496 Exhibitions of Hortimltural Societies. 



rieties of fine vegetables; on the top were the contributions of honey, pre 

 served fruits, grapes in pots, bouquets, and arches of growing, climbing 

 plants ; crowning the circular ends of this great table, resting on the second 

 elevation, were two splendid evergreen cornucopias, twelve feet in height, 

 and thirty inches in diameter at the opening, encircled with wreaths of 

 beautiful flowers, the one on the west end pouring forth, in the greatest pro- 

 fusion, various kinds of fruits,- — the other, at the opposite extremity, an im- 

 mense amount of vegetables, an appropriate and most beautiful device. 

 The next table in order was of similar dimensions and form with the first 

 mentioned, covered with apples, exhibiting a great pyramid of that impor- 

 tant fruit. The last table to be described was one of immense size, and 

 semi-circular form, jutting out from the east end of the saloon, embracmg 

 its entire width between the columns, and ascending by grades almost to the 

 gallery, on which were seen one contributor's collection, a rich display of 

 esculents, containing in profusion almost every culinary vegetable in culti- 

 vation, and presenting a miniature mountain. A small, beautiful cornuco- 

 pia, from a neighboring county, pouring out its treasures of fruits and veg- 

 etables, was placed on the table containing the apples ; and between this 

 table and the large one, was a small, chaste grape arbor, bearing most deli- 

 cious foreign grapes ; a very pretty flower-stand, with handsome evergreen 

 urn, interwoven with fine flowers and topped with a vase of choice roses, 

 stood between the large table and the one containing the peaches. In other 

 parts of the saloon' were tables containing vegetables, as those originally 

 prepared proved insufficient. 



For the detail of objects, reference may be had to the particulars which 

 follow : — A few seem to require a more especial notice, among which might 

 be mentioned a splendid contribution of foreign grapes, grown in the open 

 ground, with the slight protection temporarily afforded by cauliflower sash- 

 es, during the sudden changes of the summer season, as represented by the 

 contributor at the last autumnal exhibition. A splendid contribution of 

 white Syrian grapes was shown, one bunch of which weighed eight pounds ; 

 another, a bunch of black Hamburg from New Bedford, which, for size and 

 perfection of berry, has been unsurpassed ; one contribution from Andalusia, 

 and another from Germantown, were each creditable for variety and fineness 

 of fruit. A beautiful peach, the red-cheeked Melecoton, from Chester 

 county, was remarkably fine. A contribution of apples, consisting of sev- 

 eral varieties, from Cincinnati, Ohio, was the admiration of visiters, for 

 beauty of appearance both in regard to size and freedom from imperfections ; 

 one variety, called Emperor jMexander, was a splendid specimen ; another 

 contribution from Bucks county, contained numerous varieties, remarkable 

 on that account. Seedling plums from Spring Garden, and seedling apples 

 from Burlington, New Jersey, were exhibited." 



The largest collection of pears was from Mr. J. Rutter, West Chester, 

 and comprised twenty-three varieties. The largest collection of grapes was 

 from John Sherwood, who exhibited eighteen varieties. Mr. T. Hancock, 

 of Burlington, N. J., exhibited thirty-six seedling apples. 



