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exhibited a specimen of the Hector apple, a new Chester County seedling ; 

 they also exhibited two other seedlings of less merit. John Cope exhibited 

 a plate of very fine pears, the St. Germain, for which a special premium of 

 $1 was awarded. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL. 



The stated meeting- of this Society was held on Tuesday evening, April 

 19th, in the Chinese Saloon, — Dr. W. D. Brinckle, Vice President, in the 

 chair. The display was unusually rich, and the hall crowded with gratified 

 visitors. The extensive tables of the society were completely covered with 

 the many beautiful objects of exhibition. The imposing show of blooming 

 plants was contributed from more than a dozen greenhouses, and presented 

 one of the finest ever seen at a monthly meeting. Robert Buist's foreman 

 brought a great number of interesting and rare specimens, several of which 

 were new and shown for the first time, iihododendron javanicum, a beau- 

 tiful species, with flowers of an orange hue ; Gastrolobium Drummondii, 

 Dendrobium Blandfordi'anujn, Zieria trifoliata, Tetranthra Heugeln', and 

 Ceanuthus rigidum. Of standard plants, were a splendid specimen of Pi- 

 melea spectabilis, measuring about 12 feet in circumference, and 4 feet 

 high, displaying hundreds of trusses of flowers ; a large and graceful Aca- 

 cia pubescens ; a very fine Cuphea platycentra : a handsome Spirssa Reevesu, 

 and a dozen of the choicest cinerarias of merit ; and the new and beautiful 

 seedling Camellia, of N. J. Becar, of N. York, called " Downing." The 

 worthy proprietor of this plant proposes to dispose of the stock by subscrip- 

 tion, at $10 each plant, — the proceeds to go towards procuring a portrait of 

 the late lamented gentleman whose name it bears. Also, a collection of in- 

 digenous plants in flower, very interesting. J. F. Knorr's gardener exhib- 

 ited choice plants, which were not ofiered in competition. Of those shown 

 for the first time, and new, were J^^schynanthus albidus, Azalea Reine des 

 Beiges, and Delphinium Beauty of Chauronne, and fine cinerarias, azaleas, 

 Templetonia glauca, &lc. Caleb Cope's gardener presented new plants 

 for the first time shown in bloom — iihododendron GibsoniV, Pimelea Ver- 

 schaffeltu, Lantana lilacina, Mimulus, species raised from seed presented 

 to the society, from California, by Capt. \V. McMichael : and Caladium dis- 

 color, the first plant seen in bloom ; cineraria seedlings ; Azalea SmithtV, a 

 beautiful plant ; with many more of the choicest specimens. From Thomas 

 Richardson, of New York, were beautiful plants — Tropse^olum tricolorum, 

 gracefully trained over wire, in a globular form, in full bloom, a decidedly 

 pretty object; Pimelea spectabilis, and twelve select cinerarias. W. W. 

 Keen's gardener brought twelve handsome plants — Euphorbia splendens, 

 calceolarias, Azalea proclara, Erica, &;c. Robert Scott exhibited a large 

 collection, not in competition, in which were some of the choicest roses. 

 Adam Uber, a table of very fine pelargoniums. Benj. Gullis, a large col- 

 lection of seedling verbenas, &,c. ; also, twelve beautiful roses. Charles 

 Miller, a large table of calceolarias. Peter Raabe, three large vases of 

 hyacinths, tulips, and Narcissi; also, a fine display of seedling Margarettes, 

 a dwarf apple tree in profuse bloom. Moore & Warnick, Camden, a choice 

 collection of plants. R. Cornelius' gardener had a beautiful Azalea indica, 



