470 Exhibitions of Horticullural Societies. 



sentcd a new variety of early corn, blended with the shrivelled corn, 

 ripening two weeks earlier. 



The following premiums were awarded for Fruits, Flowers and 

 Veifelaldes : — 



Fruits and Flowers: —Pears — Seckel, A. R. Street, J. Mallby. Eli 

 Ives, M. D.; Emily, (a seedljng) H. W. Edwards; Bon Chretien, 

 Wm. Musely; Bell, J. Malthy. Peaches — F. Franklin, first premium; 

 Cling, R. Hall, of Wallingford, second premium. JS^ectarines — J. Monc- 

 iran. Apples — Fall Piiijtlns, Da\i(lson, B. Ives, Cheshire. Foreign 

 Grapes — White Golden Cha^sela-i, Jedediah Lathrop, of Guilford, first 

 ])remium; Purple Burgundy, Jedediah Lathrop, first premium; do. Vio- 

 let Fronfignac, Jedediah Lathrop; White Chasselas, G. Totten, Eli 

 Ives; Frontignac, J. Monegan; AVhite Chasschis, (raised under glass) 

 Noyes Darling. Native Grapes — Isabella, Noyes Darling, first premi- 

 um, Eli Ives, F. Franklin; Catawba, Eli Ives, John Monegan; Mis- 

 souri, J. G. Hotchkiss. JFater-melon — Dcering Dorman, first premi- 

 um; Apple Seeded, Elihu Ives, second premimn. Cantelope — F. Frank- 

 lin, Jas. King. Bouquets — Mrs. D. J. Whitney, first premium, Ed- 

 ward Monegan, Miss P. Beach, Miss Eliza A. Law. 



Vegetables: — Pumpkins — Bell, two best to John Burgess, Guilford; 

 two nearly equal, Frederick Franklin; two do. do. 0. B. Sherwood, 

 Derby; Yellow, two best, Leverett Ailing; Mammoth, best, Frederick 

 Franklin; do., second best, Mr. Smith, Alms-house; do. third best, Eli- 

 hu Ives; very large and fine, best, John Burgess; French, best, C. K. 

 Shipman. Squashes — Cocoanut, best, Frederick Franklin; Cocoanut, 

 second best. Charles Fagan, garden of H. Whitney; do., third best, B. 

 Silliman; California, best, C. U. Shepherd; do., second best, Mr. Smith, 

 Alms-house; do., third best, Ehhu Ives; Holland, best, Frederick Frank- 

 lin; Winter, best, William Mansfield; Summer, very fine, Andrew 

 French; do., nearly equal, John Burgess. Beets — Turnip, best, Fred- 

 erick Franklin; Long Blood, best, B. Silliman; Sugar, best, Frederick 

 Franklin. Carrots — Orange, best, Ammi Baldwin. Corn — Sweet, 

 best, William Mansfield; Early White, best, J. B. Davis, Derby; Dut- 

 ton, best, B. C. Eastman; Early Dented, best, Augustus Bagley; New 

 variety, Noyes Darling; several different kinds, A. Bagley. Pole 

 Beans — Lima, AVilliam Mansfield; White, Andrew French; Frost, 

 William Mansfield; Bush, Deering Dorman, from Dr. Ives's farm. 

 Potatoes — F^'irst Mercers, Amaziah Hall; Second Seedling, Amaziah 

 Hall; Third Orange, B. C. Eastman; Fourth Yam, Timothy Baldwin; 

 Rohan, four very fine, Alfred Harijer. Cabbages — Dutch Drundiead, 

 Timothy Baldwin; Red, for pickling, Ammi Baldwin; Sugar Loaf, 

 Charles Fagen; Savoy, no competition, Ammi Baldwin. Caulijiower 

 — Very fine, Timothy Baldwin. Brocoli — Purple Cape, Minor Brad- 

 ley. Onions — Yellow, best, Samuel Merwin; White, Deering Dor- 

 man. Peppers— S(\ut\»h, best, William Mansfield; Ox Hearts, very 

 large, John Burgess; do., Avery C. Babcock. Turnips — White, James 

 King; Yellow Aberdeen, Charles Fagen. Celery — White solid, Fred- 

 erick Franklin; Red Solid, Frederick Franklin. Egg Plants — Purjjle, 

 J. Harvey, garden of J. A. Hillhouse. Okra — Purple, Mr. Smith, 

 Alms-house. Tomatoes — best, John Burgess. Siveet Potatoes — from 

 seed raised by J. M. Prescott the year before, J. M. Prescott. For the 

 largest and best contribution of vegetables, the premium of §5 was 

 awarded to E. Franklin. 



Pennsylvania Horticullural Society. — On visiting the stated meeting- 

 of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, on the 19th Sept. and subse- 

 quent ones, 1 was much gratified at the fine display of plants, dahlias, 

 fruits, vegetables, &c. I noticed some fine plants from Mr. Buist's 

 garden, of the Manetteo cordif61ia,Wits6nia corymbosaj and several Hse- 

 ni^nthus coccineas, &.c. 



