THE GENESEE FAEMEE. 



Horticultural Society of the Genesee Valley. — This Society held ita second exbibilioii of the 

 poason on tlie 22d of May. Tlie display was not large, but the articles presented were verv line. 



Mr. John Donnellan made a fine show of lettuce, radishes, and asparagus. 



Mr. Crosman — fine rhubarb and cucumbers. 



Messrs. A. Frost & Co. exhibited a small collection of fine pot roses, including La S)/ljjhUk, (Tea,) 

 and Comte Bobrinski, (Hybrid Perpetual ;) several specimens of verbenas, azaleas, rhododendrons in 

 bloom ; a plant, in bloom, of the Double White Chinese Primrose ; good specimens of Auracaria, 

 Cryptomeria, and Deodar cedar, in pots. 



Wm. AYebstek, with Messrs. Bissell & Hooker, six fine varieties of seedling calceolarias — a very 

 pretty contribution. 



Ellwaxger ct Barry made show of cut flowers of early blooming trees and shrubs, such as Spirce 

 jirunifolia Malionia aquifolia, Cerasua pudus, or Bird Cherry, Coloneaster affinis, Pyrus Japonicas, 

 Judas Tree, magnolias Conspicua and Purpurea, <fcc., Ac. Roses in pots — Geant dcs Bata'Mes, and 

 several others. Cinerarias — a fine show of seedlings, besides Beauttj of Flushhuj, Curlotti Grisi, ttc. 

 Calceolarias — many fine seedlings. Hyacinths, early tulips, narcissus, &c. 



Mr. Donnellan made a good show of pot-plants, including a fine Cactus Jerikinsoni, a specimen of 

 rose Queen of the Bourbons, petunias Enchantress and Prince of Wales, several verbenas and pelar. 

 giiniunis. 



Messrs. Siieppard & Cherry presented some finely preserved specimens of apples — Baldwin, North- 

 ern Spii, Rhode Island Greening, and Esopus Spitzenburg. 



May 31st. — The third exhibition was held to-day. The tulip was the leading feature, although the 

 (iiutributions of this flower were few and small compared to what they ought to be. But two ama- 

 (iiir cultivators exhibited — Mrs. Jno. Williams and Mrs. Jewell; — both very pretty collections. 

 Among nurserymen Messrs. Jno. Donnellan, Wm. King, and Ellwanger & Bari;y, were the only 

 '■xhibitors of tulips. 



Messrs. Frost & Co. made a good display of roses, among which we noted Blanche Vibert, oi.e of 

 the few pure white Hybrid Perpetuals. Several varieties of verbenas, geraniums, <tc. 



Wm. King — a good collection of pansies, calceolarias, fuchsias, <tc. Among the latter we noted 

 very fine Snow Drop and Pearl of England. 



Mr. Webster — a table filled with pot-plants, fine seedling calceolarias, and otiier ]>laiit?. 



Ellw ANGER & Barry exhibited cut flowers of a large collection of trees and slii'ubs. Five varieties 

 of spirieas, eleven of lilacs, six of berberries; Red, White, and Yellow horse-chestnuts; Flowering 

 ash, (0>*«MS;) Yellow azaleas ; magnolias; four varieties of u]]right honeysuckles; the Judas Tree, 

 (CVrt'/s ;) the Cotoneaster, Viburnums, itc. Pot-Plants — Roses, cinerarias, mimaluses, fuchsias, cal. 

 ceolarias, (fee, cfee. Bulbous Plants — Tidips of tlie various classes; five or six late varieties narcissus; 

 several early herbaceous paonies ; tree preoiiy Banksie, and a new distinct one Kocklini, purplish 

 rose color, very double and compact, and the ]ietals tVinged. 



Wild flowers were shown by L. Wetiierell, F.sq. — some forty species, all named. We hope to see 

 more competitors hereafter in this deitartment. From among so many students of botany in our 

 schools and seminaries, so many teachers, <fec., can we muster only one exhibitor. Shame ! 



Vegetables were exhibited in great perfection as usual by Jno. Donnellan and C. F. CROs^!AN. 



Peach Trees. — Tlie injury to peach trees from the severe winter has been much greatei- than ^e 

 supposed. They blossomed nearly as well as usual, but a large portion of the blossoms fell without 

 setting fruit; the leaves expand slowly and feebly; young shoots are weak; and in every part a 

 debility is indicated — the consequence, no doubt, of the severe frosts. In some cases, old trees are 

 completely killed. Our peach crop will be very light. 1!. P. Byram, Esq., of Louisville, writes in 

 the June nundier of the Horticultural Review: "Tlie larger portion of my pear and cherry blossonis 

 are killed. Most of the varieties of apples are safe. • Quince trees are nearly all killed to the ground, 

 and the peach trees are badly injured." 



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Strawberries made their first appearance in Cincinnati on the 14tli of May. We shall have none 

 in Rochester till about the last week in June. More than a month of difl'erence in the sciisoii of this 

 &'uit between Rochester and Cincinnati — a twenty-four hours' journey. An exchange might be 

 advantageously mads between the two places. The people of Buffalo have been supplied with 

 green peas from Cincinnati a month before they can have them from their own gardens. See what 

 railroads do. 



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