1846. 



GENESEE FARMER 



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Ilorticiiltiiral Society. | 



The following are the official reports concern- \ 

 ing the fruits and flowers presented at the recent j 

 exliibition of the Horticultural Society in thisj 

 city. All who feel an interest in the objects of i 

 the Society, (and who does not ?) will peruse with , 

 pleasure the official accounts of its proceedings, 

 evincing as they do a degree of success in its first 

 effort, as unexpected as it is gratifying. j 



The Committee on Flowers respectfully sub- ' 

 mit the following report : [ 



Premiums to be awarded at the fall exhibition. 



From Mrs. Jas. H. Watts, two fine boquets and 

 a plate of roses, and other flowers, and a pretty j 

 rustic basket. i 



From Mrs. Wm. Pitkin, Mrs. J. T. Talman, | 

 Mrs. Isaac Hills, Mrs. James Hawks, Mrs. J. K. | 

 Livingston, and Mrs. J. W. Sawyer, beautiful . 

 boquets, deserving particular notice, being made 

 up of choice select flowers, and in a tasteful man- [ 

 ner. [ 



From Mrs. L. A. Ward, an unique and beau- [ 

 tiful mound of roses, including moss and other 

 fine varieties. I 



From Mrs. Jno. Williams, four vases of very | 

 choice and beautiful roses. i 



From Mrs. Amos Sawyer, a vase of roses, in- 

 cluding fine varieties of Bengal, Noisette, and 

 Bourbon, grown and wintered in the open ground. 



From Mrs. H. Billings, a neat boquet of mis- 

 cellaneous flowers, and a plate of fine pansies. 



Fine boquets of miscellaneous flowers from the 

 following : 



Mrs. James Buchan, Mrs. M. F. Delano, Miss 

 Stone, Mrs. Dr. Matthews, Mrs. D. W. Powers, 

 Mrs. W. B. Williams, Miss Hooker, Mrs. B. F. 

 Young, Mrs. Briggs, Mrs. S. J. Smith, Mrs. 

 Lewis, Mrs. C. C. Lathrop, Mrs. M. Morse, and 

 Mrs. M. G. Warner ; Mr. Jno. Donnelan, Mr. 

 Jewell, Mr. Jas. Lennon. 



WILD FLOWERS. 



From L. Wetherell, two large and splendid 

 boquets, comprising over 30 species — objects of 

 general admiration. 



From J. D. Ely and H. C. Bryan, three fine 

 boquets, composed principally of cypripedium 

 spectabile. 



From Mrs. Judge Warner, a fine boquet of 8 

 or 10 species — tastefully arranged. 



NURSERYMEN AND FLORISTS. 



From S. Moulson, 6 boquets of miscellaneous 

 flowers. [ 



From Wm. King, three fine boquets and floral i 

 ornaments, representing a branch composed prin- ^ 

 cipally of Roses and Prenies. 40 green house 

 plants including 6 varieties of Fuchsia — the spe- 1 

 cimens of fulgens and corymbiflora were very 

 fine. 12 varieties of Geraniums, a fine yellow 

 tea rose, a beautiful specimen each of cactus 

 phyllanthus and hydrangea hortensis, &;c. 



Powis & Goodsell, of the Monroe Gardens, 

 Greece, a large lot of Psenies, Whitlejii and 

 Humei. A large collection of roses said to be 

 50 varieties. (As they were spread promiscu- 

 ously on a table, and somewhat the worse for 

 carriage, the committee had no means of ascer- 

 taining exactly either their merits or the number 

 of varieties.) 



Ellwanger & Barry, of the Mount Hope Gar- 

 den and Nurseries, 72 select varieties of hardy 

 roses, including the Persian Yellow ; 4 varieties 

 of Moss besides Madam Lafl^ay, Rivers, Perpet- 

 ual, Fleur blanche, Du Roi, Queen of Perpetuals, 

 Prince Albert, Queen of the Prairies, Baltimore 

 Belle, &c. 



70 green house plants, including a large and 

 beautiful specimen of Abutilon striata, .5 feet high 

 and three feet in diameter, in full bloom. A large, 

 fine specimen of Buonapartia juncea, 12 or 15 

 years old. A fine Auracaria imbricata (Brazil 

 Pine) 5 feet high. 18 varieties of Fuchsia, in 

 full bloom — all very fine, 20 varieties Gerani- 

 ums, including some splendid new seedlings, 

 raised by E. &B. — fine plants in bloom. Petunia, 

 Beaute de Tour, and Lady Alice Peel, &c. 



Two large and beautiful boquets of Roses and 

 other flowers. 



One fine fan shaped boquet of roses and a mag- 

 nificent pyramid, seven feet high and three feet 

 in diameter at the base, comprising a general col- 

 lection of flowers of all sorts and sizes. 



G. Ellwanger, CVi'n of Com. 



Th6 Committee on Fruits respectfully submit 

 the following report : 



H. Lieutwiller, for the earliest strawberries, a 

 premium of $2. 



Judge Miller, for the largest variety and best 

 grown strawberries, a premium of ."i^S. 



Amos Sawyer, a premium of $2 for the best 

 Strawberry, Corse's Seedling. 



The thanks of the Society are due to Zera Burr 

 for a dish of the earliest cherries offered — Big- 

 areau de Mai. 



The committee beg leave to remind amateurs 

 that the sliow of Strawberries was not what it 

 ought to have been in number of competitors. — 

 Those presented were fine specimens, the quan- 

 tity offered exceedingly limited, considering that 

 there are so many fine growers in this vicinity. 

 The committee hope to receive a much larger 

 display, in the greater variety of sorts as well as 

 larger number of specimens, at the next annual 

 show. It is hoped that growers will take into 

 consideration the importance of having their as- 

 sortment ready at the stated p3riods for general 

 show, instead of presenting at the Treasurer's of- 

 fice, those general exhibitions being more bene- 

 ficial, by exciting more competition, and com- 

 manding the favor and respect of the public to a 

 much greater extent. 



S. MouLsoN, CK'n of Com. 



