Exhibitions of Horticultural Societies. 465 



An address was delivered by Judge Buel, the President of the Asso- 

 ciation, on the oveninof of the 28th, and a vote of thanks was passed to 

 the gentlemen from Massachusetts, for their handsome contribution to 

 the first exhibition. [Judge Buel's address has already appeared in our 

 last number. — Ed.] 



This exhibition being merely a preliminary one, got up without any 

 previous preparation, affords no specimen of what may be expected 

 when the Association shall be fully in operation. 



Tije next semi-annual Show will take place in Albany, about the mid- 

 dle of June next. — A. J. Downing-, Corresponding Secretary. 



Art. III. Exhibitions of Horticultural Societies. 



Again Ave present to our readers the reports of such Horticultural Ex- 

 hibitions of the various societies throughout the country as we have 

 been able to procure. But we regret much that they fall fir short of 

 what we were in hopes to have given. The monthly exhibitions of the 

 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society have appeared regularly in our 

 pages until witliin the two past months, when, from a change in one of 

 the officers of the Society, we have not received any reports. We have 

 however, by the kindness of Dr. Watson, been fivored with the report 

 of the meeting for October, and have been promised an abstract of 

 that for November, by the Secretary, Mr. Burrows. This Society is in 

 a more flourishing condition than any other in the country, and the in- 

 terest which the members manifest at the meetings will result in the 

 most beneficial effects. The report of the Nev/ Haven Horticultural 

 Society, forwarded us by the kindness of B. Silliman, jr. Esq., is very 

 complete, and shows that the inhabitants of that city are alive to the im- 

 portance of such exhibitions. The report of the Association of the 

 Valley of the Hudson appears in this number. It will be seen by the 

 report that its })rospect3 are fair and onward. The Essex County Nat- 

 ural History Society have held but two exhibitions, reports of which we 

 presented to our readers some time since. 



The reports of the Societies of Baltimore, Washington, and Charles- 

 ton, we have had no accounts from. We trust our fiiends will not for- 

 get us, but will forward the reports of such exhibitions as may have 

 taken place, in time for an early number of our next volume. It will be 

 our endeavor, another year, to secure correspondents in each of the 

 above cities, who will furnish us with the reports, so that we shall be 

 enabled to give the whole at the conclusion of the volume. 



We had in view some remarks upon the reports given below; but 

 want of room jirevents our enlarging ujion them at this time. In our 

 Retrospective Review of gardening, in the January number, we shall 

 introduce some notes relative to the reports. 



Horticultural Society of New Haven. — The annual fair of this Socie- 

 ty was held at the State House, on Wednesday, the 27th of September 

 last, and continued through the week, (until Saturday night.) The 

 committee appointed to superintend the an-angemcnts, submitted the 

 following report: — 



That the vegetables exhibited were remarkably fine, and far exceed- 

 ed, both in quantity and quality, those of any former season. The fruit 

 and flowers, although inferior to those of preceding years, were alto- 



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