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Committee on Fruit — H. Snyder, John Feast, William Saunders. 

 Committee on Vegetables — S. Feast, sen., N. Popplein, R. F. Pentland. 

 — Yours, William Saunders, Cor. Sec, Baltimore, March, 1853. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The stated meeting of this Society occurred in the Chinese Saloon, on 

 Tuesday evening, March 15, 1853: the President in the chair. The sudden 

 change from mild to severely cold weather, precluded the imposing display of 

 large azaleas, rhododendrons, and fine greenhouse plants usual at the March 

 meeting ; yet those who attended were amply repaid with the sight of many 

 interesting plants, and beautiful cut flowers in the tasteful designs, baskets 

 and bouquets shown. Mr. J. F. Knorr's gardener, from West Philadel- 

 phia, exhibited a dozen of choice blooming plants, six pots filled with hya- 

 cinths, and the following new kinds: — Templetoma glaiica, Abiitilon Van- 

 houttii. Azalea alba striata, A. exquisita ; cinerarias, Carminata, Vicar of 

 Wakefield, formosa, Mrs. Sydney Herbert, Marianne, and Amie Robsart. 

 Mr. Cope's gardener brought a dozen select standard plants, a collection of 

 cinerarias, and two species shown for the first time — Rhodostemma garde- 

 noides, and Hypocyrta strigilosa. Peter Raabe, a large vase with a great 

 number of blooming hyacinths — a rich show. 



On the fruit table was seen a small basket of strawberries, from Mr. 

 Cope's houses ; Easter Beurre pears, from Thomas Hancock ; St. Germain 

 and Nouvelle d'Esperin pears, and Reinette franche apples, from Mrs. J. 

 B. Smith ; and Newtown Pippin and Carthouse apples, from Robert Corne- 

 lius ; also, two large collections of vegetables, from R. Cornelius' and C. 

 Cope's. 



The following premiums were awarded : — Azalea, for the best grown 

 specimen, to Thos. Meghran, gardener to Robert Cornelius. Plants in 

 pots, for the best 12 specimens, to John Bell, gardener to J. F. Knorr. For 

 the second best, to Thos. Meehan, gardener to C. Cope. New plants shown 

 for the first time, to T. Meehan. A premium of two dollars for Rhodostem- 

 ma gardenoides and Hypocyrta strigilosa. Attention of the Society was 

 particularly called to the new plants shown by Mr. Knorr's houses — Tem- 

 peltom'a glaiica. Azalea alba striata, A. Exquisita, Abiitilon striatum Van- 

 houttii, and a fine collection of cinerarias, Carminata, Vicar of Wakefield, 

 formosa, Mrs. Sydney Herbert, Marianne, and Amie Robsart. And for an 

 American seedling camellia, a fine double white, the silver medal to John 

 Sherwood. Bouquet design, for the best, to Thos. Meehan. For the sec- 

 ond best, to Thos. Meghran, gardener to R. Cornelius. Basket of cut flow- 

 ers, for the best, to Thos. Meehan. For the second best, to A. Hall, 

 gardener to D. Rodney King. And a special premium for a basket, to 

 Thos. Meghran. And another to Peter Raabe, for a large pyramid of hya- 

 cinths. 



Pears, for tiie best 10 specimens, the Easter Beurre, to T. Hancock. 

 Apples, for the best 10 specimens, the Newtown Pippin, to T. Meghran. 

 For the second best, the Reinette franche, to F. Guoin, gardener to J. B. 



