46S Exhibitions of Horticultural Societies. 



Treasurer. — John Thomas. 



Corresponding Secretary. — John B. Smith. 



Recording Secretary. — Thomas P. James. 



Sept. ^2lst. — A stated meeting was held this evening. The President 

 elect, on taking the chair, tendered his acknowledgments for the 

 honor conferred on him. In assnming the duties to be discharged, he 

 claimed the indulgence of the Society, whilst he could only promise 

 the exercise of his best abilities and ardent efforts to promote the 

 continued success of the institution. 



The Library Committee submitted their annual report, from which 

 it appears that during the past year sixty-five volumes have been 

 added thereto, of which several have been donations. The Library 

 contains at present three hundred and seventy bound volumes. 

 Fines to the amount of seven dollars and seventy-five cents, have 

 been received and added to the fund for the purchase of books. 



Oct. 19th. — At this meeting a numberjof native varieties of grapes, 

 from Richmond, Virginia, with the names appended, for which the 

 Society is indebted to Mr. C. S. Langstroth, a member who has re- 

 cently returned from a tour in that vicinity. A communication from 

 Mr. Langstroth. describing the grapes, was read and ordered to be 

 filed. 



A bunch of native grapes were exhibited from N. Longworth, of 

 Cincinnati, Ohio, which is said to be very hardy and delicious for 

 the table or wine. 



A communication from Mr. Longworth, accompanying the Ohio 

 grapes, was also read and ordered to be entered on the minutes: 

 purporting that he would give five hundred dollars for a native grape 

 vine that should produce bunches of equal size, and fruit of equal 

 quality for the table and tor wine, to the bunch shown this evening. 

 He stated that his vine was more hardy than any native with which 

 he was acquainted, free from mildew, a fine bearer, and of vigorous 

 growth. The bunch sho^vn was larger and more compact than the 

 Elsinborough, but in flavor and size of berry similar. 



Among the objects exhibited were some seedling dahlias, as fol- 

 lows: — By Gerhard Schmitz; very fine, among which were the fol- 

 lowing new, Schmitz's Philadelphia, a white occasionally tipped with 

 lilac; Schmitz's Columbus, a crimson; Beauty of Philadelphia, a 

 yellow occasionally tipped with rose; and Schmitz's yellow Victory. 



Thirteenth ^^nnual Exhibition, September 22tl, 23d, and 24th. — 

 The Committee preface their report as follows: — 



The Masonic Hall was obtained for the array, it being in their 

 opinion the place where eftect and comfort was most favorably 

 combined, and it ma}' be truly gratifying to the Society to know that 

 the industry and zeal of contributors was fully and amply manifested 

 on this occasion, which was freely conceded by the many thousands 

 who witnessed the exhibition. This commendation of the public 

 ought to be a source of great gratification to the Society; to know 

 that their labors and exertions to create, mature, and bring to such 

 an advanced state of j>erfection the various products of horticulture, 

 svere so warmly appreciated. The decided improvement in the 

 j^rowth and variety of vegetables; the great desire to possess and 



