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gin Queen. From J. Hovey, handsome bouquets. From S. R. Johnson, 

 fine blooms of the double flowering pomegranate and double balsams, 

 picotee pinks and carnations, and a fine display of perpetual roses, — 

 among tliem. Madam Desprez, Monthly Cabbage, &sc. From William 

 Meller, beautiful double yellow hollyhocks, Chinese horsechesnut and 

 bouquets. M. P. Sawyer exhibited a very large and splendid plant of 

 Nerium splendens, covered with its beautiful rose colored double flowers. 

 From Sanmel Walker, several specimens of seedling phloxes, some with 

 variegated flowers, very unique; one of a rich crimson, and one rosy pur- 

 ple, with a bright eye ; — also, Phlox decussata alba and other fine un- 

 named varieties, a new seedling i)elphinium grandiflorum, Z/ythrum, Ve- 

 ronica spicata, bouquets and cut flowers. From William Kenrick, seven 

 fine large bouquets and a basket of flowers, arranged by Miss Russell 

 with much taste ; also, very double black hollyhocks. 



From Hovey & Co., four bouquets — Miss Sumner, two bouquets — Mr. 

 Tucker, a plant of Hydrangea hortensis in bloom — John Kenrick, six 

 bouquets. 



Fruit: From A. D. Weld, Sopsavine and Early Harvest apples, and 

 Citron des Carmes pears. From M. W. Brown, Drap d'Or plums. From 

 S. Phipps, very handsome Early Scarlet Cherry plums. From Messrs. 

 Winships, Early Scarlet Cherry plums. From Aaron D. Williams, very 

 large white and red Dutch currants. Early Harvest and Williams's Fa- 

 vorite apples. From Joseph S. Cabot, very large and fine Citron des 

 Carmes pears. From Mr. Glover, fine large gooseberries. From B. V. 

 French, Citron des Carmes pears and Heath's Early Nonsuch apples. 

 From H. Vandine, handsome apricots. S. J. Gustin, of Norristown, N. J. 

 exhibited specimens of plums, which were no doubt the Nectarine plum. 

 From CheeverNewhall, striped John apples, very handsome; also, Citron 

 des Carmes pears. From A. F. Brown, very fine large gooseberries. 

 From John Hovey, extra large and superior gooseberries, and excellent 

 Early Harvest apples. From Samuel Walker, very fine Early Harvest 

 apples. From S. K. Bailey, fine gooseberries. From Kendall Bailey, 

 Franconia raspberries. From George Walsh, fine gooseberries, (Red 

 Lion.) From G. A. Simmons, very fine Chron des Carmes pears. From 

 J. L. L. F. Warren, Warren's seedling, Franconia, and red and Avhite 

 Antwerp raspberries, very large and fine; Black Hamburg grapes, — four 

 bunches weighed eleven pounds and ten ounces. From J. F. Allen, Black 

 figs of St. Michael's, large and fine ; Franconia raspberries and Sweet 

 Montmorency cherries. The President of the Society sent specimens of 

 Rivers's No. 1 plum, apricots, Sweet Bough and Early Harvest apples, 

 and Citron des Carmes pears, all very handsome. 



Vegetables : Aaron D. Williams presented remarkably large Chenango 

 potatoes, and William Mackintosh, monstrous heads of the large Drum- 

 head cabbao-e. 



Auiusl Sc/. — The Society held an adjourned meeting, — V. P. C. New- 

 hall occupied the chair. 



The chairman of the committee of arrangements reported, tliat the com- 

 mittee had selected Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the JSth, 19th 

 and 20th September next, as the days for the Annual Exhibition. Ac- 

 cepted. 



F. W. Macondry was ciiosen to fill a vacancy in the committee of ar- 

 rangements. 



