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d'Amour, Belladonna, Lady Sefton, Amanda, Agrippina, Queen of 

 Dahlias, Queen Bess, Negro Boy, Countess of Liverpool, Dennissi, 

 Rosea alba, L'Inapproachable, Widnall's Virginia, Widnall's Queen of 

 Roses, Widnall's Enchanter, Paragon of Perfection and Springfield 

 Rival. 



Art. V. Exhibitions of Horticultural and Floricultural Societies. 



Horticultural Societrj of Charleston, S. C. — This society celebrated 

 their anniversary in Charleston, at Seyles' Hall, on AVednesday the 

 13th of July last. There was a splendid exhibition of flowers and or- 

 namental plants, natives and exotics, together with such fruits and 

 vegetables as the season afforded. Making all allowances for the de- 

 structive effects of the last winter, the protracted spring and excessive 

 rains, yet the exhibition was highly ci-editable to the Society, to the 

 ladies and gentlemen who were contributors, and to the committee of 

 arrangements who conducted the proceedings. 



Among the articles exhibited we find noted Cinnamomum Vdmphora, 

 Hibiscus jRosa sinensis, Fimtnta vulgaris, .yS^rum discolor, Ficus elas- 

 tica, Bignonia grandiflora, Xylophylla angustifolia, and the coffee tree 

 in fruit. 



The following premiums were awarded. Vegetables: — To Mr. 

 Tobin, for the best cauliflower, a silver medal; to the same for the best 

 brocoli, a silver medal; to Mr. D. C. Webb, for the best leeks, a silver 

 medal; to Mr. James Legare, for the best parsnips, a silver medal; to 

 Mr. E. W. Bounetheau, for the best silver onions, a silver medal; to 

 the same, for the best Madeira onions, a silver medal; to the same, for 

 the best salsify, a silver medal; to Mr. Joseph O'Hear, for the best 

 early potatoes, a silver medal; to Mr. John Michel, for the best arti- 

 chokes, a silver medal; to Mr. Justus Hartman, for the greatest variety 

 of fine vegetables produced on any one farm or garden, a silver medal; to 

 Mr. Joseph A. Winthrop, for introducing the cultivation of two fine 

 varieties of squashes — the California and cocoanut squashes, a silver 

 medal. 



Fruits: — To Mrs. William Clarkson, for the finest grapes, a silver 

 medal; to Mr. F. Petit, for the finest native cultivated grapes, a silver 

 medal; to Dr. Henry Boylston, for the finest plums, a silver medal; to 

 Mr. Jonathan Lucas, for the finest strawberries, a sdver medal; to Mr. 

 John Michel, for the largest quantity of fine strawberries, a silver medal; 

 to the proprietors of Woodstock, for the largest piece of ground, well 

 cultivated in strawberries, a silver medal; to Col. Shnon Magwood, for 

 the greatest variety of fine pears, a silver medal; to L. H. Kennedy, 

 for the greatest quantity of fine Antwerp raspberries, a silver medal. 



We are happy to learn that attention is paid to the cultivation of 

 heaths and camellias. By the report of the standing committee of the 

 Society, it isbeliev'edthat heaths will flourish well in the open air in the 

 vicinity of Charleston. Camellias the two last winters have suffered se- 

 verely, and the prospects of their successful cultivation in the open air 

 are mostly given up. The early season at which they bloom subjects the 

 buds to hard frosts. Roses are grown to a great extent, and several 

 fine collections exist in the vicinity. Ranunculuses are also cultivated 

 in great variety, and flourish extremely well. Remarkably fine flowers 

 were produced from several gardens. Dahlias have not yet become so 

 commonly grown as they are with us. A plant of Metrosideros stood 

 out the last winter, an I flowered in the spring. Premiums were award- 

 ed for camellias, carnations, &c. {Southern Jlgriculturist.) 



