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GENESEE FARMER. 



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Exhibition of Hort. Soc" y of the Valley of the Genesee. 



"We present below, in a condensed form, the 

 Reports of the Committees on the June exhibi- 

 tion. The detailed Reports occupied three full 

 columns of the daily papers. The Flower Com- 

 mittee, in particular, deserve great credit for the 

 faithful and efficient performance of their duties. 

 The names of every contributor, as well as of 

 every article, including the splendid collections 

 of Wild Flowers, have been presented in detail. 

 We have now hopes for the success and useful- 

 ness of the Society. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FLOWERS. 



The Coramittee on Flowers, having carefully examined 

 the great number of specimens presented for exhibition, 

 would respectfully report : 



That they have awarded the following premiums for the 

 best display of Flowers comprising the greatest varietie« : 



Miss Francis Ward, for best Floral Ornament, $3 GO 



Mrs. S. O. Smith, for 2d best do. 2 00 



Mrs. Alonzo Frost, for 3d best do. Mrs. Loudon. 



Miss L. J. Whitney, greatest number and varieties of 



Boquets composed ofRoses, &c., $2 00 



Miss E. Child, for beautiful collection, Mrs. Loudon. 



Mrs. W. B.Williams, " 



Miss Julia West, " '• 



Mrs. A. Gardiner, " " 



Miss S. Shaw, " " 



Mrs. J. W. Sawyer, " " 



Mrs. Geo. H. Mumford, " " 



Mrs. D. W. Powers, " " 



Mrs. Fitch, «f Riga, •' " 



Mm. C. C. Lathrop, " " 



Mrs. H. BJUing, for fine collectioB of Pansies, " 



NATIVE FLOWERS. 



Miss Rogers presented 66 species, 



Mr. Wetherell " 55 " 



Dr. Clark " 45 " 



all correctly named. 



Premiums on the above are to be awarded at the close of 

 the year for the greatest number o[ species correctly named 

 and tastefully arranged. 



NimSFRYME.V. 



John Donalan — Paeonia hfimeii and W^hitlejii, and a va- 

 riety •f roses. 



Charles Powis, Mon.oe G:iidens — A pyramid of Paeonia, 

 Whitlejii and humeii, Amaryllis formosissima. 



Ellwanger &. Barrv. Mr. i4ope Nurseries — One splendid 

 pyramid oflx'o vnri<;ic5 oi roses, 6 feet high, measuring at 

 the base about 9 feel. 



Four large boquets, consisting of the finest Roses, Pelar- 

 goniums, Verbenas, Phloxes, Spiraeas, Deutzeas, &c. 



E. &, B. also exhibited the following Roses, separately, 

 nnmed, in small vials: Hylniu 1'erpetual.s, 25 varieties; 

 Perpetual, 5 vars. ; Provence, .'> vart-.; Hybrid China, 34 

 vars.: Moss Roses, 12 vars.; Hybrid Provence, 4 vars.; 

 French Reses, 5 vars. ; Damask, 4 vars. ; Prairie Roses, 3 

 vars.; Ayrshire, 4 vars.; Boursault, 3 vars.; Scotfh. 3 vars.; 

 besides Austrian Briars and other miscellaneous varieties. 

 Also a handsome collection of Green House plants. 



The Committee would further report : 



That owing to the limited time for observation, they were 

 unable to give a full report of all the varieties offered for ex- 

 hibition. Your Committee unite in the opinion entertained 

 by all present, that the Exhibition of Flawers, and particu- 

 larly of Roses, far exceeded in quantity and variety any 

 previous Exhibitions, and they hope that future Exhibitions 

 will be equally deserving of the interest manifested in the 

 present. Mrs. J. Wiluams, ") 



Mrs. D. .Scoville, 

 Miss S. Shaw. ) CommUtee. 

 G. H. Smith, | 



S. Thompson, Jr., J 

 RErORT OF THE FRUIT COMMITTEE. 



The Fruit Committee beg leave to announce the follow- 

 ing premiums : 

 Stravobirries. — For tlic best quart, Jno. Williams, 



Esq.; variety, Hotey's Seedling, |3 00 



For the second best,. Wm. Pitkin, Esq., 2 00 



For the greatest number of varieties, (13) and t)«st 



grown, Isaac Hills, Esq., President of the Soc;ety, 3 00 

 nurservmen's class. 



