498 Exhibitioiis of Horticultural Societies. 



lyn, L. I., a large assortment of superior dahlias, frequently renewed, in- 

 cluding some extra fine American seedlings. Charles More, 98th street, 

 Third Avenue, a large assortment of splendid roses and dahlias ; also, sev- 

 eral fine plants and bouquets. Messrs Mantel & Lenoir, 46th street, 

 Bloomingdale Road, a display of about 600 fine fragrant roses, in about 200 

 varieties ; also, three splendid bouquets. Messrs. Boll & Hauser, 50th 

 street, Bloomingdale Road, a choice assortment of perpetual roses, includ- 

 ing about 30 seedlings ; also, an ornamental design, and several choice vari- 

 eties of dahlias. Isaac Buchanan, 17th street, near Fifth Avenue, a splen- 

 did assortment of roses and dahlias, frequently renewed. Messrs. Marc & 

 Co., 44th street, Bloomingdale Road, a fine display of roses and dahlias. 

 L. Prevost, Astoria, L. I., a large supply of dahlias and other flowers, fre- 

 quently renewed. Thomas Hogg & Sons, 71st street. West of Third Av- 

 enue, several choice varieties of dahlias and other flowers. 



Fruits : A larger quantity of fruits was contributed than in former years. 

 The principal show of pears was from Mr. S. Walker, Roxbury, who, in 

 addition to fifty-four kinds from his own collection, exhibited forty-three va- 

 rieties from various amateurs in the vicinity of Boston and Salem. A fine 

 show of grapes came from Roswell Colt, Esq., Patterson, N. J. ; some 

 were produced under glass, and others in the open air, against a board 

 fence, in a Southern aspect. The varieties were Black Hamburgh, Black 

 Damascus, Royal Muscat, Black Muscadine, West's St. Peter's, White 

 Muscadine, Victoria Black Hamburgh, Black St. Peter's, Black Prince, 

 White Syrian, Muscat of Alexandria, White Muscat of Lunel, Miller's 

 Burgundy, White Hamburgh, White Frontignan, White Sweetwater, and 

 some others not named. One bunch of the Muscadine, represented as 

 growing against a board fence, weighed two pounds, and some of the Vic- 

 toria Black Hamburgh, grown in the same manner, were very fine. Ex- 

 Gov. Edwards, of New Haven, sent fourteen varieties of seedling pears, 

 but no names are given. Messrs. Parsons & Co., Flushing, sent four vari- 

 eties of grapes, and three vines in pots. Dr.Wendall, of Albany, Beurr6 Diel, 

 White Doyenne, Marie Louise, Easter Beurr^, and four other varieties of pears. 



Mr. Bridgeman concludes the' Report as follows : " When viewing the 

 animated and beautiful scene presented at our late Annual Fair, held in a 

 place where ' armed men once prepared to do battle,' I was cheered by the 

 hope that the day was not far distant, when every Fort would be disman- 

 tled, and the fruits of peace and good will spread their benign influence 

 through the world, raising the great human family to the highest standard 

 of excellence ; when every man, reposing under the branches of his own 

 vine, would experience all the felicity which this earth is destined to afford." 



Chester County Horticultural Society, Chester, Pa. — The first Annual Ex- 

 hibition of this Society was held on the 10th and llth of September last, 

 and from a Report which has been sent us by our friends, it was every way 

 worthy of the skill and intelligence of the amateurs and professional men in 

 that vicinity. On the second day of the exhibition, an interesting address 

 was delivered by Dr. Wm. Darlington, and in the evening an admired essay 

 waa delivered on that gem of Pomona's realm, — the peach. — Village Record. 



