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Answers to Correspondents. 



A Friend to Scie.nce, &c., Starliey, N. Y. Gel 

 ■'Downing's Fruit and Fruit Trees," tlio most complete 

 American work oa this subject. John J. Thoaias is jire- 

 paring a new and greatly improved edition of liis " Fruit 

 Culturist," which will be published soon, and will be a 

 valuahle work. You ought also to have '• Lindley's Theory 

 of Horiicuilure," and Harris' " Treatise on Insects." We 

 shall probably publish in a future number such a list of 

 fruits as you speak of. 



C. K. HoBBiE, Irondeq-joit. Excessive pruning of large 

 frees, in the winter or spring, often produces a feeble and 

 sickly looking growth the following season — the balance 

 between the leaves and roots lieing destroyed. The leaves 

 are the lungs, as it were, of trees, and their expansion in 

 spring calls the roots into action. It is therefore evident 

 thai the removal of an immoderate portion of leaf buds in 

 pruning must be injurious. Trees over pruned in a grow- 

 ing state, instantly cease to groiv, the leaves droop, and 

 the bark becomes shrivelled. In either case, the only 

 remedy that occurs to us is to let them alone — simply 

 keeping the ground in good order around them. 



Horticultural Exhibitions. 



We cannot undertake to publish, in detail, the 

 accounts of Horticultural Exhibitions, as a large 

 portion of such reports possess merely a locaji 

 interest. What we can do, and desire to do, is 

 to give such a conaensed account, and note 

 such particular items as will be interesting to 

 all, and are calculated to keep the readers of the 

 Farmer advised respecting the progress of Hor- 

 ticulture throughout the country. This is all. 



AURORA, (CAYUGA CO.) HORT. SOCIETY. 

 This flourishing Society, coinmencedits fourth 

 year by an exhibition, on the 19th of May. The 

 Report says : 



The extent and beauty of the collection evinced the in- 

 fluence which this association, during the few years of its 

 existence, has exerted upon this and l!ie surrounding com- 

 munity, in introducing many new and improved varieties 

 of plants and vegetables — in adopting improved modes of 

 oulture, and in the production and propagation of many rare 

 and beautiful seedlings. Such portions of the spacious 

 Hall of the academy as were not occupied by plants and 

 flowers, were filled with a highly intelligent audience, who 

 spent the afternoon in examining the beautiful collection 

 and in listening to instructive and eloquent remarks from 

 .Salem Town and the Rev. Edward Taylor. 



David Thomas, the President, exhibited up- 

 wards of 60 different species and varieties of 

 flowering shrubs and plants, 110 varieties of 

 tulips, besides pansies, &c. — Henry Morgan, 

 Esq., some 20 varieties of shrubs and plants, 

 and 60 to 80 of tulips — Dr. Thompson, some 

 20 varieties of shrubs and flowers, and 80 of 

 tulips, beside immensely large pansies. Some 

 8 or 9 other ladies and gentlemen contributed 

 bouquets of tulips and miscellaneous flowers. 

 Mr. I. Jacobs presented King and Red Ashman 

 apples, and Isabella and Catawba grapes, well 

 preserved — W. R. At wood, two Cyprian squash- 

 es, and a basket of Newtown Pippin Apples. 



ALBANY AND RENSSELAER SOCIETY. 

 The first exhibition of this Society for the 

 season was held at Albany on the 14th of June. 

 The weather for some time previous had been 

 unfavorable, but the display of fruits was fair, 

 and that of flowers and vegetables excellent. 



The Strawberries exhibited we find to be 

 Virginia Scarlet, Iowa, Ross' Phcsnix, Black 

 Prince, Bishop's Orange, Hovey's Seedling, 

 Boston Pine Cincinnati Pine, Royal Pine, and 

 Alpine. Dr. Herman Wendell presented in his 

 collection flowers and unripe fruit of the much 

 talked of Beehive ; the plants having been im- 

 ported this season, were not sufficiently strong 

 to produce fruit that might be fiiirly judged. 

 [We see it stated by a Mr. Snow in the Gar- 

 dener's Chronicle, that this "Beehive" is noth- 

 ing but the Grove End Scarlet, and he asks Mr. 

 Mathewson who introduced it, to refund his 

 money. Mr. Mathewson insists upon its being 

 really new, and superior to any thing else.] 

 The Committee awarded the first premium of 

 .$2 to V. P. Douw, of Greenbush, for beautiful 

 specimens of Ross' Phoenix ; and the second 

 premium of $1 to E. P. Prentice, of Mt. Hope, 

 for Bishop's Orange. 



Of flowers there was a splendid display. J. 

 Wilson exhibited 75 varieties of Roses ; Dr. 

 Herman Wendell 25 varieties, besides phloxes, 

 pansies, pinks, poenies, &c. Charles H. Mer- 

 ritt, of Troy, and several others, exhibited col- 

 lections of roses and perennial flowers. James 

 Wilson took all the rose premiums, for the fol- 

 lowing varieties, viz : Persian Yellow, Gen. 

 Foy, Village Maid, Washington, Pompon Bi- 

 color, Cerise Superba, Nelly, Donna Sol, Lon- 

 don Pride, Margolin, La Tour D'Auvergne and 

 Leopold, ^2 — for the best six distinct varieties, 

 Cristata Moss, Great Western, Leda, Queen, 

 Danviers, Princess Lambelle, $1. 



The display of vegetables embraced peas, 

 cucumbers, cabbages, beets, cauliflowers, lettuce, 

 parsley, cellery, rhubarb, &c. Dr. Herman 

 Wendell exhibited stems of the Hoosung, a new 

 vegetable recently introduced from China by 

 the London Horticultural Society — also new four 

 varieties of Lettuce, for which he was awarded 

 a discretionary premium. 



This Society held its Seco.xd Exhibition on 

 the 12th of July. In the Fruit Department, the 

 leading articles were Gooseberries, Raspberries 

 and Currants — of these there were five collec- 

 tions exhibited, by Joel Rathbone, of Kenwood ; 

 Wm. Newcomb, of Pittstown; V. P. Douw, 

 Henry Vail, of Mount Ida; Dr. Herman Wen- 

 dell, James Wilson, of Albany, and others. 



Of Cherries, the English Morello alone was 

 exhibited. The Committee state that "owing to 

 the extreme vicissitudes of the last winter, the 

 cherry trees in this whole vicinity, with the 

 exception of an isolated instance, in well pro- 

 tected yards in the cities, have not borne fruit 

 this year." 



For the best and finest flavored Currants, the 

 first premium was awarded to Jas Wilson, for 

 Knight's Sweet Red, and the 2d to H. Wendell, 

 for White Dutch. JFor Gooseberries, the first 

 and second premiums were awarded to Henry 



