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Belle d'Orleans was unsurpassed. It is found to be about as early as the 

 Early Guigne and May Bigarreau. Coe's Transparent, about as early as 

 the Doctor, possesses a high flavor, and beautiful appearance. These were 

 the best among the earliest, the season being late, none of medium period 

 of ripening were exhibited. 



Flowers. — The large recent introduction of new roses, was well shown 

 by the number of very large collections which occupied the tables, from 

 W. King, A. Frost & Co., J. A. Eastman, J. J. Thomas, Ellwanger & 

 Barry, S. Moulson, and others, some of them containing several hundred 

 sorts. A beautiful and rich pyramid of roses, dahlias, and some rare flowers 

 of greenhouse plants, was presented from the garden of John Greig, of 

 Canandaigua. Among the greenhouse plants, we were particularly pleased 

 with those exhibited by J. Saltar, gardener to J. W. Bissel, on account of 

 the excellent training they had received, bringing them into compact, round- 

 headed, densely-flowered specimens, instead of the tall, long-legged plants 

 so generally seen ; two scarlet geraniums, in rustic vases, and some of tlie 

 verbenas, were especially commendable in this particular. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL. 



The Fruit Committee respectfully Report, that since the June Meeting 

 of the Society, the following specimens of fruit have been submitted to 

 their examination : — 



From Mr. Tage, of Burlington — Fine specimens of the Moyamensing 

 Strawberry. A description of this valuable variety was given in the last 

 ad interim report. 



From the Rev. S. C. Brinckle, Wilmington, Del. — Specimens of three 

 varieties of cherries : — 



1. BMlner's Yelloiv. — Rather large, heart-shaped, of a waxen yellow 

 color ; stem from an inch to an inch and a half long, slender, inserted in an 

 open superficial cavity ; stone small ; flesh firm, yellowish white ; flavor 

 sweet and fine ; quality " very good." 



2. Late Bigarreau. — A seedling of Professor Kirtland ; large ; obtuse 

 heart-shaped ; bright crimson delicately mottled ; stem an inch and a half 

 long, inserted in a wide, open cavity ; stone medium ; flesh firm, crisp, 

 yellowish white ; flavor pleasant ; quality " very good." 



3. Bidlner's Morello. — Of medium size ; roundish ; deep crimson ; stem an 

 inch and a quarter long, slender, inserted in a deep, moderately wide cav- 

 ity ; flavor acid ; quality scarcely " good." 



From Dr. E. W. Carpenter, Lancaster — Magnificent specimens of four 

 varieties of cherries : — 



1. J^Tapoleon Bigarreau. — Very large, some of them weighing eighty-four 

 grains, Troy. A branch fourteen inches long contained seventy cherries, 

 and weighed eleven ounces, of which the wood and foliage constituted two 

 ounces. This is a very productive variety, and of " very good " quality. 



2. Grqffion. — Another very productive variety, of " very good " quality. 

 Some of the specimens were even larger than those of the Napoleon 

 Bigarreau, and weighed ninety-two grains, Troy. A branch seven inches 



