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that, in most localities, the berries are rendered worthless by the attacks of 

 mildew ; and the consequent disappointment has induced many to give up 

 their cultivation altogether. Mr. Houghton's gooseberry is a seedling from 

 our native kind, produced some time ago, and is considerably cultivated in 

 Lynn, where Mr. Houghton resides. It is of only moderate size, but posses- 

 ses a fine flavor, is a most extraordinary bearer, and in ail seasons is remark- 

 ably free from mildew. The specimens which we have seen, induce us to re- 

 commend it for general cultivation, especially in situations where the large 

 English sorts cannot be grown. We have no doubt, that with proper atten- 

 tion in the selection of seeds from the largest berries, other and improved sorts 

 may be raised from this, and eventually a progeny of large fruited kinds, 

 equal to the English, but possessing all the adaptation to our variable climate 

 of the parent plant. We trust our hints may be acted upon by amateurs 

 who have the leisure to do so. — Ed. 



Exhibitions of Horticultural Societies. — The exhibition of the American 

 Agricultural Association will be held in New York, on Wednesday and 

 Thursday, the 8th and 9th of September. 



The annual exhibition of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will be 

 held at Masonic Hall, in Philadelphia, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Fri- 

 daj% the 15th, 16th, and 17th of September. 



The annual exhibition of the New Haven County Horticultural Society 

 will be held in New Haven, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the 

 28th, 29th, and 30th of September. 



The horticultural exhibition of the American Institute will be opened at 

 Castle Garden, New York, on Tuesday, the J/th of October, and continue 

 open for several days. 



Liberal Prizes for Pelargoniums. — We are gratified in being able to an- 

 nounce that our correspondent, Mr. E. Beck, of Isleworth, near London, 

 has authorized us to place in the hands of the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society the liberal sum of £7 sterling, to be awarded in the spring of 1848 

 for pelargoniums, in two prizes, viz. : — " one prize of £5 for the best, and 

 one of £2 for the second best, exhibition of 5/'.r plants of the most dissimilar 

 and best varieties, cultivated with superior skill in eight-inch pots, open to 

 all." Mr. Beck is strictly an amateur cultivator, but the reputation of his 

 seedlings spread far and wide, and he was literally compelled, by the great 

 number of applications for his seedlings, to consent to let out the plants. 

 All his leisure time is devoted to the culture of the pelargonium, which is 

 his favorite plant. The liberal offer of £7, to be distributed in prizes by 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, shows the interest he lakes in the 

 spread of a taste for his favorite flower, and we doubt not that we shall 

 see, another year, specimen plants competing for the prizes which will 

 compare with the splendid specimens annually exhibited by himself, and for 

 which he has always carried off the highest prizes. — Ed. 



Coe''s Transparent Cheri-y. — A rather glowing account of this cherry has 

 recently been published in the Horticvlivrist. An amateur friend, who has 

 passed the spring and summer in Hartford, latfly called on us, and assured us 

 that the variety is not of so high a character as there represented ; thatit issim- 