The only nurserymen exhibiting were Messrs. Bissell, 

 Hooker, & Sloane, who had nine varieties and were award- 

 ed a Diploma. 



The Committee having power to award diecreiianary pre- 

 miums for articles of merit, have awarded one dollar to M. 

 G. Warner, Esq., who exhibited three dishes of fine well 

 grown Strawberries, and the same to E. K. Blythc, Esq., 

 for a large and beautiful dish of well grown Strawberries. 



There were a few Cherries presented just beginning to 

 color, from Messrs. T. B. Hamilton and Ira D. Hall, and 

 ripe Herefordshire Whites from Bissell, Hooker, & Sloane. 



In addition to those above mentioucd, fine spe<-inie»8 of 

 Strawberries were exhibited by Mr. H. Leutweiller, and 

 Mrs. E. N. Buell, of this city. The number of exhibitors 

 were comparatively limited, but the specimens were per- 

 fect and beautiful. 



Besides those exhibited at our former shows, there were 

 in the collectioa of Isaac Hills, Esq., five specimens of My- 

 all's British Queen, a large and fine fruit, and Stafford's 

 3Iammoth, a very large fruit from Ohio, but hollow and 

 coarse. 



In the collec tion of Bissell & Co. , w ere a few specimens 

 of Boston Pine and Black Prince, but not enough to pass a 

 decided opinion upon — beautiful specimens of the Pine Ap- 

 ple and Carolina Pine were shown by Wm. Pitkin. 



The Committee regret that a large number of fine speci- 

 mens and collections around the f ity were withheld, be- 

 cause it was rumored that others had larger ones. This is 

 wrong. All friends of the society and of the progress of 

 Horticulture should, in our stage of advancement, present 

 all they have of even medium quality. This suggestion ap- 

 plies with equal force to all fruit, and the CommiUee beg 

 attention to it in future. 



P. Barry, ] 



A. Sawyer, i 



S. Miller. J CGmmittee, 



J. W. Bissell, 



S. MOULSON, J 



Buffalo Horticultural Socieiy. 



The June Exhibition of this enterprising So- 

 ciety passed off admirably, as usual. We intend- 

 ed to be present on the occasion — and while read- 

 ing the following glowing account, from the 

 Commercial, Ave regretted more than we had 

 done before that oar engagements deprived us of 

 such a pleasure : 



The floral exhibition of the Horticultural Socjety last eve- 

 ning, was one of the most beautiful aftairs we ever attended, 

 and reflected infinite credit on the oflicers and ladies' com- 

 mittees engaged in getting it up. When it '\g recollected 

 that the almost fairy scenes presented in the fioral temples, 

 alcoves, chandeliers, wreaths, festoons, and other rich and 

 beautiful designs which crnamented tlie hall, were begun 

 and completed in about five hours — our language will not 

 be considered extravagant. The displr.y oi hcKjuets was 

 rich in the extreme, both in the taste in making up, and the 

 exquisite beauty and rarity of the flowers. In the fruit de- 

 partment were numerous rich and tempting plates of straw- 

 berries, cherries, currants, &:c. — the strawl>erries in partic- 

 ular, were very fine. Some fine fruit and flowers were ex- 

 hibited by Mr. Mcintosh and Mr. Cable from Cleveland, 

 and by Col. H. H. Coit, of Euclid, Ohio. Altogether, the 

 June exhibition may be considered as an era in the history 

 of our Bufi'alo Horticultural Society. We were pleased to 

 observe that the attendance in the evening was large, and 

 the bids at the sale of fruits and boquets, both spirited and 

 liberal. When all was so tasteful and beautiful, it were im- 

 possible to discriminate with justice. When the committee 

 report, full justice will be done to all. How beautiful does 

 woman appear among flowers — their white and red deli- 

 cately blended on her cheeks, the former shining through 

 the latter at every movement of her lips, their fragrance on 

 her sigh, their purity in her heart, their delicacy in her very 

 existence. No wonder that woman loves to breath the at- 

 mosphere of ilowers, reflecting their smiles apd rivaling 

 their beauty. 



