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plants set out April 27, 1847. Fine cherries from Mrs. Chas. Howard, Dr. 



J. H. Grey, R. Whittier, Esq. and Dr. Bridgman, Cabotville. From R. 



E. Bemis, Esq., Cabotville, fine specimens of new potatoes, While and 



Black Heart Cherries. 



In the evening, a Horticultural Society was organized under the act of in- 

 corporation passed by the last Legislature. 

 The following were chosen its officers ; — 

 Wm. B. Calhoun, President; Timothy W.Carter, J. B. Bridgman, 



Henry Vose, Vice Presidents; B. K. Bliss, Secretary and Treasurer; Ru- 



fus Whittier, D. M. Bryant, Richard Bliss, Henry Brewer, Jr., Lucius 



Harlhan, Directors. 



The Society starts under good auspices, and we trust will continue to be 



largely encouraged and sustained in its worthy objects by the efforts of our 

 citizens. Such exhibitions, as that of yesterday, we hope will be repeated 

 as often as may be, convenient. They surely must exert a good influence 

 over the minds and tastes of the community. — (Springfield Republican.) 



Wendell's Mottled Bigarreau Cherry. — In our last number (p. 369,) we 

 noticed the production of this new cherry by our correspondent. Dr. Wen- 

 dell of Albany. W^e have the pleasure of stating that a full description of 

 it, accompanied with an engraving, will appear in our next number. It is a 

 very superior variety. — Ed. 



Seedling Peaches. — We have recently received from S. T. Jones, Esq., 

 Staten Island, two seedling peaches, which ripened in his cold house as ear- 

 ly as the 1st of August, and one of which was of very superior quality, 

 being large, handsome, and of delicious flavor. We shall give a descriptive 

 account of them in our next. Our thanks are due to Mr. Jones for his at- 

 tention in forwarding the fruit. — Ed. 



New Seedling Cherries. — Dr. Kirtland of Cleveland, Ohio, has raised sev- 

 eral seedling cherries, which he has placed in the hands of Messrs. Elliot 

 & Co., of that place, for sale. The following are the names : — Cleveland 

 Bigarreau, Rockport Bigarreau, Late Bigarreau, Elliot's Favorite, Ohio 

 Beauty, The Doctor, and Kirtland's May. Dr. Kirtland does not hold him- 

 self responsible for any description or statement Mr. Elliot may publish, but 

 he has the fullest confidence that they will be correct. — Ed. 



The Colmar d'Aremberg Pear. — We are surprised to see this new and 

 fine variety advertised as the Winter Bartlett ! For what reason this new 

 name is given we are at loss to conjecture, unless to mislead those who pur- 

 chase. There is no such pear, in truth, as the Bartlett, and to add the cog- 

 nomen of Winter, and apply it to this new pear, which has always been re- 

 ceived from abroad under one name only, ihat of Colmar d'Aremberg, is 

 only tending to produce confusion and error. We trust no American nur- 

 seryman will coin new names for foreign fruits. — Ed. 



Houghton^ s Seedling Gooseberry. — The exhibition of some very fine spec- 

 imens of this variety, at a late meeting of the Horticultural Society, re- 

 minds us that we have neglected to notice it before. The great difliculty 

 attending the growth of the large and fine sorts of English gooseberries is, 



