitions of Horticultural Societies. 



We are sorry to state that our reports of the various Societies which 

 exist in different parts of the Union are not so complete as we had hoped 

 they would have been. Notwithstanding our notice upon the cover, 

 and incidentally at other times, to our friends and correspondents, we 

 have received only the full rej)ort of the Essex County Natural History 

 Society and that of the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Horticul- 

 tural Societj'. The New York Horticultural Society, owing to the apa- 

 thy of the members, were not able to get up an exhibition this year, as 

 was feared by our correspondent, (p. 389.) This we were sorry to 

 hear; and we regret to learn, very lately, that some of the most active 

 members have already withdrawn their connection from it. From the 

 Maryland Horticultural Society, at Baltimore, and the Columbian Hor- 

 ticultural Society, at Washington, we have had no information in regard 

 to their exhibitions. It would have given us pleasure to have embraced 

 the reports of these two Societies, with the others, in the present num- 

 ber, but we have been unable to do so. 



It will be seen, that in the list of plants exhibited there are many 

 new and rare articles, particularly at the exhibition in Philadelphia. 

 There is also a very decided increase of fine specimens. Of dahlias 

 the shows have never anything near equalled the display of the 

 present year. Rich as they have been, however, we have no doubt 

 they will be far surpassed next season. Mr. Buist has raised some fine 

 seedlings, and Mr. Mackenzie, at Lemon Hill, formerly Mr. Pratt's; 

 we have not seen any of those of Mr. Buist, but understand they are 

 extremely fine. Some of Mr. Mackenzie's were exhibited at the Mas- 

 sachusetts Horticultural Society's annual show, and were much ad- 

 mired. Our readers will notice the very great number of hyacinths 

 grown in Charleston, S. C: we hope the same zeal will be manifested 

 for this sweet flower in the Middle and Eastern States. The Essex 

 County Society's shows have been attractive by the profusion of fine 

 specimens of native flowers. Another season we hope our December 

 number will contain the report of every Society in the Union. 



Essex County Natural History .Society. — Wednesday, June 5th, 1837. 

 [We noticed this exhibition at p. 353, and gave thi; preliminary remarks 

 of our correspondent and the names of some of the exhibitors: the fol- 

 lowing is the report of the plants and fruits exhibited. — ConcL] 



Garden Plants: By Mrs. J. D. Treadwell, Digitalis purpurea and 

 purpiirea var. alba, Canterbury bells, scarlet trumpet honeysuckle, lark- 

 spur, roses, &c. &c. By Miss E. S. Peabody, roses, pinks, phlox, lych- 

 nis, &-C. &c. By Miss A. D. Roirers, moss roses. By Francis Putnam, 

 Peebnia fragrans, Hiimet, Whitle/i andReevesj^; Cactus [Cereus] spe- 

 siosissimus. Calceolaria var. grand Sultan and roses, viz. yellow Noi- 

 sette, Rivers's George IV, cabbage Provins, new beautiful Provins, 

 Eclinberger, black mcrice, Goliath, Nigrittienne, Welsh Provins, 

 L'0[)scurite, Premier noble, Lubec, negro ])anache, Pluto, Swisse, F.m- 

 press of France, Ventori's superb, Proserpine, gloriosa sujjcrba, noire, 

 &c; also, alstroemerias and larkspurs, gladiolus, pyrethrum, stocks, &.c. 



By Wm. F. Gardner, Gladiolus natalensis. Calceolaria corymbosa, 

 Mesembryanthemum, Geranium Compton, digitalis, lilies, carnations, 

 &c. &,c. By Andrew Nichols, Danvers, lychnis, larks])ur, honeysuckle, 

 pinks, 8cc. &,c. By Wm. P. Richardson, 7/yacinthus comosus, Gera- 

 nium striatum, Dracocephalwm, Prussian [?] larksjiur, Canterbury bells, 

 &c. By John M. Ives, roses, viz. Swiss, moss, Provins, Paris virgin, 

 Bromley's favorite, &.c; also, pinks. 



Native plants: By E. L. Page, .Antirrhinum Linaria, [Lin^ria ^iDif6- 



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