110 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 



our rights, and imposition on the public." Mr. Garretson is not 

 the "proprietor" of one inch of any grounds that ever were con- 

 nected with this establishment, but a brother-in-law of William 

 Prince, Sen. now holds the plot, through which streets have been 

 cut, and from which all the fruit trees were removed years ago; and 

 it is on the ground that these lots were formerly occupied by Wil- 

 liam Prince, that the pretence to the title, and the pretended agency, 

 is based. The law, however, will soon set this matter at rest. — 

 Yours, respectfully, IVilliam Prince and Jllfred S. Prince. 



N. B. We send you a co|)y of the advertisement, for insertion. 

 [This will be found on our cover. — Ed.] 



[We deem it no more than justice to Messrs. Prince to insert this 

 notice, in correction of any error which we may have committed in 

 relation to their establishment. We supposed from Mr. Garretson's 

 circular, that he liarl become proprietor of the old Linnsean Botanic 

 Garden and Nurseries; and we made a similar remark in our Retro- 

 spective View of Horticulture for 1841. We have no interest with 

 either party, and our only object was to state things as we presumed 

 them to exist. The note above, from Messrs. Prince, explains the 

 matter. — Ed.] 



Art. III. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 



The stated meeting of the Society was held at its hall, on Tues- 

 day, January 18th, 1842 — the President in the thair. 



The display of flowers consisted of two cullcctions of fine plants 

 in bloom, in one of which, not offered in competition, were some 

 fine specimens of camellias, a good seedling of a rosy pink color, a 

 profusely flowering specimen of Chorozema cordatum, several aza- 

 leas, and Ey}\)h6vbia Jacqu'mcejlbra. In the other were some fine 

 plants, among which was an orchideous specimen, LseNia anceps 

 Barkeruma, with several scapes of beautiful flowers. There was 

 shown a beautiful basket bouquet, containing many choice camellia 

 flowers, roses, &c., and also rare for the season, several bunches of 

 asparagus and rhubarb. 



The premiums were awarded to competitors ns follows: — 



For the most interesting collection of plants in pots, to William 

 Chalmers, gardener to Mrs. Stott. 



For the best bouquet, to John Sherwood. 



And a s|)ecial |)remium of two dollars to Robert Kilvington, for 

 fine asparagus and rhubarb. 



Standing committees for the year were appointed at this meeting: 

 Mr. R. Buist was chosen chairman of the Committee to superintend 

 exhibitions. 



The following resolutions were submitted to the meeting by Ho- 

 race Binney, Esq., and unauimously adopted: — 



