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best, to R. Kilvington. And for a beautiful display of hyacinths, a special 

 premium of $2 to Peter Raabe. The committee specially noticed a fine 

 specimen of the camellia variety, Duca visconti, from F. Lennig, an Ital- 

 ian variety, and shown for the first time. Also, a plant of the Cypripedium 

 acaule, a native, shown by H. C. Hanson. 



Pears — For the best ten specimens, Easter Beurre, to T. Hancock ; for 

 the second best, Glout Morceau, to F. Guoin, gardener to Mrs. J. B. Smith. 



Apples — For the best ten specimens, Newtown Pippin, to N. W. Roe ; 

 for the second best, the same kind, to R. Cornelius' gardener. 



Vegetables — For the best display of an amateur gardener, to W. Hamill, 

 gardener to Mr. Fisher ; for the second best, to T. Meghran, gardener to 

 R. Cornelius ; and a special premium to T. S. Croft, for a very handsome 

 display of Rhubarb, containing five named varieties. 



An interesting ad interim report from the Fruit Committee was submitted 

 of the objects shown before them since the last stated meeting. 



The President appointed the committees for the ensuing year. — T. P. 

 Jamks, Etc. Sec, Feb. 1853. 



Cincinnati Horticultcral. — The annual meeting of this society was 

 held on the 1st of January, and the following officers were elected : — 



President. — S. Mosher. 



Vice Presidents. — G. Graham, R. Buchanan, A. H. Ernst. 



Treasurer. — W. Storms. 



Rec. and Corresponding Secretary. — Dr. J. A. Warder. 



Financial Secretary. — Henry Ives. 



The Autumnal Exhibition will be held on the 22d, 23d, 24th and 25tli of 

 September next. 



The list of premiums is published, amounting in all to $1580, viz.. Pros- 

 pective Premiums, $900 ; Flowers and Plants, $335 ; for Fruits, $211 ; for 

 Vegetables, $134. Among the premiums are twenty copies of Dr. Warder's 

 Journal, We are glad our Western friends appreciate the importance of a 

 Home periodical. 



HORTICULTURAL OPERATIONS 



FOR MARCH. 

 FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



February, with the exception of the latter part, was a mild and some- 

 what variable month, the thermometer falling to zero but twice. A contin- 

 uation of the mild weather has favored the gardener who has had much 

 forcing under his charge. The appearance now is that the ground will 

 open early, although the earth is frozen deeper than it was on the 1st of 

 February ; a good rain, however, would take out the frost and leave tlie 

 ground in good condition to begin the rougher operations of the fruit gar- 

 den, such a» trenching, &c. 



