372 Domestic Notices. 



Dr. Herman Wendell presented to the society, a Treatise on Gardening 

 and Fruits, published London, 1718 ; also, Downing's Fruit and Fruit 

 Trees, and Johnson's Dictionary of Modern Gardening. Thanks of society 

 tendered to donor. — B. W. Johnson, Secretary. 



Exhibition of the 24th July. — The second exhibition of the society was 

 held at the Court House, in Troy, on the 24th July. 



The committee on fruit report, that there were exhibited by Henry Vail, 

 of Hill Top, Mount Ida, Troy, seven varieties of gooseberries, viz : Wood- 

 ward's White, Smith Hepburn's Green Prolific, Winman's Green, Ocean, 

 Massy's Heart of Oak, White Hardy, and Red Spine ; four varieties of 

 raspberries, viz : Franconia, New Red Antwerp, Old Red Antwerp, White 

 Antwerp ; four varieties of currants, viz : Champagne, Red Dutch, New 

 White Dutch, and Black English ; Madeleine or Citron des Carmes pears ; 

 Sweet Bough apples. 



Dr. Herman Wendell, Albany, (not entered for competition,) three vari- 

 eties of cherries, viz : Wendell's Mottled Bigarieau, Transparent Guigne, 

 and Black Morello ; four varieties of currants : Red Dutch, White Dutch, 

 Champagne Pink, and English Black ; two varieties of gooseberries, viz : 

 Roaring Lion, and White Smith ; ripe tart Bough apples. Wm. New- 

 comb, Pittstown, three varieties of gooseberries, and two of currants. S. E. 

 Warren, Troy, twelve varieties of gooseberries, viz : Lord Crewe, Fox 

 Hunter, Queen Caroline, Eagle, White Smith, Sulphur, Husbandman, Sir' 

 Sidney, Eliza, Ashton Seedling, Overall, Roaring Lion ; four varieties of 

 currants : English Black, Red Dutch, Champagne, White Dutch ; Red 

 Antwerp raspberries 



A. Walsh, Lansingburgh, Crimson, Yellow, and White gooseberries ; 

 Black and Red currants. Nathan G. Warren, Troy, four varieties of cur- 

 rants : Black English, Red Dutch, Champagne, and White Dutch ; two 

 varieties of raspberries ; Red and White Antwerp. V. P. Down, Green- 

 bush, White Smith gooseberries ; Improved Red Antwerp, and White 

 Antwerp raspberries. James Wilson, Albany, four varieties of currants, 

 viz : May's Victoria, Knight's Sweet, White Grape, and Red Dutch ; May's 

 Giant raspberries, and two plates of different varieties of gooseberries, not 

 named. 



Joel Rathbone, Kenwood, Albany county, five varieties of gooseberries, 

 not named ; one variety Red Antwerp raspberries. E. P. Prentice, Mount 

 Hope, Albany county, ripe Early Harvest apples. John V. Fassett, Troy, 

 White Smith gooseberries. John VV. Haydock, Greenbush, near Troy, 

 White Grape currants. Amos Briggs, Schaghticoke, Rens. county. White 

 and Red Dutch currants. 



Premiums awarded as follows : Currants. — 1st, to J. W. Haydock, 

 White Grape, $2; 2d, James Wilson, Knight's Sweet, fl. Gooseber- 

 ries. — 1st, S. E. Warren, Lord Crewe, $2 ; 2d, Henry Vail, Green Walnut, 

 $1. Raspberries. — 1st, Henry Vail, Franconia, $2; 2d, V. P. Down, Im- 

 proved Red Antwerp, $1. — Herman Wendell, Chairman. 



Greenhouse Plants and Flowers. — The committee on greenhouse 

 plants and flowers report, that Louis Menand, Watervliet, is entitled to first 



