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Hort ic ultural Exh ib ition . 



Vol. VII. 



- I Saturday of every month, in the City Hall ; or 



they may be subjected to the inspection at any time, 

 Of either of the following committee appointed for that 

 purpose, viz: 



DR. J. W. THOMSON, 

 MERRIT CANBY, 

 SAMUEL HILLES, 

 l'lll LLP KEYHOLD, 

 HENRY GIBBONS, 

 ANTHONY HIGGINS, 

 DR. W. GIBBONS, 

 ZIBA FERRIS, 

 W. J. HURLOCK. 

 The Society will dine together at 3 o'clock. All 

 members not in arrears to the Society, will receive 

 their tickets to the dinner free of charge. The annual 

 address will be delivered by the Hon. JAMES M. GAR- 

 M'.TT of Virginia, on the evening of the first day at 

 the City Hall. 



Horticultural Exhibition. 



The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will 

 hold its Fourteenth Exhibition in the Lower Saloon 

 of the Philadelphia Museum, corner of Ninth and 

 George streets, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 

 the 21st, 22nd and 23d of September. 



The Committee of Arrangements solicit contribu- 

 tions of Plants, Fruits, Flowers, or Culinary Ve- 

 getables; and specimens of a quality meriting dis- 

 tinction, will be thankfully received and publicly ac- 

 knowledged. When transmitted from a distance, by 

 public conveyance, the Society will cheerfully defray 

 the cost of transportation. They may be addressed to 

 Messrs. D. Landreth & Co., at their Seed Warehouse, 

 No. 65 Chestnut street. 



The following Premiums to be competed for on that 

 occasion, will be awarded at 12 o'clock, M., on the first 

 day (21st) of the exhibition, viz : 



NATIVE GRAPES. 

 For the best Isabella, not less than 6 bunches, $3 



For the second-best Isabella, not less than G bunches, 2 

 For the best Bland or Powell, not less than 6 do. 3 

 For the second-best Bland or Powell, not less than 



6 bunches, 2 



For the best Catawba, not less I ban G bunches, 3 

 For the second-best Catawba, not less than G bunch- 

 es 2 



For the best Native grapes, of another variety, not 

 less than G bunches, 3 



FOREIGN GRAPES 



RAISED IN THE OPEN AIR. 



For the best black or red Hamburgh, 4 bunches, 



For the best Hansteretto, 4 bunches, 



For the best black Constantia, 4 bunches 5 



For the best Chasselas, 4 bunches, 5 



For the best white Gascoigne, 4 bunches 5 



For the best wlm i' Frontignac, 4 bunches 5 



For the best white Malaga, or white Portugal, 4 



bunches, 



For the best foreign grapes, of another variety, 4 



bunches, 



For the best foreisrn grapes, raiseil under glass, with- 

 out the means id' artificial heat, 4 bunches, 

 For the second-best foreign grapes, raised under 

 glass, without the means of artificial heat, 4 



bunches, 



For the best foreign crapes, raised under glass, with 



the means id' artificial heat, 1 hunches, 

 For the second best foreign (rrapes, raised under 

 glass, with tln> means of artificial heat, 4 bunch- 

 es, , 



For the lust peaches, not less than 1 peck, 

 For the second best peaches, not less than I peck, 

 For the third lest peaches, not less than 2 dozen, 3 



For the fourth best peaches, not less than 1 bushel, 10 

 For the fifth-best do. do. do. 5 



For the best Seckel pears, not less than 1 peck, $3 



For the best butter do. do do. 3 

 For the best pears, of another variety, not less than 



1 peck, 3 



For the best apples, not less than 1 peck, 3 



For the second-best apples, not less than 1 peck, 2 



For the third-best apples, not less than 1 bushel, 5 



For tin' fourth-best apples, not less than 1 bushel, 3 



For the best quinces, not less than half a peck, 3 



For the best nectarines, not less than one dozen, 3 

 For the best water melons, not less than three in 



number , 5 



For the second-best water melons, not less than 



three in number, 3 



For the best nutmeg melons, or variety thereof, not 



less than three in number, 3 



For the best potatoes, not less than 1 bushel, 2 

 For the best sweet potatoes, not less than 1 bushel, 2 

 For the best onions, not less than 4 dozen, 2 

 For the best cabbage, not less than 6 heads, 3 

 For the second-best cabbage, not less than 6 heads, 2 

 For the best red cabbage, not less than 6 heads, 3 

 For the best carrots, garden culture, 2 dozen, 2 

 For the best lettuce, not less than G heads, 2 

 For the best endive, blanched, not less than 6 heads, 2 

 For the best salsify, not less than 2 dozen, 2 

 For the best fifty varieties of dahlias, 10 

 For the second-best fifty varieties of dahlias, 5 

 For the best twenty varieties of dahlias, 5 

 For the second-best twenty varieties of dahlias, 3 

 For the best American seedling parti-coloured dah- 

 lia 3 



For the best American seedling self-coloured dahlia, 3 

 For the best ten varieties of dahlias, grown by ama- 

 teurs, 5 



For the second-best ten varieties of dahlias, grown 



by amateurs, 3 



For the best dahlia, grown by amateurs, 3 

 For the best and most appropriate design, formed of 



cut flowers, etc., 20 



For the second-best and most appropriate design, 



formed of cut flowers, etc., 15 



For the third-best and most appropriate design, 



formed of cut flowers, etc., 10 



For the best pair of wreaths for festooning, 10 



For the second-best pair of wreaths for festooning, 5 



For the best bouquet, S 



For the second-best bouquet, 3 



To prevent confusion, it will be necessary that all 

 contributions be presented on the Monday and Tues- 

 day previous to the exhibition. Bouquets on the morn- 

 ings of each day. 



All articles will be returned to the contributors, un- 

 less otherwise directed; of which the committee will 

 expect to be duly notified. 



ROBERT BUIST, 

 PETER MACKENZIE, 

 WILLIAM CHALMERS, Jr., 

 JAMES D. FULTON, 

 JOHN DICK, 



Committee of Arrangement, 



No man can ever borrow himself out of debt. 

 If you wish for relief, you must work for it, 

 economise for it. You must make more and 

 spend less than you did while you were run- 

 ning' in debt. You must wear homespun in- 

 stead of broadcloth, drink water instead of 

 champagne, and rise at four instead of seven. 

 Industry, frugality, economy — these are the 

 handmaids of wealth, and the sure sources 

 of relief. A dollar earned is worth ten bor- 

 rowed, and a dollar saved is better than forty 

 times its amount in worthless gewgaws. 

 Try our scheme — it is much better than to 

 depend upon bank favours, and a thousand 

 times more honourable than a resort to bank- 

 rupt laws. — Selected. 



