574 THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTUBE. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL. 



The Twenty-Eighth Annual Exhibition of this Society was held at Penn 

 Square, on the 16th, 17th, and 18th of September last. The display of 

 plants was extremely fine, and the fruits unusually good. Numerous and 

 libera] premiums were awarded, among which Ave notice the following: — 



Collection of Plants. — Best twenty, open to amateurs, to John Pol- 

 lock, gardener to I. Dundas, $20. 

 For the second best, to Mark Ilill, gardener to H. W. Baldwin, $15. 

 Best twenty, open to all, to Charles Sutherland, gardener to John 

 Anspach, $20. 

 For the second best, to Isaac Collins, gr. to Col. R. Patterson, $15. 

 Designs, &c.— For the best, to H. A. Dreev, $20. 



For the second best, to R. Dunlap, gardener to C. Fallen, $15. 

 Grapes, grown in pots. — For the best ten, to R. Mathews, gardener to 

 J. S. Levering, $10. 

 For the best collection of cut bunches, to Geo. Lazenby, gardener to 

 D. S. Brown, $10. 

 Pine Apples, grown in pots. — For the best five specimens, to Wm. 



Grassie, $10. 

 Pears, native collection. — For the best, to Hovey & Co., Boston, $10. 



For the second best, to Dr. J. K. Eshleman, $5. 

 Pears, foreign collection. — For the best, to Hovey & Co., Boston, $10. 



For the second best, to L. N. Rogers, Baltimore, $5. 

 Apples. — For the best collection, to J. Perkins, $5. 

 For the second best, to S. W. Noble, $3. 



AMERICAN INSTITUTE. 



The Annual Fair of the American Institute closed on the 25th of Octo- 

 ber, and the award of premiums has been published. The display of fruit 

 was not so large as last year, but the specimens were larger and finer. 

 The show of roses and dahlias was very fine. We copy the principal pre- 

 miums : — 



Apples. — For the best collection, to L. C. Lighthipe, Orange, N. J., 



silver cup, $10. 

 Pears. — For the best collection, (200 varieties,) to Hovey & Co., Boston, 



silver cup, $10. 

 For the second best, to T. W. Field, Brooklyn, silver medal. 

 Native Grapes. — For the best 12 bunches of Isabella, to Wm. A. 



Underbill, Croton Point, bronze medal. 

 For the best Catawbas, to Wm. A. Underbill, bronze medal. 

 Foreign Grapes. — For the best four named varieties, to Mrs. F. B. 



Durfee, silver cup, $10. 



