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The Committee on Fruit and Vegetables awarded the premium for 

 the best early peaches, not less than half a peck, to Hugh Hatch, Cam- 

 den, N. J. (early York rareripe;) also, for the best early apples, not less 

 than half a peck, to Mr. Hatch, (Bevan's favorite) at the Society's in- 

 termediate meeting of the 1st of August. 



The premium for the best six roots Swiss Chard, was awarded to 

 Wm. Chalmers, gardener to Mrs Stot, Turner's Lane, exhibited at the 

 Society's intermediate meeting of the 1st of August: no competition for 

 the above premiums. 



The Committee on Vegetables awarded the premium this evening, 

 for the best display of Vegetables, to Wni. Chalmers, gardener to Mrs. 

 Stot, Turner's Lane. 



The Committee on Fruit awarded the following premiums this even- 

 ing, viz: For the best display of plums to James C. Laws, (Washing- 

 ton Bolmar:) four competitors. For the display of peaches, to Hugh 

 Hatch, Camden, N. J., (early York rareripe:) three competitors. For 

 the best cantelopes, to Mr. Cammac: three competitors. For the best 

 display of grapes, to J. Smith, gardener to Nicholas Biddle, Esq.: 

 three competitors. They also juake mention of Alexander Parker, 

 for his fine exhibition of plums: and of a cantelope, the Cephalo- 

 na, said to keep four months after being cut from the vine, exhibited by 

 Robert Brown Blockley. 



The Conmiittee on Plants and Flowers awarded the premium for the 

 best bouquet, to Messrs. McKenzie & Buchanan: no competition. 



Wm. Chalmers, gardener to Mrs. Stot, exhibited salsify, squashes of 

 various kinds, tomatoes, egg plants, large corn, beets, cabbage, carrots, 

 netted cantelopes, Royal George peaches, Spanish melons, white Syrian 

 and white Muscat grapes, and some fruit of the Passiflora edulis. 



James Beadle, gardener to Mr. Norris, Turner's Lane, exhibited 

 squashes, tomatoes of various sorts, egg plants do., cucumbers, Lima 

 beans, beets and sugar beet. 



Mr. Cammac exhibited cantelopes, and three fine large lemons. 



Daniel Reily, gardener to Pierce Butler, Esq., exhibited cantelopes, 

 plums, the golden drop, green gage, egg plum, and peaches. 



Thomas Landreth exhibited the Bingham plum, and Hulings Reine 

 Claude. 



John B. Smith, Esq., Christian St., exhibited some fine seedling pears, 

 [will our correspondent favor us with some notice of this fruit.'' — Ed.] 

 and a large ripe fruit of the Carica Papaya. 



J. Smith, gardener to Nicholas Biddle, Esq., exhibited grapes, the 

 black Hamburg, white Syrian, red Chasselas, and Chasselas Diel, &.c. 



Alexander Parker exhibited the followinfir plums, viz: Imperial violet, 

 magnum bonum, large Pruen, Bolmar's Washington, Vandyke's large 

 egg, Parker's large natural, Stamper's large yellow, Queen mother, 

 green gage, red do., blue do., mussle, French copper, Parker's fine cling, 

 and other varieties, the Missouri plum, four varieties of apples, and a 

 seedling, and five varieties of pears. 



Mr. C. S. Longstreth exhibited some fine muscadine grapes, grown in 

 the open air. 



Mr. Ferrusher exhibited Huling's Reine Claude, being part of a branch 

 from a tree bearing ten varieties. 



The continuation of the extreme heat and drought has banished the 

 flowers from our late meetings, but the fruits made ample amends in their 

 fine appearance and delicious flavor. Mr. Cammac's and Mr. Reilly's 

 cantelopes were very large and fine flavored, especially the former, as 

 we can speak feelingly on the subject as they came under our particular 

 notice and taste. We may say the same of the grapes; all were very su- 

 perior, particularly those from the vineries of N. Biddle, Esq. : they were 

 beyond all praise. Mr. Hatch's peaches looked very fine, and 1 suppose 



