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of the Eaipiess. This contains a beautiful park in the English taste. 

 The garden of Tauris was founded by Potemkin, in 1780, and was 

 designed by William Goold. The most striking part of this garden 

 consists of its glass conservatories, which are upwards of two thou- 

 sand feet in length. 14,000 pots of strawberries, of the Wyatt and 

 Roseberry kinds, supply the Emperor's table. 



Cucumbers are used to a great extent in Russia. The glass con- 

 servatories in the Island of Apothecaries extend in length more than 

 three thousand feet. The botanic conservatory, or rather palace oi 

 glass, was commenced in 1845, and finished in 1847. It is support- 

 ed on the north by an enormous wall, to protect it from the north 

 winds. Eighteen columns support the roof. It is nearly four hun- 

 dred feet long, nearly eighty feet high, and upwards of one hundred 

 feet wide. 



Mr. Wakeman moved that the thanks of this Club be tendered 

 to Professor Shepard of Amherst College, for the copies sent us of 

 his very interesting and able address on the subject of Agricultural 

 Education. 



The motion was seconded by Mr. Sickles and several others, who 

 spoke of the great merit of the address, and was adopted unani- 

 mously. 



Mr. Sickles, Chairman ot the special committee on the Stafford 

 grain and meal steam dryer, said that the committee had been dili- 

 gent in search of all information on this subject, which is admitted 

 to be of the greatest importance, and were not ready to do more than 

 report progress now and be ready at the next meeting of the Club. 



Mr. Wakeman. — Our estimable friend, Samuel Walker, of Boston, 

 proposes to us a Horticultural Convention, to be held during our next 

 Fair in October. 



Charles Henry Hall proposes to include in it the Horticulture of 

 the Island of Bernnula. 



The Chairman pioposes as our next subject, the curing of Clover 

 and Hay — Adopted. The Club adjourned. 



Dr. Underbill accoided with the opinion of the vast importance ot 

 any method for preserving bread stuffs pure both fpr home and for- 

 eign use , and for seasons of scarcity. The corn crop of the United 



