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GENESEE FARMER. 



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bearing, the j)lants may be renewed, by allowing 

 young plants, runners, to establisli themselves in 

 the spaces between the old ones — having previ- 

 ously prepared the spaces by spading and ma- 

 nuring. After the young plants are well rooted, 

 and when the crop has been all gathered, the old 

 ones may be spaded down to enrich the ground. 

 This is a very simple and very excellent meth- 

 od of renewing the plants — a matter that should 

 not be neglected, as old plants become sterile or 

 produce inferior fruit. 



The following are very fine for general cul- 

 ture : Ilovey's Seedling, Ross' Phoenix, Keen's 

 Seedling, Large Early Scarlet, Bishop's Orange, 

 Red and White Alpine, and particularly Sfod- 

 dard's Seedling Alpine, which has attracted so 

 much attention for its extraordinary size and pro- 

 ductiveness. We give in this number figures of 

 Hovey's Seedling and Ross' Phoenix, both su- 

 perb kinds. We may add here, in regard to 

 Hovey's Seedling, that the fruit committee of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society has recently 

 awarded a special 'premium to Hovey & Co. of 

 $50 for this variety, and state " that after a trial 

 of 12 years, they know of no Strawberry of su- 

 perior merit, and where it is cultivated near oth- 

 er varieties, it will prove one of the best, where 

 all are g'oofZ." There are several new varieties 

 we are now cultivating, which are highly spoken 

 of, but we cannot at present, recommend them 

 for general culture. 



Horticultural Society. 



Officers of the "Horticultural Society of the Valley of 

 the Genesee,'' for the current year: 



WILLIAM PITKL^, President. 



L. B. Langworthy, ") 



Isaac Hills, | 



J. R. MoRKAV, V Vice Presidents. 



A. Erickson, 



Asa Rowe, J 



J. W. BlssELL, Treasurer. 



Jas. H. Watts, Correspondhtg Secretary. 



J. M. Whitney, Recording Secretary. 



The Horticultural Society of the Valley of the Gene- 

 see, present the following list of premiums for the year 1843 : 

 VEGETABLES. 



Asparagus — barliest and best three bunches, --$1 



Peas— Earliest and best half peck, $2 — second best, $1 



Cucumbers — Earliest and best pair, 2 



Jihubarb — Best 12 stalks, 1 



I'otatoe-i — Earliest and best half peck, 1 



Tomatoes — Earliest and best six, 1 



Corn — Earliest and best six ears, 1 



Celery — Best dozen, $2 — second best, |)1. 



Cnuliiiower — Best single, 1 



Lima Beans— Earliest and best half peck,. 2 



Best display of vegetables during season, 3 



Discretionarj- premiums will be awarded by the Commit- 

 tee, at their discretion, to the amount of $11. 



FRUIT AND -MELONS. 

 Apples — Greatest number of varieties and best grown, 



.$3— best six specimens of summer, $1— best six speci- 

 mens of fall, $1. 

 Pears — Greatest number of varieties and best grown. $3 — 



best six specimens of summer, $2— best six specimens 



of fall, $2. 

 Cherries — Best three specimens, $2 — best 3 varieties, §2 

 Peaches — Earliest and best six specimens, $3 — best three 



varieties, $3 — greatest number of varieties and best 



grown, $2 — best single specimen, .$1. 



Apricots — Earliest and best six specimens. $2 — greatest 



number of varieties and best grown, $2. 

 Plums — Eiirliestand best six specimens, $2 — greatest num- 

 ber of varieties and best grown, $2. 



Nectarines — Best three specimens, ^1 



Quinces— Greatest number of varieties and best grown, . . 2 

 Goosberries — Best flavored three specimens, $1 — greatest 



number of varieties and best grown, $2. 

 Currants — Greatest number of varieties and best grown, 1 

 Raspberries do. do. do. 1 



Strawberries — Greatest number of varieties and best 

 grown, %\i — earliest and best 12 specimens, $2 — best 12 

 specimens, $2. ,, 



Grapes — Greatest number of varieties and best grown, 

 $2— best single bunch, $2— second best single bunch, $ 1. 

 Watermelons — Best specimen, §2 — second best, %\, 

 Muskmoions — Best specimen, .$2 — second best, $1. 



Best show of assorted fruit at fall exhibition, 3 



In addition to the above, the Committee will award dis- 

 cretionary premiums, should they think proper, amounting 

 to f]3. 



FLOWERS. 



Hyacinths — Best display, .^2 



Tulips, do. 2 



Peonies, do. 3 



Pansies, do. 1 



Roses, (hardy,) greatest number of var. and best grown,. 3 



Do. best six varieties 2 



Do. (Bengal,) do. do. ' 1 



Do. (Bourbon.) do. do 1 



Do. (i\oisette,) do. do 1 



Carnations and Picotces, best display, 2 



Do. do. best twelve varieties, 1 



Do. do. best single bloom, I 



Annuals — Best display during season, 3 



Dahlias — Greatest number of varieties and best grown,.. 4 



Do. best twelve varieties, 2 



Do. best single bjpom, 1 



Do. best SeedJing, 1 



Flowering Shrubs — Best display during season, 2 



Do. Trees, do. do. 1 



Best Floral design, $3 — second best, $2. 



Best boquet of cut llowers, %2 — second best, $1. 



GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS. 

 Best 12 plants, $2 — best single specimen, $2. 

 NATIVE FLOWERS. 



Greatest number of v.arieties,.. ^3 



In addition, the Committee will award discretionary pre- 

 miums as above, amounting to $10. 



NURSERYMEN'S PREMIUMS. 



Best display of green-house plants at fall exhibition, $5 



Best Floral design, 3 



Best show of Apples, _ l 



Do. Pears, 1 



Do. Peaches, 1 



Do. Plums, 1 



Do. Cherries... _ \ 



Do. Apricots,.. 1 



Do. Strawberries, _ \ 



Greatest number of varieties of Roses, 1 



ESSAYS : open to all. 

 Best Essay on Curculio, with result of experiments and - 



insect in various stages, 45 



Best Essay on Honey bee moth, 5 



Do. Peach worm, 3 



RULES. 

 No article shall be entered for competition except at gen- 

 eral cxb.ibiiions, unless the competitor shall have been a 

 member of the society for at least one monlli. 



Tiie Society reserves the right to withhold premiums on 

 inferior specimens, evon thougli they should be the best es:- 

 hibiled. 



Members may enter articles tor exhibiticm merely which are 

 not of their own growth or production. 



All articles entered for competition shall be labelled wit'u 

 their nam.es and tlie name of the producer ; and no specimen 

 incorrectly named, shall be considered as en I it led to any 

 premium. J. M. WHITNEY, Rec. Sec'y. 



Manuring Pinks. — The Gardner's Chronicle 

 says, a friend manured some pinks very freely 

 with rotten rags, and the improvement in the ap- 

 pearance of the bloom was astonishing. 



