236 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 



winter spinnage, spring ditto, two bunches of very superior blanclied 

 rhubarb, asparagus, sea kale, early potatoes, cauliflowers, onions, let- 

 tuce, and mushrooms. 



The premium for the best tea China roses was awarded to Andrew 

 Dryburgh, who exhibited Rosa Amie Vibert, yellow Noisette, Thea 

 Madam Desprez, yellow tea, blush tea, R. Thea Triumph de Luxem- 

 bourg, R. Palavacina, R. Admiral de Perrie, R. Thea Charles Des- 

 prez, and R. Faustine. There being two competitors, he exhibited, be- 

 sides, jRosa Glorie de France, R. Glorie de Jardin, R. I3izarre de la Chi- 

 na, R. Vaestana, R. Madam d'Arbley, R. La bische, JR. Moss de 

 Meaux, R. Louis Philippe, R. white Bath moss, R. white tea, R. scar- 

 let tea, R. Isle de Bourbon, R. Maria Leonida, R. de la Fleche, d'An- 

 gers' Perpetual, Grand Perpetual, R. Josephine Antoinette, Gesnera 

 bulbosa, Polygala speciosa, £uph6rbza splendens, Cereus speciosa, 

 [Epiphyllum speciosum.] C. Jenkensoni, Muraltm Heisterta, Swain- 

 Bonia galegafolia, and a fine green-edged auricula. 



The premium for the best twenty-five tulips was awarded to Robert 

 Buist, and for the best six to Alexander Parker. There were three 

 competitors. 



The premium for the best American seedling rose was awarded to 

 McKenzie & Buchanan; a seedling from the sweet-scented tea, being 

 in flower three months after the seed was sown. 



The premium for the best bouquet was awarded to Robert Kilving- 

 ton. 



The Committee on Vegetables awarded the premium to Daniel Reil- 

 ly, gardener to Pierce Butler, Esq., for the best forced cauliflowers, not 

 less than three. 



The premium for the best forced potatoes, not less than half a peck, 

 was awarded to James M'Kee, gardener to Charles Chauncey, Esq. 



The premium for the best blanched rhubarb, not less than two bunch- 

 es, two pounds each, was awarded to Walter Wilson, Burlington, New 

 Jersey- 



The premium for the best lettuce grown in New Jersey, in the open 

 ground, not Ipss than eijiht heads, was awarded to James M'Kee, gar- 

 dener to C- Chauncey, Esq. 



The premium for the best display of vegetables that evening, was 

 awarded to James M'Kee, who exhil)ited three diflferent kinds of pota- 

 toes, lettuce, blanched rhubarb, cauliflowers, asparagus, &c. The Com- 

 mittee likewise make honorable mention of the vegetables exhil)ited by 

 Mr. Chalmers, senior gardener, as being superior, especially the blanch- 

 ed rhubarb; also, to James Beadle, gardener, Turner's Lane, esj)ecial- 

 ly his leeks, being the best ever exhibited before the Society; likewise, 

 Robert Meston, gardener to Mrs. Roland, for his fine display, especial- 

 ly the large quantity of very superior mushrooms. 



Robert Buist exhibited "i?6sa Thea Marguarette, Thea Hortensia, 

 yellow tea, pink tea, Fiichsia elegans, Tropa;\)bim tricolor var., T. 

 adiincum, Rhodochiton voluhile, Ferbena Tweedictma, F. arraniana, 

 Lancana fuscata, Cereus [Epii)hyllum] splendens. Gloxinia speciosa, 

 G. Candida, Cytisus racemosa, Amarylhs_ Johnsonu', /'xia crocata, 

 Lechenault/a formosa, Diihvynm floribiinda, Gnidia aiirea, Epidendrum 

 Parmenterit, Oncidium flavescens, Polygala cordata; and pelarironi- 

 «ms, viz. Admiral Napier, sujierbissima, jxirpiirea caMulea, Adelina, 

 Buist's Fair Maria, Con(|ueror, Beauty of Piiiiadelphia, and ))urple 

 Perfection, Diomede, diversum, ^V'heeler»^■, Queen of Scots, ne plus 

 ultra, Lucifer, Celestia, americanum, tricolor, Man of Ross, Countess 

 of Munster, Boll's General Washington, and six auriculas. J?6sa 

 Thea lilacina, R. T. Madam Desprez, R. T. Triumph De Luxem- 

 bourg, R. Bengal Triumphant, yellow tea, R. T. fragrautissiina, 



