460 Exhihilions of Horticultural Societies. 



cultivated Avith the success and taste for which she has so long and so 

 favorably been Ivuown to this Society. 



From the experience of past seasons it appears to your committee, 

 as this department is the most extensive, that their numbers should be 

 increased to six, with such an organization as may be determined on, so 

 as to render the labor less arduous, and the performance of the duties 

 more certain. 



The committee on fruits announce to the Society, that since the an- 

 nual meeting in July last, fruits have been exhibited and reported to 

 them as growing in the gardens of the following persons in this city, 

 viz. Mr iVIarkley, residing in Meeting Street, exhibited peaches of fine 

 flavor and large size, and the quantity on one tree fully justify his claim 

 to a premium from the Society, for the best fruit of this kind exhibited. 

 Mr. Gilfillen produced a few peaches of the same kind, which were 

 considered scarcely inferior to Mr. Markley's. 



The committee visited the garden on Holmes &. Co.'s, late Mey's, 

 wharf, where they saw a few trees with peaches and pears of good 

 quality. Fine peaches were also reported to the committee from the 

 following gardens, but which they had not an opportunity of witnessing, 

 viz. Mr. C. Patrick, Mr. A. Whitney, Mr. Busacker, Mr. Francis, m 

 King Street, and Mr. A. Taylor in Beaufain Street. 



The finest grapes of different kinds were exhibited by the following 

 persons, viz. Mrs. F. Rutledge, the Scuppernon, in great perfection. 

 Mr. James S. Johnson, the Claret, of uncommon large bunches, and per- 

 fectly mature. Lionel H. Kennedy, Esq., the flame-colored, but by 

 many supposed to be the grey grape, were remarkably fine. To each 

 of these varieties the committee recommend a premium. 



The only pears which came under their notice were from the planta- 

 tion of Mr. Kinsey Burden, say three bushels of the pound pear; they 

 had attained their full size, and were the best of the kind exhibited. The 

 trees of Mr. Michel produced some good pears, but few in quantity. 

 His red heart cherries were remarkably fine, and the quantity required 

 by the Society from a single tree, justifying a premium, we recommend 

 it to be awarded to him. 



Mr. Guillemin produced the largest and finest quinces, not inferior to 

 those cultivated in the Northern States, and fully deserving a premium. 

 Mr. Michel's strawberries, were, as usual, very fine, but the quantity 

 not sufficient to claim a premium. 



The peaches and apricots in the gardens of Dr. Desel and Mr. Hen- 

 ry Horlbeck were considered remarkably fine, and would doubtless 

 have been deserving a premium, if the quantity required by the Society 

 had been produced. 



Mr. Petit produced some English walnuts, which deserve the atten- 

 tion of this Society. 



Miss Cripps, Mr. Michel, and Mr. Javain produced some large sized 

 apples- 



The committee regret that the names of the different varieties of fruit 

 were not obtained; as they deem it essential, they recommend to the hor- 

 ticulturists in general to furnish the names of the fruits exhibited by 

 them to this Society. 



The following premiums are recommended for vegetables: — To Jas. 

 Bancroft, for the best six heads of cauliflowers, a medal; to Mr. Noisette, 

 for the best six heads of cabbages, a medal; to Paul Remley, for the twelve 

 best red beets, a medal ; to Col. Richard Yeadon, for the best twelve 

 carrots; to J. F. O'Hear, for the best celery; to Col. J, Tan Rhyn, for 

 the twenty-four best artichokes; to Dr. Charles Desel, for the twenty- 

 five best silver onions; to Mr, Tobin, for the earliest and best half bush- 

 el of potatoes; to Mr, Hartmann, for the best bushel of spring Irish 



