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sional and nursery men, who are on!}' emulous of giving publicity to their 

 mercantile establishments. The amateur is quite overlooked, because his 

 attention is not directed to the subject, and he imagines that the import- 

 ance of fruit growing is a secondary or a tertiary matter, inasmuch as he 

 is governed by the opinions of those whom he supposes are familiar with 

 the thing, and are consequently best capable of appreciating the respective 

 merits of fruit, grain or cattle growing. Under existing circumstances 

 we feel called upon to urge the necessity of a distinct and separate organ- 

 ization, devoted exclusively to Horticulture and Floriculture. This de- 

 sirable object could be speedily accomplished, provided leading Horticul- 

 turists would lend their influence toward enlightening the proper parties 

 who have authority in such aifairs. A convention could be held compri- 

 sing delegates from the various Horticultural Societies throughout the 

 State, primary arrangements could be entered into, necessary resolutions 

 adopted, and a committee appointed to wait upon our representatives at 

 Albanv, and then and there the matter should be so represented as to at- 

 tract some of that legislation which at present is squandered in advocating 

 individual interests, and contending for the consummation of ephemeral 

 and evanescent ambitions. It is our intention to frequently revert to this 

 subject, and by a little display of persistence to arouse the attention of 

 Horticulturists to the great benefits which must ensue if successfully at- 

 tained. In the 3Iassachusetts Society we have positive evidence of the 

 good growing out of such an organization. The tastes of the people have 

 been improved, and their attention has been particularly directed to the 

 utility and beauty of Pomology. Even country architecture gives evi- 

 dence in Massachusetts of the favorable working of their society, in the 

 numerous tasteful cottages and villas which garnish farm lands and village 

 suburbs ; and it is an indisputable fact that their soil is quite inferior to 

 that of New York State. 



Below we give the arrangements of the Fair to be held at Elmira, 

 which we copy from the Elmira Advertiser : 



" The amount of premiums offered exceed $8,000. Exhibitors to be- 

 come members of the Society previous to 3Ionday, October 1, and articles 

 must be arranged on that day, while live stock will have to be on the 

 ground a week previous to the Fair. 



On Tuesday, October 2, the ground will be open to exhibitors. 



On "Wednesday morniTig, at 9 o'clock, the judges will commence their 

 examinations, when none but persons having charge of the articles exam- 

 ined are expected to be present, but the grounds will be open to the pub- 

 lic on that and the two succeeding days. 



The plowing matches are to take place at one o'clock on Thursday. 



