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species, M. moschatus. A curious hybiirl could perhaps be raised by 

 the cross imprej^nation of these two, so naturally allied to each other. 

 We drop the hint for the benefit of some amateur in such matters. 



Among the fruit were some fine pears — Ej)ine d'ete, from the garden 

 of Augustus P. Chamberlain, and Rousselet de Rheims and the Ribston 

 pippin apple, from Dr. Wni. P. Richardson. — L. 



[The following report of this meeting is from the same correspondent 

 as those of the first date; but as it gives a detailed account of all the 

 articles exhibited, we give it in addition. — Cond.] 



Garden plants : By John Lewis Russell, dalilias, viz. Brown's Ophelia, 

 Brown's Desdemona, Duchess of Buccleugh, Cambridge Rival, Teucer, 

 King of whites, scarlet perfection, Wilmot's superb(.'), Barrett's Susan- 

 nah, Countess of Liverpool, Triumph Royal, Picta formosissima, sulphur 

 yellow. Lady Fordwich and Dennissii; JViimulus cardinalis, i?6sa Law- 

 renceidna. Zinnia violacea var. coccinea. Petunia violacea and nycta- 

 giniflora, Moluccella IseVis, &c. By Francis Putnam, dahlias, asters, 

 stocks. Gladiolus floribundus and natalensis, &c. By Henry Wheat- 

 land, dahlias, asters, stocks, &c. By Wm. P. Richardson, dahlias, 

 J>athyrus odoratus, i/?ntirrhinum. Coreopsis, &c. 



Native plants: By John Lewis Russell, Sanguisorba canadensis, 

 Gentiuna saponaria, &c. By T. Prince, .Antirrhinum Linaria, Achilleo 

 Jtfillefolium, solidago, asters, &c. 



Fruit: By Mrs^ A. Peabody, pears. By Augustus P. Chamberlain, 

 summer thorn pear. By Wm. P. Richardson, Rousselett de Rheims 

 and orange pears, Ribston pippin and baking apples. — P. 



Pennsijlvanin Hortieultural Society. — The tenth exhibition of this 

 Society was held at the Masonic Hall, on the 20th, 21st and 22d of Sep- 

 tember, 1837, and great merit is due to the Committee of Arrangements 

 for the splendor with which it was got up. 



On entering the saloon, a large oval table was placed before you, 

 filled with the choicest exotics from the tropics to the arctic circle. In 

 the centre stood one of the beautiful palms of Ceylon, the Latania 

 borbonica. A Cypripedium insigne (ladies' slipper,) from India, excited 

 much curiosity, from the extreme resemblance of its flower to wax. It 

 is believed to be the first introduced into this country; (there is another, 

 the venustum, from India, but the greater part of this beautiful family 

 are indigenous.) On the east and vvest of the centre table were circu- 

 lar ones, each crowned by a beautiful screw pine, the Pandunus litilis 

 and the P. spiralis, surrounded by a vast variety of that beautiful flower, 

 the dahlia, of every tint and hue. At the east end of the saloon was a 

 semi-circular table, on which was a large plant of the Astrapae^a Wal- 

 lichii, surrounded by beautiful exotics; at the west end was a corres- 

 ponding table, with another palm, the Latania borbonica, and near it a 

 very large plant of the Crinutn amabile, in full flower, one of the lilia- 

 ceous fainily; also the black and green teas, the black pepper, the cam- 

 phor and cinnamon trees, with many of the choicest plants. The walls 

 of the saloon were lined with tables, spread with beautiful plants. In 

 one of the recesses was observed a most singular submarine production, 

 from Sinifapore; it drew universal attention from its great size and ap- 

 pearance; it has received the a|)pr()priate appellation of Neptu7ie''s to ine- 

 cup; and near this was a frame-work, having the silk-worm in its vari- 

 ous stages, from the recently produced worm to the finished cocoon. In 

 the window recesses were displayed an immense number of dahlias. 

 Near one of the east windows was a pyramid ten feet high, by A. Dry- 

 burtrh, covered with various kinds of flowers, interspersed with ever- 

 greens. At one of the north windows was a beautiful architectural 

 model of the United States Bank, by R. Buist, covered with a great va- 

 riety of Uie finest flowers, and on the architrave stood inscribed in high 



