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may disappoint expectation in the same way. It is not wonderful that in the climate of 

 New Orleans any strawberry under good culture and management should bear from 

 January to August. Growth is so rapid, that young runners get into a bearing state 

 before the old ones are exhausted. Give us the climate of New Orleans, and we will 

 produce Hoveifs Seedlings and Burr's New Pine, and all the rest of them, seven 

 months in the year ; but it can not so well be done at the north. 



Rhubarb. — We have reveived from Mr. B. P. Cahoon, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, two 



stalks of Rhubarb, each eighteen inches long, seven in circumference, and weighing 



together four pounds. 



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Genesee Valley Horticultukal SocnrrY. — Death of A. J. Downing. — At a special meeting of 

 the Horticultural Society of the Valley of the Genesee, held in the city of Rochester, Aug. 12, 1852, 

 the President, on calling the meeting to order, stated that he had called the members together at the 

 suggestion of others, and in accordance with his own feelings, to express in some suitable manner 

 the feelings of the members in regard to the sudden and melancholy death of A. J. Downing, who 

 had been for many years an honorary member of this Society. 



The Secretary being absent, Jas. Vick, Jr., was appointed Secretary pro tem. 



On motion of M. G. Warkee, a committee of five were appointed to prepare resolutions for the 

 consideration of the meeting. 



The President appointed M. G. "Warner, James H. "Watts, H. K Hooker, Geo. Ellwanger, and 

 A. Frost. 



The committee, through their chairman, reported the following Preamble and Resolutions, which 

 were unanimously adopted: 



Whereas, In the death of A. J. Downing American Horticulture has lost its noble and gifted stand- 

 ard bearer, and society one of its most amiable, accomplished, and useful members — who has done 

 more than any other to awaken among the American people an appreciation of their country's 

 resources, and to cultivate and diffuse a love for the beautiful in nature and art — whose writings, 

 brilliant and powerful in style, and truly American in sentiment, have given us a Horticultural Lit- 

 erature which commands the admiration of the world, — therefore, 



Resolved, That we regard his loss as one of the greatest that could in this day befall the American 

 people in the death of any one man — that we deeply sympathize with his aMcted friends and 

 relatiTCs, truly " mourning with those who mourn" for the loved and lost. 



Resolved, That though Mr. Downing is no more, and his voice is hushed in death, yet he still 

 speaketh — his works will live after him, and his influence be felt while correct taste has a disciple 

 or a home in the earth. 



Resolved, That we recommend the Horticultural Societies of this country to take some united 

 action to testify in a suitable manner their regard for the memoiy of Mr. Downing ; and that a com- 

 mittee of three be appointed, to correspond with other Societies on the subject. 



P. Barry, L. "Wetherell, and James H. "Watts, were appointed a committee in accordance with 

 the resolution. 



Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be furnished the various horticultural papers, with 

 a request to publish the same, and a copy thereof be forwarded by the President of the Society to the 

 family of the deceased. 



The following delegates were appointed to attend the Pomological Congress to meet in Philadel- 

 phia on the 13th of September: 



J. J. TuoMAS, James Vick, Jr., R. G. Pardee, Geo. Cherry, 



P. Barry, James H. "Watts, Joseph Frost, Geo. Ellwangbh, 



A. Frost, Zera Burr, H. R Hooker, H. P. Norton. 



In consequence of the meeting of the Pomological Congress in Philadelphia, on the 13th of Septem- 

 ber, the exhibition of the Genesee Valley Society was postponed tintil the 24th and 25th of September. 



James Vick, Jr., Secretary. P. BARRY, President. 



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