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The following report is from said committee: — 



For the six best dahlias, viz., Tippecanoe, Duke of Bedford, Mrs. 

 Rushton, Magician, Maid of Judah, and Sulphurea elegans, first 

 premium, Edward D. Hobbs. 



For the six second best, Duchess of Sutherland, Striata formosis- 

 sima, Maid of Lothian, Agamemnon, yellow Turban, Nai)oleon, 

 second premium, Mr. Wilson. 



For the six third best, Calypso, Stone's yellow Perfection, Lady of 

 the Lake, Mrs. Rushton, scarlet Perfection, and Striata formosissima, 

 third premium, Mr. Wilson. 



For the best lot of ten exotic plants — first premium to Mrs. Breer; 

 second, to Mr. Wilson; third, to Mrs. Colman. 



For best bouquet of dahlias — first premium to E. D. Hobbs; sec- 

 ond, to E. D. Hobbs; third, to E. D. Hobbs. 



For best bouquet of roses — first premium to E. D. Hobbs; second, 

 to Mr, Wilson; third, to Miss Murray. 



For the best single s])ecimen of exotic — first premium to Mrs. 

 Hite; second, to Mr. Slireve; third, to iMr, Wilson, 



For best single specimen of roses — to Mrs. Colman, for a yellow 

 Noisette. 



For the best lot of apples presented, some large and fine varieties 

 received the premium. 



For the best peaches — first premium to Abraham Hite, for the 

 Heath; second, to Mr. Thompson, for his blood clingstone; third, to 

 Mrs. Addison, for a red freestone. 



The first and second premiums on pears to Mr. Young, for the 

 Seckel, the Holland green, the winter bergamots. 



For the best nectarine, to Mr. Young. 



For the best grapes — first premium to Mr. Longworth; second, to 

 Mr. Abraham Hite, for the Catawba; third, to Mrs. Kendrick. 



For the best lot sweet j)otatoes, to Mr. Thompson. 



For the best lot of turnips, to Mr. Young. 



For the best prize essay, to Mr. Young. 



Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. — We have at various 

 periods during the present volume given some of the reports of the 

 exhibitions of this Society. We have now before us the Itfporf of the 

 annual exhibition held on the 22d, 23(1 and 24th of September, occu- 

 pying ui)wanls of 30 octavo pages; we cannot, of course, in our lim- 

 ited space, give any thing more than a condensed account of such 

 parts of it as will be most interesting to our readers. 



Philadelphia, Sept. 6, 1841. — The anniversary meeeting of the So- 

 ciety was held at its Hrdl this evening. On motion, Peter K. Gorgas, 

 Esq., was called to the chair, and Thotnas C. Percival appointed 

 Secretary. The report of the Committee appointed at the last stated 

 meeting to nominate candidates to fill the offices of the Society, was 

 read. On motion, ordered, that the Society proceed to an election. 



The following named gentlemen had a majority of votes; and they 

 were accordingly declared duly elected officers for the ensuing year, 

 viz: — 



President. — Caleb Cope. 



Vice Presidents. — Joseph Price, George Pepper, Gen. RoberU 

 Patterson, and David Landreth. 



