568 Exhibitio7is of Hoi^ticultwal Societies. 



Fruits : From James Arnold, Esq., President of the Society, 23 varie- 

 ties of pears, 12 varieties of grapes, peaches, and plums. From C. W. 

 Morgan, 20 varieties of pears, 3 of grapes, several of apples, figs, &c. 

 From W. S. Cook, 15 varieties of pears, plums, &c. From John How- 

 land, 22 varieties of pears, 4 of grapes, &c. From 11. H. Crapo, 44 va- 

 rieties of pears, 4 of grapes, &c. From Jos. Clarke, 14 varieties of pears. 

 From William P. Jenny, IG varieties of pears. From William Swift, 12 

 varieties of pears. From R. N. Swift, 12 varieties of pears, grapes, &c. 

 From J. M. Howland, 16 varieties of pears, several of apples, &c. 



Flowers : James Arnold, C. W. Morgan, H. H. Crapo, J B. Burges, 

 Joseph Grinnell, Eliza Barney, John Howland, and William Rotch, Jr., 

 were the principal exhibitors. 



The decorations of the hall were tastefully arranged under the direction 

 of the superintending committee. They were constructed almost entirely 

 of the White or Swamp Cedar — Cupressus Thuyoides — forming partitions 

 with arched passages, and of festoons of the Flat Club Moss or Ground 

 Pine — Lycopodium complanatum. In this connection we would notice the 

 suite of Chinese Garden Stands, which have been twice used with such 

 good effect in our annual exhibitions. They were last year loaned and 

 have since been generously presented to the society by Gideon Nye, Jr. 

 Our obligations to him we take pleasure thus publicly to acknowledge. 



Nexo Haven County Horticultural Society. — The annual fair of this so- 

 ciety was held in New Haven on the 26lh of September last. An address 

 was delivered on the occasion by Mr. S. B. Parsons, of Flushing, which is 

 published with the report of the exhibition, and we shall notice it another 

 time. 



The show of flowers and fruits was very good, and several premiums 

 were awarded. 



Among the flowers we notice a new Clerodendron, exhibited by Mr. 

 Leuchars, called C. Sillimani. It is a hybrid between C. fallax and sinua- 

 tum, having the foliage of the latter and the flowers of the former. It 

 received a premium of $3. C. Robinson, Esq., had the first premium 

 for dahlias. 



Of fruits there was a good display. Mr. S. D. Pardee, Drs. Monson, 

 Dow, and Totten, and J. P. Whittlesey, were the principal exhibitors. 

 The premium for the best was awarded to E. Sandford for the Louise 

 Bonne of Jersey. Owing to the unpropitious season, but few of the New 

 Haven seedlings were shown this year. 



The committee, in conclusion, remark that "the exhibition of fruits 

 which has been steadily improving at our annual fairs, has this year been 

 superior to that on any former occasion — afTording gratifying evidence that 

 the operations of our society have in this, as well as in other departments 

 of horticulture, been highly successful in improving the products of our 

 gardens and orchards. 



Many specimens of pears, peaches, and grapes, which this year received 

 no premium, were far superior to those to which at previous fairs the high- 

 est was awarded. 



