No. 15 



•Agricultural Society. 



287 



riety with very large Lilac umbells, white in 

 the centre of the coroia, much larger than 

 any other of the species known, and will 

 soon be in the collection of every amateur. 



John Sherwood, Laurel Hiil, exhibited 

 Erica imbricata, E. flora bunda, E. pubescens, 

 and E. minor, Epacris pulchella, Hakeaaci- 

 cularis, Correa speciosa. Azalea Indica Alba, 

 Arum crinitum, Ribus coccmea, Dihvynia 

 cinerescens, Daphne, a new species, Lantana 

 selowii, Kennedya rubicunda, Sprengelia in- 

 carnata. Erica margaratacea, Daphne Laure- 

 ola,Cyclemenpersicum,Camelliai!eata,anew 

 Helotrope, and the Double Crimson primrose. 



Robert Kilvington exhibited Azalea Indi- 

 ca alba, Lxora coccinea Ornithogalum nivea, 

 O. aureum, Pittasporum undulatum, Linaria 

 cybelaria, Thunbergia alata, Hosa Smithiior 

 yellow noisette, Cfneraria cruenta, micros- 

 tyhs ophioglossoides, viola pecdata, Honsto- 

 iiea ccerula. Pelargoniums, stock.?, cowslips, 

 Auriculas metilla diphylla, Lind seuccio 

 aurea. 



The Committee on Vegetables awarded 

 the premium to Daniel Reillv, gardener to 

 Pierce Butler, Esq., for the best display of 

 vegetables that evening. They likewise no- 

 tice a basket of Snap Beans, e.xhibited by 

 Robert Kilvington, as unusual for the season. 



The exhibition of Tuesday evening re- 

 flects the highest credit on our practical g-ar- 

 deners and amateurs in and around the city. 

 The fine healthy condition of the plants, as 

 well as the interesting display of flowers, af- 

 forded a rich treat to the lovers of nature; 

 and what, in our opinion, tended very mate- 

 rially to enhance the meeting, was the ap- 

 pearance of so many lovely smiling faces 

 on the night in question. Philadelphia may 

 now be said to vie, if not surpass any city in 

 the Union, for taste in Horticulture. In sup- 

 port of this assertion, we mny only remark 

 that you cannot walk along any of our 

 principal streets without seeing the" windows 

 filled with the choicest flowers tastefully ar- 

 ranged by the tiny hands of the fair occu- 

 pants. G. WATSON, 



Recordi.xg Secretary. 



AgricMlf siral Society. 



At a meeting of the Philadelphia Society 

 for Promoting Agriculture, held at their Hal], 

 on Wednesday, the 21st day of iVIarch, the 

 following resolutions were unanimously adopt- 

 ed, and the same were ordered to be published. 



Resolved, That a corainitte on premiums, 

 shall be appointed each year, consisting of 

 seven members, four of whom shall form a 

 quorum. 



Resolved, That the visits of the committee 

 be confined to the state of Pennsylvania, 



and the distance twenty miles from the city 

 of Philadelphia, except to competitors wlio 

 are resident members of the societv. 



Resolved, Tiiat it shall be the duty of the 

 committee, to meet on the 1st Wednesday of 

 each month; articles offered in compel iticn 

 for premiums may be presented to the com- 

 mittee at such meetings as shall be designa- 

 ted. Such productions as cannot be presented 

 at the committee room, will be visited by a 

 sub or visiting committee; no member of a 

 committee who may be a competitor shall 

 be a judge or act on such articles as he com- 

 petes for, but the committee may appoint a 

 substitute in such cases. 



PREMIUMS FOR 1838. 



To the person raising the best crop of 

 Indian corn, of not less than five acres, quali- 

 ty and quantity to be considered, competitors 

 to notify the committee on or before the 1st 

 Wednesday of September, a premium of $10 



To the person raising the best crop of 

 Potatoes, of not less than one acre, quality 

 and quantity considered. - . ^IQ 



To the person raising the best crop of 

 Sugar Beets, quality and quantity consider- 

 ed, not less than half an acre. - $10 



For the best crop of Mangle Wurtzel, not 

 less than half an acre. - . $io 



For the best crop of Ruta-baga, not less 

 than half an acre. - - . $io 



For the second best crop of the foregoing, 

 each a premium of - - - "^ $5 



Each successful competitor is expected to 

 furnish the committee with a written account 

 of the_ manner of cultivation, quantity and 

 kind of manure, nature of soil, and as nearly 

 as practicable, the amount oflabor bestowed on 

 ' is production. 



To the person exliibiting the larg-est quan- 

 tity of, and best sugar beet seed, of his own 

 raising. " - - - $5 



For the largest quantity of, and best mari- 

 gle icurtzle seed, oi' his own raising. ^ 



For the best potatoes raised trom seed, not 

 less than one quarter of a peck. $5 



For the best crop of Spring Wheat, not, 

 less than one acre quality and quantity per 

 acre considered. - - . jfeiQ 



For the next best crop of Spring Wheat, 

 not less than one acre, quantity and quality 

 per acre considered. - - - $5 



Premiums may be withheld by the conv- 

 mittee, when in their opinion the articles of- 

 fered are not deserving of special notice. 



Resolved, Tliat the'secretary be authorized 

 to publisii the above proceedings, and offers 

 of premiums in the Farmers' "Cabinet, and 

 the other papers of the city and county. 



Extracts from the minutes. 



K. Smith, Secretary. 



