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turn and R. Catawbiense, and M. Tidd, on the 12th of 

 June, a seedling Epiphyllum raised from E. Ackermanii 

 and Cereus speciosissimus, a fine flower. The show 

 of herbaceous pseonies on the 17th of June was remarka- 

 bly fine : more new kinds were contributed than ever 

 before, and some of them were surpassingly beautiful. 

 A week later, the show of strawberries was one of the 

 finest ever witnessed in the hall. There were at least 

 one hundred quarts upon the table, mostly Hovey's 

 Seedling. July 29, John Cadness made a rich display 

 of rare and beautifully grown greenhouse plants, includ- 

 ing Veronica speciosa, nine feet in circumference, V. 

 Lindleyana, Ixora rosea, Eondeletia speciosa, Stigma- 

 phyllon ciliatum, Stephanotis floribunda, Aristolochia 

 caudata, Achimenes grandiflora, A. longiflora, and Vinca 

 alba, besides cacti in variety, and fuchsias. August 26, 

 President Wilder exhibited Japan lilies, from plants 

 which had stood the winter out-doors, with only a slight 

 protection ; and it was remarked that the knowledge of 

 the hardiness of these beautiful and fragrant flowers 

 would be a source of gratification to amateurs. 



In the summer of 1848, the Society, after a corre- 

 spondence with other societies in regard to the expedi- 

 ency of holding a national convention of fruit growers, 

 joined with the horticultural societies of Philadelphia, 

 New Jersey, and New Haven, and the Board of Agri- 

 culture of the American Institute of the city of New 

 York, in issuing a call for such a convention; which 

 accordingly met on the 10th of October, in New York, 

 as the American Congress of Fruit Growers, a large 

 delegation being sent by the Society. This measure 

 proved to be of an importance not appreciated at that 

 time ; for the Congress of Fruit Growers, joined with 



